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Plymouth Reliant
1988 Plymouth Reliant station wagon
Manufacturer Chrysler Corporation
Production 1981–1989
Assembly Newark, Delaware
Detroit, Michigan
Toluca, Mexico
Predecessor Plymouth Volaré
Plymouth Road Runner
Successor Plymouth Acclaim
Class Compact
Body style(s) 4-door sedan
2-door coupe
4-door station wagon
Layout FF layout
Platform K-body
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2. The Straight-4 engine developed by Chrysler for the Chrysler K and L platforms is sometimes referred to as the K-car engine. The straight-4 or inline-4 engine (often abbreviated I4 or L4) is a four cylinder Internal combustion engine with all four cylinders 5 L K I4
2. The Straight-4 engine developed by Chrysler for the Chrysler K and L platforms is sometimes referred to as the K-car engine. The straight-4 or inline-4 engine (often abbreviated I4 or L4) is a four cylinder Internal combustion engine with all four cylinders 6 L Mitsubishi G54B I4
Transmission(s) 4-speed A460 manual
5-speed A465 manual
5-speed A520 manual
5-speed A525 manual
3-speed A413 automatic
3-speed A470 automatic
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Wagon: 100. 4 in (2550 mm)
Length 178. 6 in (4536 mm)
Wagon: 178. 5 in (4534 mm)
Width 68. 0 in (1727 mm)
Height Sedan: 52. 9 in (1344 mm)
Coupe: 52. 5 in (1334 mm)
Wagon: 53. 2 in (1351 mm)
Curb weight 2300 lb (1043 kg)
Related Chrysler LeBaron
Chrysler Town and Country
Dodge 400
Dodge Aries
1985-89 Plymouth Reliant sedan
1985-89 Plymouth Reliant sedan
1985-89 Plymouth Reliant coupe
1985-89 Plymouth Reliant coupe

The Plymouth Reliant (or Reliant K, as it was sometimes called) was one of the first two so-called "K-cars" (the other being the Dodge Aries) the Chrysler Corporation introduced for the 1981 model year. Curb weight is the total Weight of a Vehicle with standard equipment all necessary operating Consumables (e 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 Town and Country was introduced by Chrysler Corp The Dodge 400 was Dodge 's second K-car in the early 1980s It was similar to the Chrysler LeBaron of the same era The Dodge Aries was an Automobile sold by the Chrysler Corporation from 1981 to 1989 Plymouth (founded 1928 - dissolved 2001 is a Marque of Automobile based in the United States, marketed by the Chrysler Corporation The Chrysler Corporation 's K-cars were compact-to-midsize cars designed to carry six adults on two Bench seats and were aimed not only to replace Chrysler's nominally-compact The Dodge Aries was an Automobile sold by the Chrysler Corporation from 1981 to 1989 Chrysler LLC is an American Automobile manufacturer that has been producing Automobiles since 1925 The Reliant replaced the Plymouth Volaré/Road Runner, which was the short-lived successor automobile to the highly regarded Plymouth Valiant. The Dodge Aspen, produced from 1976 to 1980 was a Compact car from Chrysler Corporation 's Dodge division its Plymouth - branded The Plymouth Road Runner was the no-frills Muscle car version of intermediate Belvedere and Satellite built by the Plymouth division of The Plymouth Valiant is an Automobile manufactured by the Plymouth division of Chrysler Corporation in the United States from 1960 to 1976 Though technically a compact car, the Reliant's spacious interior and six-passenger seating gave it a mid-size status from the EPA. A compact (North America small family (European or c-segment car is a classification of cars which are larger than a supermini A mid-size car (occasionally referred to as an intermediate) is the North American and Australian term for an Automobile with a size between

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Overview

The Reliant and Aries are largely credited for helping Chrysler recover from bankruptcy. Chrysler LLC is an American Automobile manufacturer that has been producing Automobiles since 1925 They also raised the standard for quality for American automakers in general. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Sometimes in marketing, the Reliant was advertised as the "Reliant K", to emphasize the importance of the K-platform. A small "K" badge was also added after the word "Reliant" to the rear of the car. The Reliant was Motor Trend magazine's Car of the Year for 1981. Motor Trend is one of the oldest Automobile magazines still publishing. In the USA Motor Trend magazine was the first to give a Car of the Year award doing so to Cadillac in 1949 (the earliest awards were It was built in Newark, Delaware, Detroit, Michigan, and Toluca, Mexico. Newark is a City in New Castle County, Delaware, USA, 12 miles (19 km west-southwest of Wilmington.

