Dodge Shadow – Wikipedia

Dodge Shadow / Plymouth Sundance
A dodge shadow version couped
General description
Manufacturer	Dodge
Main type	Hatchback
Other versions	Cabriolet
Production	Dal 1987 Al 1994
Replaces the	Dodge Omni
Replaced by	Dodge Neon
Other characteristics
Size and mass
Length	da 4361 a 4366 mm
Length	1709 mm
Height	da 1336 a 1349 mm
Step	da 2464 a 2469 mm
Pasta	From 1183 to 1199 kg
after-content-x4 A Plymouth Sundance Coupé produced from 1987 to 1990

The Shadow It is a compact car produced from the Dodge from 1987 to 1994. He had a “twin” model made by the Plymouth which was called Plymouth Sundance and who had comparable commercial feedback.

The Shadow and Sundance were launched on the markets to replace, respectively, the second series of the Dodge Charger and the Dodge Omni, as well as the models connected to the latter, but marketed with other brands. In addition, Shadow replaced Renault Alliance Sedan (which was based on AMC models) after the Chrysler acquired Renault, in 1987, the aforementioned car manufacturer. In fact, the Renault brand, on the occasion, was officially withdrawn from the United States and Canada.

Shadow and Sundance were assembled with Sterling Heights, Michigan, and Toluca, Mexico, where they were sold as “Chrysler Shadow” from 1988 to 1989. The first specimen came out of the assembly chains on August 25, 1986 for the Model Year 1987.

Both the two -door models and the four -door ones were built using a variant of the Chrysler K platform, which was known as platform P. The latter was based on some components and on the suspensions of the Dodge Daytona, and on the Dodge car body Lancer.

While Shadow seemed to have a three -volume bodywork equipped with the trunk counter, in reality this car body was hatchback, that is, it was equipped with two volumes and a large rear tailgate. The Dodge underlined this aspect by reporting, in an advertising slogan, that Shadow had a “typical versatility of the hatchbacks, which however was hidden” (in English “Hidden Hatchback Versatility”). The great load capacity was in fact an added value. The Peugeot 309, which was developed to replace the European Horizon, owned a layout similar to that of the subcompract Peugeot 205, rather than a “truncated” platform of a mid-size car. Three types of bodywork were offered of the Shadow, three or five doors and two -door hatchbacks.

Carroll Shelby modified, through its company, many shadow in high performance models. For example, he made the CSX Shelby, which owned a 2.2 LA of turbocharged engine 174 hp of power. Thanks to the low weight and the good engine, these Shadow were able to have an acceleration equal to or higher than that of many muscle cars and sports cars of the time. A version without intercooler, whose engine provided 150 HP, was sold by the Thrifty as CSX-T.

The Cabriolet version of the Shadow made its debut in 1991, that is, in the same year in which the Dodge introduced the “America” ​​economic package, which was ordered on hatchbacks and coupes.

At the time, Shadow and Sundance were the least expensive models on the American market to be equipped with a series of driver side airbags. The latter was then mounted as standard on all Chrysler models in 1990. In 1989 Shadow was updated. Specifically, the front and rear lights were changed, and the grille was renewed. In 1994, for the Shadow destined for the US market, the motorized safety belt for the front passenger was added with the intention of satisfying the safety regulations of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 on the subject of passive withholding tax. However, this was not done for the models marketed in Canada, given that in this country the laws were different, and the Dodge was forced to sell the shadow with manual seat belts.

Shadow production ended on March 9, 1994. Shadow and Sundance were replaced by the Dodge/Plymouth Neon.

Shadow had a wide range of engines available. However, there were only two, 2.2 l and 2.5 l, and the disposable displacements were also offered supercharged engines. The aspirated versions were in injection (except in Mexico). The engines were designed to prefer the development of a high torque rather than a great power.

