1977
| 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.
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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