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Mazda 929 2nd Luce Third Generation 

Mazda 929 2nd Luce Third Generation
Also called Mazda Luce Legato Mazda 929
Production 1977 – 1981
Body style 4-door hardtop 4-door sedan 5-door station wagon
Layout FR layout
Engine 1.2 L 12A rotary 1.3 L 13B rotary 1.8 L VC I4 2.0 L F/MA I4
Transmission 4-speed manual 5-speed manual 3-speed automatic
Wheelbase 2,610 mm (103 in) sedan
Length 4,625 mm (182 in) sedan
Width 1,690 mm (67 in) sedan
Height 1,385 mm (55 in) sedan
Curb weight 1,235 kg (2,723 lb) sedan
Related Mazda Cosmo
 
The 1978 Luce Legato (introduced in October, 1977) was a large and luxurious sedan, still powered by Mazda's piston or rotary engines. It was also available as a four-door pillarless hardtop that looked like a huge, square coupé, and a wagon, which had more of a utilitarian role than the sedans. The coupé was renamed the second generation Mazda Cosmo.

This generation sedan was not sold in North America.

Aside from the regular piston-engined variants, the 12A or 13B rotary engines were on offer. The piston-engined variants were exported as the Mazda 929. A rotary-engined version was exported to "general issue" countries and sold as an RX-4. Most RX-4's were sold with the smaller 12A engine.

A facelift was given to the range in 1980, giving the car a more 'European' styled front. When the range was replaced in 1981, the wagon models continued, due to there being no wagon model of the new range developed.

1980 Mazda 929 facelift

Engines:

  • 1977–1980 1.8 L (1,769 cc) I4, 2-barrel, 83 hp (61 kW)/101 lb·ft (137 N·m)
  • 1977–1980 2.0 L F/MA (1,970 cc) I4, 1-barrel, 90 hp (66 kW)
  • 1977–1980 13B, 127 hp (93 kW)/138 lb·ft (188 N·m)
  • 1980–1980 2.2 L diesel, 66 hp (49 kW)/104 lb·ft (142 N·m)

 

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