Dodge Lancer
The Dodge Lancer was a 1961 to 1962 offered as a sister model of the simultaneous Plymouth Valiant from the U.S. carmaker Chrysler model of the middle class. The Valiant was true for the model year 1960 as an independent brand and renamed later as Plymouth. The namesake of the Lancer was offered from 1984 to 1989, this five-door hatchback was a sedan with front-wheel drive.
Dodge Lancer ( 1955-59 )
Dodge first used the term as an epithet of all Lancer hardtop and convertible models based on the Dodge Coronet, Royal and Custom Royal in the model between 1955 and 1959.
Dodge Lancer (1961 /62)
By 1959, the Plymouth and Dodge brands were combined in a common distribution network. 1960 this is changing, the brands had to be sold separately. The Dodge representatives were not very happy with this solution. They lacked that is now the end of 1959 Plymouth Valiant successfully introduced, one, by American standards, compact cars of the middle class.
For the model year 1961, therefore, debuted the Dodge Lancer than just cosmetically altered sister model the Plymouth Valiant. Available were two - and four-door sedan, station wagon and two-door hardtop coupe.
The Lancer was powered by six-cylinder of 2.8 or 3.7 liters. The 2789 cc six-cylinder engine made 101 hp, the 3682 cc engine with single carburetor 145 hp. In the so-called Hyper- Pak version with four -barrel carburetor and sport exhaust, the small six-cylinder came to 148, the 3682 cc engine to 195 SAE gross horsepower; Tip speed of the various models: Lancer 2789 cc - 145 km / h / Lancer 2789 cc Hyper- Pak 160 km / h / Lancer 3682 cc - 155 km / h / Lancer 3682 cc Hpyer -Pak - 170 km / h There was the Dodge Lancer with 3-speed column shift, three - speed manual and the famous three -speed Torqueflite automatic transmission with push button circuit on the dashboard. On request, a power steering was available.
There was the Dodge Lancer two trim levels, the simple name was Lancer 170 luxurious Lancer 770 From 1962, the sporty two-door Dodge Lancer GT put up complemented the model range.
This car was assembled in Europe, in Schinznach in Switzerland at the company AMAG Automobil-und Motoren AG. These cars had a better quality, these models are recognizable by their badge with the additional mounting Schinznach.
1962 was for the Dodge Lancer again for the last year of production. The car had not have been as hoped sell 1961 74733 and 1962 64271 units. There was never a successor, by this circumstance, the Dodge Dart was the smallest Dodge. This model was available in 1960 in parallel with the Dodge Lancer.
The Dodge Lancer and Plymouth Valiant was one of the last creations of the designer Virgil Exner dedicated.
From 1961 to about 1963, the Lancer in South Africa was marketed as De Soto Rebel.
Dodge Lancer ( 1984-89 )
The presented model year 1985 Dodge Lancer based on the extended platform of the Chrysler K -cars and was the sister model of the Chrysler LeBaron GTS, from which it differed only in such details. Were offered a basic model and the Lancer ES with sophisticated equipment (electronic dashboard, split rear bench seat, etc.). For the propulsion Chrysler ensured 2.2 -liter inline four- cylinder with or without turbocharger ( 100 or 148 PS), combined with five-speed sports transmission or three-speed automatic.
In 1986, as an additional engine Chrysler's new 2.5 -liter four- cylinder in the program.
1987 and 1988 there were only minor changes to the equipment. For the model year 1988, however, appeared in limited numbers and only in the outer white, red or black available Dodge Lancer Shelby with 177 -hp 2.2 -liter turbocharged engine with intercooler, 5 -speed manual gearbox, spoilers front and rear and sill aprons. ( Shelby had offered on their own a Shelby Lancer in 1987. )
1989 replaced a 152 -hp 2.5 -liter turbo engine the previous 2.2-liter turbo with 148 hp; the intercooled 177 hp version of the latter remained in the Shelby Lancer available.
In the summer of 1989, the production of the Lancer ran out; until then arose about 137,000, of which all 487 Dodge Lancer Shelby.
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