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The Plymouth Acclaim was a version of the Chrysler Corporation 's A-body 4-door sedan, which itself was closely based on the Plymouth Reliant (one of many "EEK"s, or extended K-cars ). It was very similar to the Dodge Spirit , as well as the Chrysler LeBaron and the Europe an Chrysler Saratoga . The Acclaim mainly differed from the Spirit in its suspension tuning - the Acclaim had softer springs and a smoother ride - and from the LeBaron primarily in styling, price and options. By the time the Acclaim arrived, Dodge and Plymouth were selling differently-tuned but otherwise identical cars at similar prices. Starting at about US$12,000 in its final year, the Acclaim was a bargain for most of its life as a family car, fleet car, and even as an upscale economy car. The Acclaim was the most reliable domestic car in 1991 , according to J.D. Power , beaten only by the Honda Accord and the Toyota Camry . It was also one of the last Plymouths to outsell its Dodge stablemate, and the last vehicle to use the four-cylinder engines introduced with the Reliant . The Acclaim was available with a choice of several engines, depending on the year. The base engine was always a 2.5 L TBI I4 engine, and the only V6 was a 3.0 L MPFI made by Mitsubishi . Also available, depending on year, was a Turbocharged I4 engine. Transmission choices were one of several five-speed manuals, the three-speed TorqueFlite automatic, and, with the V6, the four-speed A-604 automatic. The base 2.5 L engine came with a single fuel injector and was rated at 100 hp, but turbocharged engines had an injector for each cylinder and had considerably more power without a gas mileage penalty. The 3.0 L V6 was rated at 141 hp. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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