Mazda Luce - 1986

1986

Mark 5

Also called	Mazda 929 Kia Potentia
Production	1986 – 1991
Body style	4-door hardtop 4-door sedan
Layout	FR layout
Engine	2.0 L FE I4 2.2 L F2 I4 2.0 L JF V6 3.0 L JE V6 1.3 L 13B turbocharged Wankel
Transmission	4-speed automatic 5-speed manual
Wheelbase	2,710 mm (106.7 in)
Length	4,690–4,930 mm (184.6–194.1 in)
Width	1,695–1,725 mm (66.7–67.9 in)
Height	1,440–1,450 mm (56.7–57.1 in)
Curb weight	1,390 kg (3,064.4 lb)

The 1986 Luce was large and luxurious on the HC platform, now with the 13B turbo engine as one of many engine options. It was still exported as the 929, and differed from the (continued) Cosmo. In the 1990s Mazda sold the body stampings to Kia where it was reproduced until the early first decade of the 21st century in piston form and sold in Korea only as the Kia Potentia.

This generation vehicle was sold in North America after the arrival of the Acura Legend in 1988 in sedan bodystyle only; the hardtop was not available, nor were the rotary engines. Actor James Garner was used as a spokesman introducing the 929 to North America

1991 was the last year of the Luce nameplate. The Eunos Cosmo was already on sale (JC), and the HD platform spawned the Mazda Sentia (now exported as the 929), and the Efini MS-9, making 1991 the last year for a 4-door rotary powered sedan prior to the RX-8.

Engines:

1986–1991 2.0 L (1,998 cc) FE I4, FI, 116 hp (85 kW)/121 lb·ft (164 N·m)
1986–1991 2.2 L (2,184 cc) F2 I4, 1-barrel, 115 hp (85 kW)/129 lb·ft (175 N·m)
1986–1991 2.2 L (2,184 cc) F2 I4, FI, 127 hp (93 kW)/141 lb·ft (192 N·m)
2.0 L JF V6
2.0 L JFT V6 FI, 150 hp (112 kW)
1986–1991 3.0 L (2,954 cc) JE V6, FI, 165 hp (121 kW)/182 lb·ft (247 N·m)
13B turbo