Cars - Mazda 929

	Cars - 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 1.8 L (1769 cc) inline 4 Mazda 1800 engine. Output was 83 hp (61 kW) and 101 N·m (137 N·m).

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

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

Engines:

1973-1980 1.8 L (1769 cc) 1800 I4, 2 barrel, 83 hp (61 kW)/101 N·m (137 N·m)
1975- 2.0 L (1970 cc) F/MA I4, 2 barrel, 103 hp (76 kW)/123 N·m (167 N·m)
1977-1980 2.0 L F/MA (1970 cc) I4, 1 barrel, 90 hp (66 kW)
1980-1981 2.2 L Diesel, 66 hp (49 kW)/104 N·m (142 N·m)
1975-1981 13B, 127 hp (93 kW)/138 N·m (188 N·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 2.0 L (1970 cc) F/MA I4, 1 barrel, 90 hp (66 kW)/118 N·m (160 N·m)
1981-1986 2.0 L (1998 cc) FE I4, 2 barrel, 101 hp (74 kW)/115 N·m (156 N·m)
1981-1986 2.0 L (1998 cc) FE I4, FI, 118 hp (87 kW)/126 N·m (171 N·m)

1986

The 929 was updated in 1986 (1987 in some markets) with the HC platform and a 3.0 Litre V6 engine. The car was produced through 1991, again lagging behind its Japan-market twin, the Mazda Luce, by one year.

Oddly, the HC platform came out in two variations during it's five year span that had identical engines and interior but with two distinct body shapes; a pillared four-door Sedan as well as a slightly larger pillarless four-door Hardtop. While the pillared model was common in all countries that allowed the importation of the 929 (including the US), the pillarless model was predominantly seen in the Russian, Asian, and Oceanic markets.

The Luce Royal Classic (and lesser-spec Limited) was a much more luxurious and expensive affair than it's 929 counterpart - while externally both were hardtops (ie: pillarless), the Luce had a great deal of technical innovation over it's standard 929 sister. The Royal Classic could be factory fitted with a 13B Rotary or a 2.0 Litre V6 turbo engine, electric leather seats, digital speedometer, a cool-box for canned beverages, prominent emblems, electronically adjustable suspension and power options throughout.

The first 3.0 Litre V6 engine seen in the 1986-1989 929 was a Single Overhead Cam type with 18 valves. When Mazda revised the same model for the 1990-1991 period, the engine was upgraded to a Double Overhead Cam type with 24 valves, slightly increasing fuel economy, performance and reliability. Also in the revised edition came the presence of an Anti-lock Braking System, electric antenna and a few inconspicuous changes to the exterior.

Engines:

1986-1990 2.0 L (1998 cc) FE I4, FI, 116 hp (85 kW)/121 N·m (164 N·m)
1986-1990 2.2 L (2184 cc) F2 I4, 1 barrel, 115 hp (85 kW)/129 N·m (175 N·m)
1986-1990 2.2 L (2184 cc) F2 I4, FI, 127 hp (93 kW)/141 N·m (192 N·m)
2.0 L JF V6
1986-1991 3.0 L (2954 cc) JE V6, FI, 165 hp (121 kW)/182 N·m (247 N·m)

1990

The final HD generation of the 929 appeared in 1990. It remained a roomy rear wheel drive vehicle with V6 power. It was sold as the Efini MS-9 under Mazda's ill-fated diversification plan. There was no longer a Luce rotary version, and the Cosmo got a new platform as well. A new model, the Sentia, appeared on the same platform.

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Cars - Mazda 929

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