Editing Dodge Colt (section)

==Second generation (1974–1977)<span class="anchor" id="2"></span><span class="anchor" id="Second"></span><span class="anchor" id="1974"></span>==
{{Infobox automobile
| image = 1976 Dodge Colt Carousel 2-Door Hardtop in Black, front left, 2024-10-04.jpg
| name = Second generation
| production = 1974–1977
| aka = [[Mitsubishi Galant#Second|Mitsubishi Galant]] <br /> Chrysler Galant/Valiant Galant (AUS) <br /> Plymouth Colt (CDN) <br /> Plymouth Cricket (CDN)
| body_style = {{unbulleted list | 2-door [[hardtop]] (pillarless [[coupe]]) | 2/4-door [[sedan (car)|sedan]] | 5-door [[station wagon]] }}
| layout = [[FR layout]]
| engine = {{unbulleted list | 1.6&nbsp;L [[Mitsubishi Saturn engine#4G32|''4G32'']] [[Inline-four engine|I4]] | 2.0&nbsp;L [[Mitsubishi Astron engine#4G52|''G52B'']] I4 }}
| wheelbase = {{convert|2420|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| caption = 1976 Dodge Colt Carousel 2-Door Hardtop
}}
[[File:1978 Dodge Colt wagon.jpg|thumb|left|Lightly modified Dodge Colt wagon with post-1975 larger bumpers]]

Based on the [[Car platform|platform]] of the first generation model, the Galant sedans and coupes received a new, somewhat rounder body in 1973, while wagons continued with the old body with a facelifted front end. The new version, with single headlights rather than the doubles of the previous generation, became the 1974 Dodge Colt in the US, available in the same bodystyles as the first one. The base engine also remained the same, but a larger [[Mitsubishi Astron engine#4G52|G52B "Astron"]] engine became optionally available, originally only in combination with the automatic transmission. Later, the 2-liter engine became available with a manual transmission as well and was made standard fitment in the GT coupe. The 2-liter engine developed {{cvt|96|hp|kW|0}} at 5500&nbsp;rpm, with the California version making two fewer horsepower.<ref name=RT2509>{{cite magazine | magazine = [[Road & Track]] | date = May 1974 | title = Road Test: Dodge Colt GT 2-liter | editor-first = Ron | editor-last = Wakefield | pages = 62–64 | volume = 25 | issue = 9 | publisher = CBS Consumer Publishing Division }}</ref> Ratings varied from {{cvt|79|-|83|hp|kW|0}} for the smaller one and {{cvt|89|-|96|hp|kW|0}} for the larger engine in different publications and across the years.<ref name="scimp1">Flammang, ''Standard Catalog of Imported Cars'', p. 193</ref><ref name="AR76">{{cite book | ref = AR76 | title = Automobil Revue '76 | editor1-last = Braunschweig | editor1-first = Robert |display-editors=etal| language = de, fr |publisher=Hallwag | pages = 362–363 | location = Berne, Switzerland | volume = 71 | date = 11 March 1976 | isbn = 3-444-60023-2 }}</ref>

A four-speed manual or three-speed automatic remained available, although the original Borg-Warner automatic transmission was replaced by Chrysler's own Torqueflite unit in the 2-liter version.<ref name=RT2509/> The Torqueflite later supplanted the old Borg-Warner unit entirely. For 1977 a five-speed manual became available (standard in the GT and Carousel coupes). The Carousel, introduced in 1975 along with larger bumpers, was more luxurious and carried special blue and white paint. For 1977, the [[Balance shaft|"Silent Shaft"]] version of the smaller engine became available and was fitted as standard equipment in GT and Carousels. The introduction of the new Dodge Colt "Mileage Maker" meant there was a mix of second and third generation models in 1977. The second-generation 2-door hardtops and wagons continued to be offered alongside the new 2- and 4-door "Mileage Makers". The wagon was also available with an "Estate" package that included woodgrain applique on the body sides and adjustable reclining front seats.

This model was also sold as the Dodge Colt 1600 GS in South Africa, only as a two-door hardtop coupé.<ref name=SAMotor>{{cite journal | ref = SAM1275 | journal = SA Motor | title = News Models | page = 59 | editor-last = Howard | editor-first = Tony | publisher = Scott Publications | location = Cape Town, South Africa | date = December 1975 }}</ref>

In Canada, the second-generation Dodge Colt was rebadged as the ''Plymouth Cricket'' for the 1974 and 1975 model years &mdash; not to be confused with the rebadged [[Hillman Avenger#1971–1973: Plymouth Cricket|Hillman Avenger]], marketed in the United States for model years 1971-1973 without success. All Canadian Crickets for model years 1974-1975 Crickets the grille from the 1974-1977 Dodge Colt station wagons. All Colt body styles were shared with the Cricket, with the Cricket equivalent of the Colt GT marketed as the Cricket Formula S. These second-generation, Canada-only Crickets were rebadged as Plymouth Colts for 1976.
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