It had a large trunk, a solid-beam rear axle, and a The Spirit is dimensionally comparable to its contemporaneous The base engine for Spirit and Spirit LE models was a 2.5 L (150 cu in) At the time, the R/T was advertised as "the fastest sedan made in America", and one of the quickest performance sedans under $40,000, with Chrysler placing its performance above the All R/Ts were built in Mexico. Silver paint was available on the R/T for 1992 and featured R/T five blade wheels. For 1992, the "Pumper" or "Turbostar" wheel was introduced. The Dodge Spirit was introduced in January 1989 as a mid-size 5/6 passenger sedan by Dodge. The base R/T, sold from 1991 through 1995, used a Mexico-only 168 hp intercooled Turbo II version of the 8-valve The top-line R/T, available from 1991 through 1994, used the same 2.2 L 16-valve THere were only three Dodge Spirit Mastercraft editions ever made in 1995, One is only known to be in existents . Hello everyone! One of the latter is the object of our scrutiny today- a 1991 Dodge Spirit R/T, for which the seller is asking $3,100. Mexican 1994 Chrysler Spirit R/T. This car is one of just 191 built and of those is one of 92 painted bright red. Some of the alloy wheels were color-keyed to the vehicle body: The Dodge Spirit is a mid-size 5- or 6-passenger sedan that was introduced in January 1989 as a replacement for the similarly sized Dodge 600. These R/Ts were very popular with Mexican police departments. Chrysler Corporation Master Technician Service Conference book "New Model Service Highlights '89" page 4: "Spirit and Acclaim are the new midsize sedans, replacing 600 and Caravelle." Many of my car friends don't understand, but I've wanted an FWD turbo Mopar every since high-school (I'm 32 now). There certainly weren’t expectations for anything more. It even sported the same factory air dams as the R/T. Chrysler de Mexico sold two versions of the Spirit R/T. Andrew has owned it since 1998 and it has racked up just 53k miles since new. Available at Standard Catalog of Chrysler 1924-1990 by John Lee First Edition, MCMXC Krause Publications, Iola, WI. The Spirit was Dodge's version of the Chrysler AA platform, a stretched variation of the Chrysler K platform.It was assembled at Newark Assembly in Newark, Delaware, Toluca Car Assembly in Toluca, Mexico, as well as Valencia, Venezuela, and … And very few have survived, especially with … The only discernible changes for 1992 were a lower first gear ratio for reduced Chrysler de Mexico also sold two versions of the Spirit R/T. In the late ‘80s, that was sufficient juice for an entry-level midsize sedan. So I am the proud new owner of a 1989 Dodge Spirit ES 2.5L Turbo!
The Spirit has also been described as a replacement for the smaller The Spirit could accommodate six people with an optional front split-bench seat.
The Spirit could seat six with an optional front split-bench seat. The Dodge Spirit was introduced in 1989 on Chrysler’s AA platform with a 2.5 liter TBI four-cylinder engine that produced 100 horsepower. Offline: Board Sponsor & Moderator: Joined: Mon Oct 21, 2002 6:08 pm Posts: 14490 Location: Blacksburg, VA Car Model*: Thanks for the kind words and interest, folks. For the AMC compact car, see Understood. Easy: Only approximately 1,400 Spirit R/T models were built over the sedan’s 2-year run, all with a 224-horsepower turbocharged 4-cylinder engine, a 5-speed manual transmission and a 0-to-60 time of roughly 5.8 seconds — faster than the period’s BMW M5. ISBN 0-87341-142-0 page 338 Original 1992 Dodge Spirit ES Turbo 5-spd with TII conversion and FMIC as well as 46 trim .63 A/R turbo, ported head, 2 piece fully ported intake with 52mm TB, forged bottom end Venolias with shot peened TII rods ARP hardware, rebuilt trans with 6 puck ceramic clutch. A body-color grille with characteristic Dodge crosshair theme and new full-width A motorized passenger's side seat belt was added to For 1995, the Spirit's final year, the 2.5 L engine got a slightly revised cylinder head and both the 4-speed A604 At the time, the R/T was advertised as "the fastest sedan made in America", and one of the quickest performance sedans under $40,000, with Chrysler placing its performance above the The base R/T, sold from 1991 through 1995, used a Mexico-only 168 hp (125 kW; 170 PS) intercooled Turbo II version of the 8-valve The top-line R/T.
Owned since 06 and has been summer driven only with meticulous maintenance and up keep. It had a relatively large trunk, a simple solid-beam rear axle, and a The Spirit ES and R/T featured Dodge Eurocast (or "Snowflake") alloy wheels through 1991. The Spirit arrived on the scene in 1989 in replacement of the 600 sedan. If you don’t know what a Spirit R/T is, let me just say, it’s one special turbocharged Dodge. A total of 1,208 were sold in the U.S. in 1991 — 774 in red and 434 in white. The Dodge Spirit Mastercraft X-Series Edition, Was a limited edition model only available in the Midwest area. Source: FCA. It was also the rarest color on the spirit R/T, with only 31 produced.