The base engine of 2.2 l it paid 93 hp and 165 n • m. A 3 l Mitsubishi engine was added to the range, which was the only V6 (all the others were in fact to four cylinder in line). This 3 L engine led to the elimination from the offer of supercharged engines. All engines were available with five -speed manual transmission. The automatic changes available were two and both were optional. The first, who had three gears and derived from the gearbox Torqueflite of Chrysler, was installed associated with four -cylinder in -line engines. The second automatic transmission was the 41Te Four -speed and was optional on the Mitsubishi V6 engine. In 1990 the manual gearbox was modified to allow a better reverse reverse graft. During the years in which they were in production, these changes, however, suffered updates and improvements.

Shadow could be equipped with one of the following engines, although not all the engines were available every year ^[first] :

• Four in line cylinders from 2.2 l – 93 hp and 165 n • m of torque;
• a 2.5 l – 100 hp and 183 n • m line four cylinder;
• A 2.2 l supercharged four -cylinder in line – 146 hp and 230 n • m;
• A 2.2 l supercharged four -cylinder in line – 175 HP and 237 N • M (Shelby T2) (87 CSX)
• a 2.2 l supercharged four -cylinder in line – 174 HP and 285 N • M (CSX -VNT);
• A 2.5 l supercharged four -cylinder – 150 hp and 258 n • m;
• A 2.5 l Superfectioned four -cylinder in line – 151 HP and 285 N • M (ECU 91)
• UN V6 DA 3 L – 142 CV E 232 N • M;

The engine offered on the Sundance instead were:

• A Four Cylinders Online by 2.2 l – 93 CV E 1522 · M;
• A 2.2 l supercharged four -cylinder in line – 146 HP and 230 N · m;
• a quartro cillindri online by 2.5 l – 100 CV and 1836.
• A 2.5 l supercharged four -cylinder in -line – 152 hp and 251 n · m;
• a V6 da 3 l – 141 cv e 232 n · m;

The engine was mounted anteriorly and the traction was at the forest.

The equipment offered on Shadow varied over the years. Among optional The electric windows, electrically adjustable mirrors, the centralized closure, the cruise control, the column of the adjustable steering wheel in inclination, the intermittent operational wipers, a display for thermometer and compass, the light for the trunk, the opening a Distance of the latter, the rear defrosting, the fog lights, the alloy wheels, the hood, an infinity hi-fi system and the electrically adjustable driver’s seat.

On models with supercharged engine it was possible to have a system that monitored various parameters of the car and which provided alarm messages in case of problems. In addition, the alarm of the non -closing of the goalkeeper and that of the low level of fuel was offered. The disc brakes on the four wheels were optional. However, their installation depended on the chosen set -up level.

The ABS was available since 1993. Since 1990, the driver side airbag has been offered as standard. This gave Shadow a high score in the crash tests: four stars for the driver side impacts and five for the passenger side impacts.

Shadow’s fittings were:

• Hatchback:
  • base: 1987–1990; 1993–1994
  • S : 1991–1992 (Canada)
  • IS : 1987–1994
  • America : 1991–1992 (sold in the United States)
  • Highline : 1991–1992
• Cabriolet:
  • Highline : 1991–1993
  • IS : 1991–1993

while those of the Sunday were:

• base – 1987-1990; 1993-1994
• RS – 1988-1991
• Highline – 1991-1992
• America – 1991-1992
• Duster – 1992-1994

Since April 1988 to mid -1991, Chrysler offered the Dodge Shadow in many European markets. He was marketed as Chrysler ES . This European model was practically identical to the Dodge Shadow eg.

Offer with three -door hatchback bodywork only, the European Shadow had installed the 2.2 l injecting engine as standard. The supercharged version was offered among the options. In 1989 the 2.2 L engine was replaced by the 2.5 L engine. The motorcycle was transmitted to the wheels thanks to a five -speed manual gearbox but was offered, among the options, a three -speed automatic transmission.

Sales of the European model were modest, and therefore Chrysler decided to remove it from the market in mid -1991 without the immediate launch of any successor. The latter arrived in 1995, when the Chrysler Neon was introduced.