Dodge Monaco (1990)

Dodge
Monaco 90/91
Production period:	1990-1992
Class :	upper middle class
Body versions :	limousine
Engines:	Otto engine : 3.0 liters (112 kW)
Length:	4897 mm
Width:	1778 mm
Height:	1389 mm
Wheelbase :	2692 mm
Empty weight :	1321-1413 kg
Previous model	Eagle Premier
successor	Dodge Intrepid

The 1990 Dodge Monaco is an Eagle Premier that was renamed in the wake of the takeover of AMC by Chrysler .

After Chrysler had 1,987 over the AMC, Chrysler created as an additional segment the brand Eagle , which sold primarily acquired from AMC Jeep models, as well as remnants of the AMC Eagle and even AMC in collaboration with Renault -designed Renault Premier . This was a front-wheel drive sedan in a notchback design by Giorgetto Giugiaro, related to the Renault 25 .

Chrysler decided to continue the premier, as there was a valid contract with Renault for the acceptance of 260,000 units of the three-liter PRV -V6, non-compliance with which could result in contractual penalties. Therefore, the car now called Eagle Premier was initially sold through Eagle dealers. Since the sales figures left a lot to be desired, Dodge took the Premier as Dodge Monaco into its range from the beginning of 1990.

The Monaco was only available as a four-door sedan with a three-liter V6 (which had nothing in common with the Mitsubishi three-liter unit otherwise used by Chrysler ) in the LE and ES equipment levels, basically with a four-speed automatic. It differed from the Eagle Premier only in details, namely the radiator grille.

Chrysler ceased production of both the Dodge Monaco and the Eagle Premier in December 1991 due to continued unsuccessfulness. Nevertheless, this car found a successor in the Dodge Intrepid . A total of 21,600 copies of the Dodge Monaco were built during this time.

literature

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

Web links

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