Dodge Mirada

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Mirada
Production period: 1979-1983
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : Coupe
Engines:
Petrol engines : 3.7-5.9 liters
(63-138 kW)
Length: 5321 mm
Width: 1847 mm
Height: 1354 mm
Wheelbase : 2865 mm
Empty weight : 1485-1565 kg
Previous model Dodge Magnum
Dodge Mirada (1981)

The Dodge Mirada was an upper middle class coupé offered by the US automobile manufacturer Dodge from 1979 to 1983 .

The Mirada was based on the Chrysler Group's rear-wheel drive J platform and was closely related to the second-generation Chrysler Cordoba, which was introduced at the same time, and the Chrysler Imperial from model years 1981 to 1983.

In the first year, the Mirada was offered as a basic model and as a Mirada S with sportier equipment, and you could order a CMX package that primarily comprised optical trim. A special feature of the time was the so-called convertible roof , a vinyl roof covering that looked like an open convertible top , which was available on request . The engines available for the Mirada were the 3.7-liter in-line six-cylinder, a 5.2-liter V8 and a 5.9-liter V8 with four-way carburettors; all engines were basically combined with the TorqueFlite three-speed automatic transmission.

In the 1981 model year, the convertible roof was included in the scope of delivery of the CMX package, equipment level S was deleted and the 5.9-liter was dropped from the range. In 1982 and 1983 the Mirada received only minimal changes, mainly affecting the available colors. In the summer of 1983 the Mirada, like its sister models mentioned above, was discontinued without replacement.

A total of almost 53,000 copies of the coupé were built.

Engines

  • 3.7 l six-cylinder in-line engine (63-67 kW)
  • 5.2 l eight-cylinder V-engine (90-97 kW)
  • 5.9-liter eight-cylinder V-engine (138 kW)

swell

Flammang, James M./Kowalke, Ron: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1976-1999 , Krause Publications, Iola 1999. ISBN 0-87341-755-0

Web links

Commons : Dodge Mirada  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c The Dodge Mirada: Volare-based sporty cars. allpar.com, accessed on August 4, 2017 (English).