Editing Dodge Colt (section)

==Fourth generation (1979–1984)<span class="anchor" id="4"></span><span class="anchor" id="Fourth"></span><span class="anchor" id="1979"></span>==
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Fourth generation
| image = Plymouth Champ.jpg
| production = 1979–1984
| aka = [[Mitsubishi Mirage]]/Colt<br />[[Mitsubishi Mirage#1978|Mitsubishi Lancer Fiore]]<br />Plymouth Colt<br />Plymouth Champ
| body_style = 3-door [[hatchback]]<br />5-door [[hatchback]]
| layout = [[FF layout]]
| engine = 1.4&nbsp;L [[Mitsubishi Orion engine#4G12|''4G12'']] [[Inline-four engine|I4]]  <br />1.6&nbsp;L [[Mitsubishi Saturn engine#4G32|''4G32'']] I4<br />1.6&nbsp;L [[Mitsubishi Saturn engine#4G32|''4G32T'']] [[Turbocharger|turbo]] I4
| caption = 1979-1982 Plymouth Colt
}}

In late 1978 for the 1979 model year, the Dodge Colt and Plymouth Champ were marketed as North American captive imports, as rebadged variants of the [[front-wheel-drive]] [[Mitsubishi Mirage]]. The Colt and Champ (Plymouth Colt after 1982<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Flammang | first1 = James | last2 = Covello | first2 = Mike | date = 1 October 2001 | title = Standard Catalog of Imported Cars 1946–2002 |location=Iola, Wisconsin |publisher=Krause Publications | pages = 503–504 | isbn = 9780873416054}}</ref>) as a 3-door hatchback in Deluxe or Custom equipment levels. These imports used a {{convert|70|hp|kW|0|abbr=out}} [[Mitsubishi Orion engine#4G12|Mitsubishi Orion 4G12]] 1.4-liter overhead-cam, four-cylinder engine at first, which received the highest [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] [[fuel economy in automobiles|fuel economy]] rating in its debut year. This engine was joined by the 1.6-liter, {{cvt|80|hp|kW|0}} [[Mitsubishi Saturn engine#4G32|4G32 Saturn engine]] at the end of the year.<ref name="scimp2"/> For 1981, a decontented version was introduced. An RS package also became available, with stiffer suspension, sportier interior with extra gauges, and a larger fuel tank.<ref>{{cite journal | journal = Road & Track's Road Test Annual & Buyer's Guide 1981 | issue = January–February 1981 | title = 1981 Buyer's Guide | editor-first = Tony | editor-last = Hogg | page = 92 }}</ref>

{| style="float:left; font-size:90%; margin: .4em 1em 0 .2em;"  class="wikitable" width="20%"
|-
! colspan="3"|Colt US Sales<ref name="scimp2"/>
|-
! Year
! 3-door
! 5-door
|-
| 1979
| align="right" | 60,521
| align="right" | —
|-
| 1980
| align="right" | 83,711
| align="right" | —
|-
| 1981
| align="right" | 84,144
| align="right" | —
|-
| 1982
| align="right" | 52,355
| align="right" | 22,675
|-
| 1983
| align="right" | 46,479
| align="right" | 27,192
|-
| 1984
| align="right" | 44,724
| align="right" | 19,657
|}

There were three manual transmissions and one automatic transmission available. There was a KM110 four-speed manual transmission or a [[Mitsubishi Super Shift transmission|"Twin Stick" (Mitsubishi Super Shift)]] version of the transmission that used a two-speed transfer case to give 8 forward and 2 reverse speeds. There was also the option of a KM119 five-speed manual transmission or a TorqueFlite three-speed automatic transmission.

[[File:Plymouth Champ (1).jpg|thumb|left|Rear view of the Plymouth Champ, showing the large federal bumpers]]
For 1982, a five-door hatchback joined the lineup. The names of the equipment levels changed to "E" and "DL". At some point claimed power dropped to 64 and 72&nbsp;hp respectively for the small and large engines, while the 1.6 was only available with the automatic transmission. In August 1983, for the 1984 model year (which was to be the last year of this model of Colt), the GTS Turbo model arrived along with a naturally aspirated GTS package, similar to the earlier RS one.<ref name=plym84>{{citation | ref = PC84 | title = 1984 Colt and Colt Vista | date = August 1983 | pages = 4–5 | publisher = Chrysler Corporation | type = catalog | id = 81-005-40011 }}</ref> Unique for North America - the turbocharged Colt/Mirages sold elsewhere had a 1.4-litre engine - this used the fuel-injected 1.6-litre 4G32T engine also seen in the next-generation Colt, providing {{cvt|102|hp|kW|0}} at 5500&nbsp;rpm and considerable performance. It, too, featured the eight speed Twin Stick transmission and also received ventilated brakes in front.<ref name="SubComCult"/><ref>{{cite book | title = Quattroruote: Tutte le Auto del Mondo 1985 | editor = Mastrostefano, Raffaele | publisher=Editoriale Domus | ref = TAM85 | year = 1985 | page = 253 | language = it | location = Milano | isbn = 88-7212-012-8 }}</ref> Both GTS models, available with three-door bodywork only, received a larger {{convert|13.2|gal|L|abbr=on}} gas tank rather than the E and DL's {{convert|10.6|gal|L|abbr=on}} tank.<ref>[[#PC84|''1984 Colt catalog'']], p. 15</ref> They also featured a sporty appearance with uprated suspension, blacked out trim details, and a sizable front air dam.<ref name=plym84/>

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