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==Third generation (1977–1979)<span class="anchor" id="3"></span><span class="anchor" id="Third"></span><span class="anchor" id="1977"></span>== {{multiple image | align = left | direction = vertical | width = 180 | header = 1978 Plymouth Colt (Canada) | image1 = 1978PlymouthColt.jpg | caption1 = Front view | image2 = 1978PlymouthColt-rear.jpg | caption2 = Rear view }} {{Infobox automobile | image = 1977-78 Dodge Colt.jpg | name = Third generation "Mileage Maker" | production = 1977–1979 | aka = [[Mitsubishi Lancer/Celeste (A70)|Mitsubishi Lancer]]<br />Plymouth Colt | body_style = 2-door [[coupe]]<br />4-door [[sedan (car)|sedan]] | wheelbase = {{convert|2340|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} | layout = [[FR layout]] | engine = 1.6 L [[Mitsubishi Saturn engine#4G32|''4G32'']] [[Straight-four engine|I4]] | caption = 1977-1978 Dodge Colt }} {{Infobox automobile | name = Third generation wagon | production = 1978–1981 | aka = [[Mitsubishi Galant#Third|Mitsubishi Galant Sigma]]<br />[[Chrysler Sigma]]<br />[[Mitsubishi Sigma]], Colt Sigma | body_style = 5-door [[station wagon]] | layout = [[FR layout]] | wheelbase = {{convert|2515|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} | engine = {{unbulleted list | 1.6 L [[Mitsubishi Saturn engine#4G32|''4G32'']] [[Straight-four engine|I4]] | 2.6 L [[Mitsubishi Astron engine#4G54|''4G54'']] I4 }} | related = [[Mitsubishi Galant Lambda]]<br />[[Dodge Challenger]] }} The third-generation Dodge Colt effectively comprised two lines: coupes and sedans were of a smaller, Lancer-based series, and the station wagons were based on the new [[Mitsubishi Galant#Third generation|Mitsubishi Galant Sigma]]. In late 1976, for the 1977 model year, the smaller A70-series [[Mitsubishi Lancer/Celeste (A70)|Mitsubishi Lancer]] became the Dodge Colt available in two-door coupe and four-door sedan body designs. While the wheelbase was slightly shorter than that of the second generation Colt, overall length was down from 171.1 to 162.6 inches (4346 to 4130 mm). The new Colt was also referred to as the Dodge Colt "Mileage Maker" to differentiate it from its larger predecessor. Second generation coupe and wagon versions remained on sale for the 1977 model year.<ref name="scimp1"/> The engine was the ''4G32'' iteration of Mitsubishi's [[Mitsubishi Saturn engine|Saturn engine family]] 1597 cc rated at {{convert|83|hp|kW|0|abbr=out}} at 5,500 rpm. A "Silent Shaft" ([[balance shaft]]) version of this engine along with a five-speed manual transmission (instead of the standard four-speed) were part of a "Freeway Cruise" package, which also included a maroon/white paintjob. For 1978 power dropped to {{cvt|77|hp|kW|0}} with the introduction of the "[[Mitsubishi MCA|MCA-Jet]]" high-swirl system.<ref name="scimp2">Flammang, ''Standard Catalog of Imported Cars'', pp. 194-195</ref> For 1978 a new Dodge Colt wagon was the larger, rebadged [[Mitsubishi Galant#Third generation|Mitsubishi Galant Sigma]]. The 1.6-litre [[Mitsubishi MCA|MCA-Jet]] four as the smaller sedans and coupes was standard with the 2.6-litre, {{cvt|105|hp|kW|0}} [[Mitsubishi Astron engine#4G54|Astron engine]] optional as well as a five-speed manual transmission.<ref name=BG79>{{citation | ref = RT79 | title = Road & Track's Road Test Annual & Buyer's Guide 1979 | date = January–February 1979 | page = 92 }}</ref> While the last year for the Lancer-based Colts was 1979, the wagon was continued alongside the front-wheel drive Mirage-based fourth generation models until 1981 when it was effectively replaced by the domestic [[Dodge Aries]] K wagon. The larger [[Mitsubishi Galant Lambda]] coupé was also marketed as the [[Dodge Challenger|Dodge Colt Challenger]] from 1978, although the "Colt" part was later dropped. It shared the chassis as well as the engine options of the Colt wagon.<ref name=BG79/> {{Clear}}
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