Mazda 929

The Mazda 929 (also sold as the Efini MS-9) is a full-size luxury car. Sold for three decades, the 929 sometimes shared its chassis with the rotary Mazda Luce. The replacement is named Mazda Mazda9.

1973

The first Mazda 929 was introduced in 1973 to replace the piston-powered Mazda Luce, which had become the rotary RX-4. It was a large (for Japan) coupe, sedan, and station wagon powered by a 1.8L (1769 cc) inline 4 Mazda 1800 engine. Output was 83hp (61kW) and 101N·m (137N·m).

The Luce was updated in 1975 with an optional 2.0L (1970 cc) engine which produced 103hp (76kW) and 123N·m (167N·m) from a 2 barrel carburetor. Another option was the 13B rotary engine, producing 127hp (93kW) and 138N·m (188N·m). A more efficient 2.0L I4, producing 90hp (66kW) with a single-barrel carb, was added in 1977. The final addition was a 2.2L Diesel engine for 1980. Its output was 66hp (49kW) and 104N·m (142N·m). The 929 was replaced after 1979 by the next generation Luce/929.

• Wheelbase: 2510mm (98.8in)
• Front track: 1379mm (54.3in)
• Rear track: 1369mm (53.9in)
• Length: 4404mm (173.4in)
• Width: 1666mm (65.6in)
• Weight: 1095kg (2414lb)

Engines:

• 1973-1980 1.8L (1769 cc) 1800 I4, 2 barrel, 83hp (61kW)/101N·m (137N·m)
• 1975- 2.0L (1970 cc) F/MA I4, 2 barrel, 103hp (76kW)/123N·m (167N·m)
• 1977-1980 2.0L F/MA (1970cc) I4, 1 barrel, 90hp (66kW)
• 1980-1981 2.2L Diesel, 66hp (49kW)/104N·m (142N·m)
• 1975-1981 13B, 127hp (93kW)/138N·m (188N·m)

1981

The next generation 929 was introduced in 1981, remaining an export version of the Mazda Luce. It was a large front-engine rear-wheel drive sedan on the new HB platform with the Mazda Cosmo. This version was introduced in 1982 in some markets and produced until 1986, though Japan got a new Luce a year earlier.

Engines:

• 1981-1986 2.0L (1970cc) F/MA I4, 1 barrel, 90hp (66kW)/118N·m (160N·m)
• 1981-1986 2.0L (1998cc) FE I4, 2 barrel, 101hp (74kW)/115N·m (156N·m)
• 1981-1986 2.0L (1998cc) FE I4, FI, 118hp (87kW)/126N·m (171N·m)