Dodge Aspen

Plymouth Volaré / Dodge Aspen
Dodge Aspen coupe
Overview
ManufacturerChrysler Corporation
Also called
  • Chrysler Valiant Volaré
  • Dodge Dart
Production1976–1980
Model years1976–1980
AssemblyDodge Main Assembly, Hamtramck, Michigan
Newark Assembly, Newark, Delaware
Lago Alberto Assembly, Mexico City, Mexico
Bogotá, Colombia
Body and chassis
ClassCompact
Body style
LayoutFR layout
PlatformF-platform
RelatedMonteverdi Sierra
Powertrain
Engine
  • 225 cu in (3.7 L) Slant-6
  • 318 cu in (5.2 L) LA V8
  • 360 cu in (5.9 L) LA V8
Transmission
Dimensions
Wheelbase
  • 108.7 in (2,761 mm) (coupe)
  • 112.7 in (2,863 mm) (sedan & wagon)
Length
  • 198.8 in (5,050 mm) (coupe)
  • 201.2 in (5,110 mm) (sedan & wagon)
Width73.3 in (1,862 mm)
Height
  • 53.3 in (1,354 mm) (coupe)
  • 55.3 in (1,405 mm) (sedan)
  • 55.7 in (1,415 mm) (wagon)
Curb weight3,200 lb (1,500 kg) (base coupe)
Chronology
Predecessor
Successor

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.