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Dodge Diplomat

Manufacturer	Chrysler Corporation
Also called	Plymouth Caravelle (Canada) Dodge Dart (Mexico) Dodge Coronet (Colombia)
Production	1977–1989
Assembly	St. Louis, Missouri Kenosha, Wisconsin Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Predecessor	Dodge Coronet
Successor	Dodge Monaco
Class	Mid-size
Body style(s)	2-door coupe 4-door sedan 4-door station wagon
Layout	FR layout
Platform	M-body
Engine(s)	225 CID (3. The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design development manufacture marketing and sale of Motor vehicles In 2007 more than 73 million motor vehicles Chrysler LLC is an American Automobile manufacturer that has been producing Automobiles since 1925 Kenosha (kəˈnoʊʃə is a city in and the county seat of Kenosha County, United States. Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The 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 The Dodge Monaco was a full-size Automobile built and sold by the Dodge division of the Chrysler Corporation between 1965 to 1978 and Car classification is subjective since many vehicles fall into multiple categories or do not fit well into any A mid-size car (occasionally referred to as an intermediate) is the North American and Australian term for an Automobile with a size between Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. Some are still in production while others are of historical interest only A station wagon (or simply wagon) in American, Australian, Canadian and New Zealand usage and an estate car (or just estate In Automotive design layout specifies where on the car the Engine and Drive wheels are found An automobile platform is a shared set of common design engineering and production efforts as well as major components over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of The M-Bodies were Chrysler Corporation 's successor to the F-body Aspen/Volare. 7 L) Slant 6 I6 318 CID (5. The Slant-6, known within Chrysler as the G-engine, is one of Chrysler 's two best known Automobile Engines along with the Hemi The straight-6 or inline-6 engine (often abbreviated I6 or L6) is a six cylinder Internal combustion engine with all six cylinders 2 L) LA V8 360 CID (5. The LA engine ( Light A engine was an evolution of the Small-block Plymouth polyspheric-head A engine A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of four cylinders in most cases set at a right angle to each other 9 L) LA V8
Transmission(s)	4-speed A833 manual 3-speed A727 automatic 3-speed A904 automatic 3-speed A999 automatic
Wheelbase	112. The LA engine ( Light A engine was an evolution of the Small-block Plymouth polyspheric-head A engine A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of four cylinders in most cases set at a right angle to each other A manual transmission (also known as a stick shift or just 'stick' 'straight drive' or standard transmission) is a type of transmission used in TorqueFlite (also spelled Torqueflite was the trademarked name of Chrysler Corporation 's three-speed Automatic transmission, which was introduced late An automatic transmission (commonly "AT" or "Auto" is an Automobile Gearbox that can change Gear ratios automatically as the vehicle TorqueFlite (also spelled Torqueflite was the trademarked name of Chrysler Corporation 's three-speed Automatic transmission, which was introduced late An automatic transmission (commonly "AT" or "Auto" is an Automobile Gearbox that can change Gear ratios automatically as the vehicle TorqueFlite (also spelled Torqueflite was the trademarked name of Chrysler Corporation 's three-speed Automatic transmission, which was introduced late In both road and rail Vehicles the wheelbase is the distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels 6 in (2860 mm)
Length	204. 6 in (5197 mm)
Width	72. 4 in (1839 mm)
Height	55. 1 in (1400 mm)
Related	Chrysler Fifth Avenue Chrysler LeBaron Chrysler New Yorker Chrysler Town and Country Plymouth Gran Fury

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. Fifth Avenue was a name used by Chrysler Corporation on its largest models from 1979 to 1993 The Chrysler LeBaron was introduced in 1977 as Chrysler 's lowest priced model and the name was used on various Chryslers until 1995 The Chrysler New Yorker was a premium automobile built by the Chrysler Corporation from 1939 to 1996 serving for several years as the brand's flagship model The Chrysler Town and Country was introduced by Chrysler Corp 1975-1977 In 1975 the mid-size Plymouth Satellite was restyled and renamed Plymouth Fury. A mid-size car (occasionally referred to as an intermediate) is the North American and Australian term for an Automobile with a size between Chrysler LLC is an American Automobile manufacturer that has been producing Automobiles since 1925 Dodge is a United States -based brand of Automobiles Sport utility vehicles and Trucks manufactured and marketed by Chrysler LLC The Chrysler LeBaron was introduced in 1977 as Chrysler 's lowest priced model and the name was used on various Chryslers until 1995 For the pre-1982 Plymouth Caravelle and 1983-1989 Caravelle Salon sold in Canada, see Plymouth Gran Fury. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page 1975-1977 In 1975 the mid-size Plymouth Satellite was restyled and renamed Plymouth Fury. It was also sold in Mexico between 1980 and 1981 as the Dodge Dart, and in Colombia as the Dodge Coronet. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The Dodge Dart was an automobile built by the Dodge division of the Chrysler Corporation from 1960 to 1976 Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. The 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

