Mazda 929 Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
| Mazda 929 | |
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| Manufacturer: | Mazda |
| Class: | full-size/luxury car |
| Production: | 1973 — 1998 |
| Predecessor: | Mazda Luce |
| Successor: | Mazda Sentia |
| Layout: | FR |
| Mark 1 | |
| Production: | 1973 — 1981 |
| Body Styles: | sedan coupe station wagon |
| Engines: | 1.8 L 1800 I4 2.0 L F/MA I4 2.2 L I4 Diesel 1.3 L 13B |
| Similar: | Mazda Luce Mazda RX-4 |
| Mark 2 | |
| Production: | 1981 — 1986 |
| Body Styles: | sedan |
| Engines: | 2.0 L F/MA I4 2.0 L FE I4 |
| Similar: | Mazda Luce Mazda Cosmo |
| Mark 3 | |
| Production: | 1986 — 1991 |
| Body Styles: | sedan |
| Engines: | 2.0 L FE I4 2.2 L F2 I4 2.0 L JF V6 3.0 L JE V6 |
| Similar: | Mazda Luce |
| Mark 4 | |
| Production: | 1990 — 1998 |
| Body Styles: | sedan |
| Engines: | 2.5 L J5 V6 3.0 L JE V6 3.0 L JE-ZE V6 |
| Similar: | Mazda Sentia Efini MS-9 |
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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.
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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 (1769cc) inline 4 Mazda 1800 engine. Output was 83 hp (61 kW) and 101 ft.lbf (137 Nm).
The Luce was updated in 1975 with an optional 2.0 L (1970cc) engine which produced 103 hp (76 kW) and 123 ft.lbf (167 Nm) from a 2-barrel carburetor. Another option was the 13B rotary engine, producing 127 hp (93 kW) and 138 ft.lbf (188 Nm). 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 ft.lbf (142 Nm). The 929 was replaced after 1979 by the next generation Luce/929.
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.
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The 929 was updated in 1986 (1987 in some markets) with the HC platform and a 3.0 L V6 engine. The car was produced through 1991, again lagging behind its Japan-market twin, the Mazda Luce, by one year.
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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.
The Sentia continued for one more generation, but importation of the 929 to the United States stopped in 1995 with the Mazda Millenia remaining at the top of the company's lineup.
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