Plymouth Volaré / Dodge Aspen | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Chrysler Corporation |
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Production | 1976–1980 |
Model years | 1976–1980 |
Assembly | Dodge Main Assembly, Hamtramck, Michigan Newark Assembly, Newark, Delaware Lago Alberto Assembly, Mexico City, Mexico Bogotá, Colombia |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Compact |
Body style | |
Layout | FR layout |
Platform | F-platform |
Related | Monteverdi Sierra |
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Width | 73.3 in (1,862 mm) |
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Curb weight | 3,200 lb (1,500 kg) (base coupe) |
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The Dodge Aspen, and its badge engineered variant, the Plymouth Volaré, are compact rear-drive cars manufactured and marketed by Chrysler for model years 1976-1980 in four-door sedan, two-door coupe, and four-door wagon styles.
During the Volaré/Aspen's production, North American automakers were actively "downsizing" their lineups, reducing size and weight for improved fuel economy — and the industry was reclassifying its size nomenclature. The Volaré/Aspen were thus classified originally as compact cars and as intermediate-sized cars by the time their production ended.
The Volaré/Aspen were discontinued following the 1980 model year prior to the introduction of the front-wheel-drive Plymouth Reliant and Dodge Aries, known collectively as K-cars.