Walter p chrysler edition 300

Twenty-inch wheels with black accents fill the wheel openings and are attached to a performance-tuned suspension. A performance-tuned steering rack and new brake pads are also included. Remote start, heated power front seats, and adjustable pedals are also included. Stolen name aside, the Hemi-powered S8 sounds pretty nice. Chrysler has been building Walter P. This van is no different. Exterior differentiation includes seven-spoke inch wheels and chrome trim on the beltline, fascia, and roof rack.

Chrysler minivans will be at dealers soon. Now, red leather seats, on the other hand. This one wears the same two-tone paint as the Dream Cruiser Series 3, although the Couture model does add a red pinstripe at the beltline.

The grille and inch wheels are finished in polished aluminum, and this PT seems to have gained the chrome bits shed by the S6 and S8. The interior can be optioned either with blood-red or dark-gray leather seats and there are chrome rings around the gauges, clock, and air vents. New Cars. The Sport Fury, which featured bucket seats and a console shifter, was a mix of luxury and sport. Ford and Chevrolet had introduced luxury editions of their big cars for and Plymouth responded with the Sport Fury with a CID and the VIP was introduced as a more luxurious version of the Fury.

Furys, Belvederes, and Valiants continued to sell well during the lates and earlys. The performance car market segment expanded during the late s and early s. The Barracuda fastback is considered the first of Plymouth's sporty cars. Based on the Valiant, it was available with the Slant Six, or cu in 4. For , Plymouth introduced the Belvedere GTX, a bucket-seat high-style hardtop coupe and convertible that could be ordered with either the "Super Commando" cu in 7.

Looking for an advantage at the drag races, had a stripped-down Belvedere coupe, the Road Runner, which featured a bench seat and minimal interior and exterior trim, but was available with Chrysler's big-block engines and a floor-mounted four-speed manual transmission.

The Barracuda, originally a "compact sporty car", became available with the Hemi and big-block engines in During this time, the brand also competed in professional automobile racing. By the s, emissions and safety regulations, along with soaring gasoline prices and an economic downturn, meant demand dropped for all muscle-type models. As with other American vehicles of the time, there was a progressive decrease in the Barracuda's performance.

To meet increasingly stringent safety and exhaust emission regulations, big-block engine options were discontinued. The remaining engines were detuned year by year to reduce exhaust emissions, which also reduced their power output. There was also an increase in weight as bumpers became larger and, starting in , E-body doors were equipped with heavy steel side-impact protection beams. Higher fuel prices and performance-car insurance surcharges deterred many buyers as the interest in high-performance cars waned.

Sales of pony cars were on the decline. Sales had dropped dramatically after , and while showed a sales uptick, Barracuda production ended 1 April , ten years to the day after it had begun.

The redesign for the Barracuda removed all its previous commonality with the Valiant. The original fastback design was deleted from the line and the Barracuda now consisted of coupe and convertible models. The all-new model, styled by John E. Herlitz, was built on a shorter, wider version of Chrysler's existing B platform, called the E-body.

Sharing this platform was the newly launched Dodge Challenger; however no exterior sheet metal interchanged between the two cars, and the Challenger, at inches 2, mm , had a wheelbase that was 2 inches 51 mm longer than the Barracuda. The E-body Barracuda was now "able to shake the stigma of 'economy car'. Beginning mid-year , and ending with the model, there also was the Barracuda Coupe A93 , a low-end model that included the cu in 3. The high-performance models were marketed as 'Cuda deriving from the option.

The E-body's engine bay was larger than that of the previous A-body, facilitating the release of Chrysler's cu in 7. For and , the Barracuda and Barracuda Gran Coupe had two six-cylinder engines available — a new cu in 3. Optional were the cu in 7. The and Hemi-equipped cars received upgraded suspension components and structural reinforcements to help transfer the power to the road.

Other Barracuda options included decal sets, hood modifications, and unusual "high impact" colors. The compact Valiant sold well and built a reputation for attractive styling, durability, economy, and value. Although the Valiant hardtop was discontinued for , it was reintroduced as a virtual clone of the Dodge Dart Swinger for under the model name "Valiant Scamp". Horizon sold well, but suffered from a scathing report by Consumer Reports , which found its handling dangerous in certain situations.

Plymouth continued to sell the Horizon until , when a variety of front-wheel drive compact cars made up the line. Big Plymouths, including the Fury and Gran Fury, were sold until the early s, but mostly as fleet vehicles. While attempting to compete with Ford and Chevrolet for big-car sales, Plymouth was hurt by Chrysler's financial woes in the late s, when both its competitors downsized their full-size models.

The Plymouth Reliant and Dodge Aries were introduced for model year as the first "K-cars" manufactured and marketed by the Chrysler Corporation. The Reliant was available as a 2-door coupe, 4-door sedan, or as a 4-door station wagon, in three different trim lines: base, Custom and SE "Special Edition". Station wagons came only in Custom or SE trim. Unlike many small cars, the K-cars retained the traditional 6-passenger 2-bench seat with a column shifter seating arrangement favored by many Americans.

