Dodge Omni
| Dodge Omni | |
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1990 Dodge Omni
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer |
Chrysler American Motors |
| Also called | Plymouth Horizon |
| Production | 1977–1990 |
| Assembly |
Belvidere, Illinois (1977–1990) Kenosha, Wisconsin (1985–1988) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Subcompact |
| Body style | Hatchback |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Platform | L-body |
| Related |
Chrysler Horizon Dodge Charger Dodge Omni 024 Dodge Rampage Plymouth Horizon TC3 Plymouth Scamp Plymouth Turismo Shelby GLHS |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.6 L Simca 6J I4 1.7 L Volkswagen I4 2.2 L K I4 2.2 L Turbo I I4 |
| Transmission | 4-speed Volkswagen manual 5-speed Chrysler manual 3-speed A404 automatic 3-speed A413 automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 99.1 in (2,517 mm) |
| Length | 163.2 in (4,145 mm) |
| Width | 66.8 in (1,697 mm) |
| Height | 53.0 in (1,346 mm) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor |
Dodge Shadow Plymouth Sundance |
The Dodge Omni and Plymouth Horizon were subcompact cars produced by Chrysler from December 1977 to 1990. The Omni and Horizon were re-engineered variants of the French Simca Horizon, and were the first of many front-wheel drive Chrysler products to follow, including the Dodge Aries/Plymouth Reliant and the Dodge Caravan/Plymouth Voyager/Chrysler Town and Country.
The Dodge Omni and the Plymouth Horizon were front-wheel drive, five-door hatchbacks, introduced by the Dodge and Plymouth divisions of Chrysler in North America in 1977 (for the 1978 model year). The Omni and Horizon were the first front-wheel drive cars produced by Chrysler, and among the first American front-wheel drive cars to sell in large numbers. (Previous front-wheel drive American cars such as the Cord 810, Cadillac Eldorado, and Oldsmobile Toronado were low-volume luxury cars.)
The Omni and Horizon were loosely based on the Horizon, a subcompact car designed by Simca, the French division of Chrysler Europe, and built on the then-new L platform. It survived, in various guises, in Europe until 1987.
Born largely out of the need to replace the aging Simca 1100, the Horizon was essentially a shortened version of the larger Alpine, giving the vehicle an unusually wide track for its length. The Horizon, or Project C2 as it was known inside Simca during development, was intended to be a "world car" (designed for consumers on both sides of the Atlantic), but, in execution, the European and North American versions of the vehicle actually turned out to have very little in common. When Chrysler exited the European car market (and sold assets to Peugeot, which subsequently sold the same car in Europe as the Talbot Horizon) in 1978, Chrysler retained the North American rights to the car, and began production at Belvidere.
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