After being launched in 1981, sales of the Reliant and Aries got off to a bad start; this can be attributed to Chrysler's inadequate preparation. Early advertisements for the K-cars promoted the low $5,880 base price. Rather than honoring that by producing a sufficient amount of base models, Chrysler was producing a larger number of SE and Custom models. When consumers arrived at Plymouth (and Dodge) dealers, they were shocked to find that the Reliant they were planning on purchasing would end up costing hundreds or thousands of dollars more. As a result of this, Chrysler corrected their mistake and began building more base models. After this, sales of the Reliant skyrocketed.

The Reliant was available in standard "base", mid-level SE, and high-end Custom (later renamed LE) trim levels. Unlike the coupe and sedan, the station wagon was not available in base trim. A station wagon (or simply wagon) in American, Australian, Canadian and New Zealand usage and an estate car (or just estate "Custom/LE" Reliant wagons came standard with exterior woodtone siding, although it could be deleted if the buyer wanted it to be. All models except base, also had the option of replaceing the front bench seat with bucket seats.

Changes through the years

No major changes occurred on the Reliant in its first few years. For 1985, the Reliant received a major restyle, with new, rounder front and rear fascias. This included new head & tail lights, and a new grille that was the same height as the headlights (rather than going all the way up to the hood as with previous model years). The base engine was a transverse mounted Chrysler designed 2. 2 L (135 cid)in-line four-cylinder with an electronic 2 barrel carburetor (later replaced by a fuel injection system in 1986), rated at 82 hp (61 kW). The straight-4 or inline-4 engine (often abbreviated I4 or L4) is a four cylinder Internal combustion engine with all four cylinders Transaxles were a 4-speed floor shift manual or a 3-speed automatic with either a floor or column shift. A manual transmission (also known as a stick shift or just 'stick' 'straight drive' or standard transmission) is a type of transmission used in An automatic transmission (commonly "AT" or "Auto" is an Automobile Gearbox that can change Gear ratios automatically as the vehicle A Mitsubishi motor was optional, and cars bearing this motor for 1981 were badged as 2. 6 HEMI With this engine, The car accelerated 0-60 mph in the 13 second range. The Mitsubishi 2. 6 L G54B engine was a popular option, but driveability problems led the Mitsubishi engine to be replaced by a fuel-injected Chrysler 2. The Mitsubishi Astron or 4G5 engine, is a series of Straight-4 Internal combustion engines first built by Mitsubishi Motors in 1972 5 L I4 for 1986. For 1987, the coupe's fixed rear windows got a small pivoting vent at the trailing edge of the rear doors. Also for 1987, the base model was renamed America in the U. S (this was later done to the base models of the Horizon and Sundance). The Dodge Omni and the similar Plymouth Horizon were Front wheel drive cars introduced by the Dodge and Plymouth divisions of Chrysler Corporation The Plymouth Sundance is a compact car produced from 1986 (as a 1987 model to 1994 Only minimal changes occurred after that.

The last Reliant rolled off the assembly line on December 9, 1988. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The 1989 Reliant was a carryover from 1988. Only the America trim was available on these models. No station wagon models were sold for 1989. The Reliant was replaced by the Acclaim for 1989. The Plymouth Acclaim is a Mid-size sedan produced from the 1989 to 1995 model years

Production Figures 1981-1989
Year Units
1981 approx. 150,000
1982 approx. 140,000
1983 approx. 150,000
1984 approx. 155,000
1985 136,738
1986 123,007
1987 103,949
1988 125,307
1989 36,012

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