Plymouth Arrow

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Plymouth Arrow (1977)
Plymouth Arrow (1977)
Arrow
Production period: 1976-1980
Class : Compact class
Body versions : Combi coupe
Engines:
Petrol engines : 1.6–2.6 liters
(57–78 kW)
Length: 4245 mm
Width: 1610 mm
Height: 1326 mm
Wheelbase : 2340 mm
Empty weight : 951-1037 kg

At Plymouth Arrow , it was a 1976 sold in the US to 1980 hatchback - coupe with rear-wheel drive based on the Mitsubishi Celeste .

After the cricket was discontinued unsuccessfully, Chrysler wanted to offer a new small car under the brand name Plymouth . At that time, Mitsubishi was not yet exporting cars to North America on its own and was already doing business with the Chrysler group thanks to the Dodge Colt cooperation. But Dodge feared for its market share if it had to share the Colt with Plymouth. For this reason, Plymouth turned to the Mitsubishi Celeste.

A Canadian Dodge Arrow

Like most Mitsubishis of that time, the Celeste - and thus also the Plymouth Arrow - used MacPherson struts at the front and a powered rigid axle at the rear. A basic model and a more extensively equipped GT variant were offered, from model year 1977 also an intermediate GS. The drive was taken over by a 1.6-liter four-cylinder with 77 bhp (57 kW) or a two-liter four-cylinder with balance shafts and 93 bhp (69 kW), and from 1979 in the new Fire Arrow sports model also a 2.6-liter four-cylinder with 105 bhp (78 kW), each coupled with a four (1.6 liter) or five-speed gearbox or a three-speed automatic.

In Canada, the Arrow was marketed as the Dodge Arrow under the Dodge trademark. In five years, around 144,000 units of all versions of the Plymouth Arrow were sold.

Web links

Commons : Plymouth Arrow  - collection of images, videos and audio files

source

  • Covello, Mike: Standard Catalog of Imported Cars 1946-2002 . Krause Publications, Iola 2002. ISBN 0-87341-605-8 .