The Reliant was powered by a then-new 2. Initial sales were brisk, with both Reliant and Aries each selling over , units in The Aries replaced the Dodge Aspen. The Reliant and Aries were classified by the EPA as mid-size and were the smallest cars to have 6-passenger seating with a 3-seat per row setup, similar to larger rear-wheel drive cars such as the Dodge Dart and other front-wheel drive cars such as the Chevrolet Celebrity.

Chrysler marketed the car as being able to seat "six Americans. They were virtually identical with the exception of badging. Once again, the third generation Gran Fury was available in base and higher-end "Salon" trim. As in previous years, the higher-volume Gran Fury base model catered more towards fleet customers while Gran Fury Salons were geared more towards private customers and offered options such as full vinyl roofs, velour upholstery, turbine-spoke wheels, power windows, and power locks.

Although available to private retail customers, the M-body Gran Fury was far more popular with police departments and other fleet customers, primarily since the car was reasonably priced and had a conventional drivetrain with proven components that could withstand a good deal of abuse.

This generation of the Gran Fury sold in respectable numbers. This was the last car to carry the Gran Fury nameplate, but it remained largely unchanged for its 7-year run. Declining sales, a lack of promotion, and technical obsolescence—the platform dated back to the Plymouth Volare and Dodge Aspen—eventually contributed to the model's demise in early That year, a driver-side airbag became standard; this would be the last RWD Plymouth until the introduction of the Prowler.

While Dodge offered the Monaco, and later the Intrepid, Chrysler never replaced the Gran Fury with any other large car in the remainder of Plymouth's lineup on through to its demise in the model year. In , Chrysler marketed the rebadged Plymouth variant of its new minivan as the Voyager, using the Chrysler's S platform, derived from the K-platform Plymouth Reliant and Dodge Aries.

The Voyager shared components with the K-cars including portions of the interior, e. For , the Voyager received minor cosmetic updates as well as the May introduction of the Grand Voyager, which was built on a longer wheelbase adding more cargo room. It was available only with SE or LE trim. First-generation Voyager minivans were offered in three trim levels: an unnamed base model, mid-grade SE , and high-end LE , the latter bearing simulated woodgrain paneling.

Safety features included 3-point seat belts for the front two passengers and lap belts for rear passengers. Standard on all Voyagers were legally mandated side-impact reinforcements for all seating front and rear outboard positions, but airbags or ABS were not available.

Notably, the Voyager, along with the Dodge Caravan, are considered to be the first mass-produced vehicles to have dedicated built-in cup holders. Original commercials for the Voyager featured magician Doug Henning as a spokesperson to promote the Voyager "Magic Wagon's" versatility, cargo space, low step-in height, passenger volume, and maneuverability.

Later commercials in featured rock singer Tina Turner. Canadian commercials in featured pop singer Celine Dion. For , which was the Sundance's first year, it was available in a single base model. For , a higher-end RS model was available. The RS model, which stood for Rally Sport, came with standard features that included two-tone paint, fog lights, and a leather-wrapped steering wheel. It was also available with a turbocharged 2. For , the base model split into two distinct models: entry-level America and mid-level Highline, in addition to the high-end RS.

The stripped-down America had previously been offered for the Plymouth Horizon's final year in The AA-body cars were badge-engineered triplets, as were most Chrysler products of this time.

The Acclaim differed from its siblings primarily in wheel choices, bodyside molding, and fascias where it sported its unique taillights and the corporate Plymouth eggcrate-grille. Like the K-body and E-body vehicles they replaced, the Acclaim and Dodge Spirit were both marketed as mainstream variants, while the Chrysler LeBaron was marketed as the luxury variant.

Despite this, there was substantial overlap in trims and equipment among each car. For example, a fully loaded Acclaim was almost similar to a base LeBaron in features and price. In addition to its entry-level base model, the Acclaim was initially available in mid-range LE and high-end LX trim. In spite of this, the base model accounted for nearly 85 percent of Acclaim sales. Unlike the Spirit, the Acclaim did not receive any sport-oriented models. The Acclaim has also been characterized as the replacement for the smaller Reliant, though the Sundance launched in is closer than the Acclaim in most dimensions to the Reliant.

By the s, Plymouth had lost much of its identity, as its models continued to overlap in features and prices with its sister brands, Dodge and Eagle. Chrysler attempted to remedy this by repositioning Plymouth to its traditional target market as the automaker's entry-level brand. This included giving Plymouth its own new sailboat logo and advertisements that focused solely on value.

However, this only further narrowed Plymouth's product offerings and buyer appeal, and sales continued to fall. Chrysler considered giving Plymouth a variant of the highly successful new-for full-size LH platform, which would have been called the Accolade, but decided against it.

After discontinuing the Eagle brand in , Chrysler was planning to expand the Plymouth line with a number of unique models before the corporation's merger with Daimler-Benz AG.