Background

The Diplomat name was originally used from 1950 to 1954, to designate the 2-door hardtop body style in Dodge's line. It was also used on the export version of the DeSoto from 1946 through 1961. The DeSoto (sometimes De Soto) was a brand of Automobile based in the United States, manufactured and marketed by the Chrysler Corporation Later between 1975 and 1977, The Diplomat name was also used on a trim package available on the Royal Monaco two-door hardtop.

History

1977 saw the return of the Diplomat as a full model line rather than as the name of a particular body style. It replaced the Coronet in Dodge's new downsized mid-size lineup. The 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 The new Diplomat was based on the Dodge Aspen, designated the M-body. The Dodge Aspen, produced from 1976 to 1980 was a Compact car from Chrysler Corporation 's Dodge division its Plymouth - branded The M-Bodies were Chrysler Corporation 's successor to the F-body Aspen/Volare. While the Aspen had the F-body, the M-bodies were related to it: the wheelbase was often identical and doors and body panels often interchangeable. Chrysler 's Rear wheel drive F platform was used from 1976 to 1980. Hence, another M-body sedan, such as the 1989 Chrysler Fifth Avenue, had interchangeable doors with the 1976 Aspen. Fifth Avenue was a name used by Chrysler Corporation on its largest models from 1979 to 1993 Like the Aspen, the Diplomat had coupe and station wagon variants. A station wagon (or simply wagon) in American, Australian, Canadian and New Zealand usage and an estate car (or just estate

The Diplomat was offered with a base 225 CID (3. 7 L) six-cylinder engine. The straight-6 or inline-6 engine (often abbreviated I6 or L6) is a six cylinder Internal combustion engine with all six cylinders In 318 CID (5. 2 L) V8 form (and an optional 360 CID (5. A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of four cylinders in most cases set at a right angle to each other 9 L)) it, and its Plymouth Gran Fury twin, were widely favored as a police car in the US. A police car is the description for a vehicle used by Police, to assist with their duties in patrolling and responding to incidents The United States of America —commonly referred to as the After 1984, the only engine offered was the 318 CID (5. The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the Combustion of Fuel and an Oxidizer (typically air occurs in a confined space called a 2 L) V8.

Following the demise of the Dodge St. Regis R-body in 1981, the Diplomat remained, becoming the largest sedan in the Dodge lineup, despite being a mid-size. The Dodge St Regis is a full-size Dodge Automobile built from 1979 to 1981 Dodge would not market another full-size car until the Monaco debuted as a 1990 model. The Dodge Monaco was a full-size Automobile built and sold by the Dodge division of the Chrysler Corporation between 1965 to 1978 and

In 1982, the coupe and station wagon were discontinued and Canada's Plymouth version of the Diplomat came south of the border. A station wagon (or simply wagon) in American, Australian, Canadian and New Zealand usage and an estate car (or just estate Plymouth (founded 1928 - dissolved 2001 is a Marque of Automobile based in the United States, marketed by the Chrysler Corporation The Plymouth Caravelle was offered in the US as the Plymouth Gran Fury. 1975-1977 In 1975 the mid-size Plymouth Satellite was restyled and renamed Plymouth Fury.

As the 1980s progressed, fewer private customers purchased the Diplomat (in part because of a lack of advertising and also because people favored more modern models), and the Diplomat (along with the Plymouth Gran Fury and Chrysler Fifth Avenue) was dropped in 1989. Despite fewer consumers, the Diplomat (and Gran Fury) had another market niche - as fleet vehicles for taxicab and law enforcement use (this was the last RWD Mopar (minus the Dodge Viper) until the 2005 Charger used as a police vehicle).

Diplomats built from mid-1988 until the end of production were among the first Chrysler-built products to have a driver's side airbag as standard equipment, some two model years before the remainder of Chrysler's lineup (They were also among the only cars at the time to offer a tilt steering column with an airbag). An airbag is part of a vehicle's safety restraint system a flexible envelope designed for rapid inflation in an automobile Collision, to prevent vehicle occupants

The Diplomat was discontinued in 1989, with the Dodge Monaco replacing it as Dodge's top-of-the-line sedan for 1990. The Dodge Monaco was a full-size Automobile built and sold by the Dodge division of the Chrysler Corporation between 1965 to 1978 and

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