Dodge Dynasty

The Dodge Dynasty was a front-wheel drive sedan that was introduced in 1987 as a 1988 model to replace the 600 as Dodge’s mid-size car. The Dodge Dynasty was related to the Chrysler New Yorker; both cars were built on the Chrysler C platform. The Dynasty is also similar to the Chrysler Imperial, which was [...]

Dodge Diplomat

The Dodge Diplomat was a mid-size car and it was manufactured from 1977 to 1989 by the Chrysler Corporation’s Dodge brand and practically identical to the Chrysler LeBaron of 1977, the Plymouth Caravelle sold in Canada, and the Plymouth Gran Fury from 1982. It was also sold in Mexico between 1980 and 1981 as the [...]

Dodge Daytona

The Dodge Daytona was a front-wheel drive hatchback based on the Chrysler G platform, which was derived from the Chrysler K platform. The Daytona was produced from 1984 to 1993. The Chrysler Laser was an upscale near twin version of the Daytona. The Daytona was restyled for 1987, and again for 1992. It replaced the [...]

Dodge Dart

The first Dodge Darts, introduced for the 1960 model year, were reduced-size large cars developed to replace the Plymouth as the low-priced car for the Dodge dealer network; Dodge dealers had been selling Plymouths since 1930, but divisional restructuring in 1960 took Plymouth away from the Dodge dealer network. The Dart had a shorter wheelbase [...]

Dodge Coronet

The Dodge Coronet was a full-size car from Dodge in the 1950s, initially the division’s highest trim line but, starting in 1955, the lowest trim line. In the 1960s, the name was transferred to Dodge’s mid-size entry. The Dodge Coronet was introduced with the division’s first postwar body styles. Lower trim lines were the Wayfarer [...]

Dodge Colt

The Dodge Colt and the similar Plymouth Champ and Plymouth Colt, were subcompact cars sold by Dodge and Plymouth from 1970 to 1994. After the Colt’s demise, they were replaced by the Neon. They were captive imports from Mitsubishi Motors and, initially, were twins of the Mitsubishi Galant, before shifting to the Mitsubishi Mirage in [...]

Dodge Challenger

The first Dodge Challenger was the division’s late entrant to the pony car market segment in the United States, launched for the 1970 model year. Intended as a competitor to the Mercury Cougar, it was based on the similar Plymouth Barracuda’s new E-body. The wheelbase, at 110 inches (2,794 mm), was two inches longer and [...]

Dodge Caravan

The fourth generation minivans use the Dodge Chrysler RS platform. Foldable Stow ‘n Go second and third-row seats, available only on the Grand Caravan, were introduced for 2005. The 2001 model year vans only slightly differed from the previous generation, except for the interior, it had a larger body frame, wider headlights, flipped taillights, and [...]

Dodge Caliber

The Dodge Caliber offers a continuously variable transmission (dubbed CVT2 by Dodge) sourced from Jatco (a Nissan subsidiary), the second DaimlerChrysler model to employ this technology after the Mercedes-Benz A-Class. It uses a four-cylinder 1.8–2.4 L GEMA gasoline engine. The car also features an optional electronically-controlled all-wheel drive system with variable torque between speeds of [...]