Editing Dodge Colt (section)

==Fifth generation (1985–1988)<span class="anchor" id="5"></span><span class="anchor" id="Fifth"></span><span class="anchor" id="1985"></span>==
{{for|the Dodge/Plymouth Colt Vista|Mitsubishi Chariot}}
{{Infobox automobile
| image = Colt 1 12-26-2009.jpg
| caption= 1987–1989 Dodge Colt three-door
| name         = Fifth generation
| production   = 1984–1991
| model_years  = 1985–1988 (USA)<br>1985–1991 (Canada)
| aka          = {{ubl
  | Dodge/Plymouth Colt 100 (Canada)
  | Mitsubishi Colt
  | [[Mitsubishi Mirage]]
  | [[Mitsubishi Mirage#Fifth|Mitsubishi Lancer]]
  | [[Eagle Vista]] (Canada)
  | Plymouth Colt
  }}
| body_style   = {{unbulleted list | 3/5-door [[hatchback]] | 4-door [[sedan (car)|sedan]] | 5-door [[station wagon]] }}
| layout       = [[Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout|Front engine]], [[front-wheel drive]] / [[four-wheel drive]]
| engine       = {{ubl
  | 1.5&nbsp;L [[Mitsubishi Orion engine#G15B|''G15B'']] [[Straight-four engine|I4]]
  | 1.6&nbsp;L [[Mitsubishi Sirius engine#4G61|''4G61'']] [[DOHC]] I4 (Wagon)
  | 1.6&nbsp;L [[Mitsubishi Saturn engine#4G32|''4G32'']] [[Turbocharger|turbo]] I4
  | 1.8&nbsp;L ''[[Mitsubishi Saturn engine#4G37|4G37]]'' I4 (4x4 Wagon)<ref name=TAM>{{Cite book | title = Quattroruote: Tutte le Auto del Mondo 1990 | editor = Mastrostefano, Raffaele | publisher=Editoriale Domus | year = 1990 | page = 186 | language = it | location = Milano }}</ref>
  }}
| transmission = 3-speed [[Automatic transmission|automatic]]<br />4/5-speed [[Manual transmission|manual]]
| wheelbase    = {{convert|93.7|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
| length       = Hatch: {{convert|157.3|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<br />Sedan: {{convert|157.3|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
| width        = {{convert|63.8|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
| height       = {{convert|50.8|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
}}

Beginning in September 1984, the fifth generation Dodge/Plymouth Colt was marketed for model year 1985, as three door hatchbac, four door sedan, and as a five-door minivan/station wagon marketed the Dodge/Plymouth "Colt Vista"; a rebadged [[Mitsubishi Chariot]]. A twin-barrel carbureted {{cvt|68|hp|kW|0}} 1468&nbsp;cc four was the Colt's base engine, while the [[Mitsubishi Saturn engine#4G32|4G32BT]] [[Turbocharger|turbocharged]] 1.6-litre already seen in the last model year of the previous Colts was optional on the upscale Premier four-door sedan and standard on the GTS Turbo hatchback. Power remained {{cvt|102|hp|kW|0}} at 5500&nbsp;rpm, as for the previous generation. A first for FWD Colts was the availability of a three-box four-door sedan body; it and the 3-door hatchback were available in the US from 1985 to 1988; the 5-door hatchback only in 1985 (and only in base E trim) and the wagon not until 1988. The five-door hatchback was only available for a single model year as Chrysler was worried about this car cannibalizing sales of their own [[Dodge Omni|Omni/Horizon]].<ref name=TTACiv>{{cite web | url = https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2022/02/abandoned-history-chrysler-and-the-colt-captive-economical-import-time-part-iv/ | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20220308175551/https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2022/02/abandoned-history-chrysler-and-the-colt-captive-economical-import-time-part-iv/ | archivedate = 2022-03-08 | title = Abandoned History: Chrysler and the Colt, Captive Economical Import Time (Part IV) | date = 2022-02-24 | first = Corey | last = Lewis | work = The Truth About Cars }}</ref> The five-door was replaced by the E sedan for 1986. In Canada, the five-door hatchback was also available in DL trim.

Beginning in January 1988, Chrysler Canada began sourcing Colts from Thailand, assembled there from Japanese parts, planning on bringing in 8,000 cars per annum.<ref name=Wards88.189>{{cite book | ref = WYB88 | chapter = 1987: A Year of Challenge for Canadian Auto Industry | title = Ward's Automotive Yearbook 1988 | publisher = Ward's Communications, Inc | location = Detroit, MI | last = Binder | first = Alan K. | date = 1988 | volume = 50 | page = 189 | isbn = ((0910589008)) }}</ref> Thai Colts were imported to Canada until 1994.<ref name=FF0132>{{citation | ref = FF01 | url = http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/corporate/ir/share/pdf/e/fact0109.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120614094326/http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/corporate/ir/share/pdf/e/fact0109.pdf | archive-date = 2012-06-14 | page = 32 | title = Facts & Figures 2001 | publisher = Mitsubishi Motors Corporation | date = October 2001 }}</ref> From 1988 (and lasting until 1991), the Colt/Mirage was also marketed as the ''Eagle Vista'' in Canada.

Early cars have small rectangular headlights in black inserts, while later models received more aerodynamic, flush-fitting units. The facelift model appeared for the 1987 model year, presented in late September 1986. The lowest-priced model was the "E" (for economy), followed by the "DL" and topped by the turbocharged but slow selling Premier and GTS Turbo models. In 1987 the turbocharged engine became an option for the DL hatchback, which replaced the GTS. Power for the turbo versions crept up to {{cvt|105|hp|kW|0}} for the 1988 model year. The DL Turbo remained available through 1988.<ref name=88DL>{{ citation | type = Press Photo | title = 1988 Plymouth Colt DL 3-door | publisher = Plymouth Public Relations | location = Highland Park, MI | date = 1987 }}</ref> 1988 also marked the introduction of the wagon, initially only available with front-wheel drive. Unlike the remainder of the lineup, the 1988 wagon received a fuel injected version of the 1.5-liter engine which produces {{cvt|75|hp|kW|0}} at 5500&nbsp;rpm.<ref name=Wards88.217>{{cite book | ref = WYB88B | chapter = Import New Car, Light-Truck Sales Fall in 1987, but Market Share Climbs | title = Ward's Automotive Yearbook 1988 | publisher = Ward's Communications, Inc | location = Detroit, MI | last = Binder | first = Alan K. | date = 1988 | volume = 50 | pages = 216–217 | isbn = ((0910589008)) }}</ref>

The Colt wagon, while never available with the turbocharged engine, did receive a more powerful 1,755&nbsp;cc engine in the four-wheel-drive version which was added for 1989. The Wagon was only ever offered in DL trim. Unlike the FWD version, the DL 4x4 was not available with an automatic transmission.<ref name=TAM/> The larger engine produces {{cvt|87|hp|kW|0}}.<ref name=Wards89>{{cite book | ref = WYB89 | title = Ward's Automotive Yearbook 1989 | publisher = Ward's Communications, Inc | location = Detroit, MI |editor-last = Stark | editor-first = Harry A. | volume = 51 | date = 1989 | page = 222 | isbn = ((0910589009)) }}</ref> For the fifth generation Colt's final year in the United States, the DL model received fully body-colored trim (including bumpers, mirrors, and so on) for what Plymouth referred to as a "dipped look."<ref name=88DL/>

While the hatchback Colts were replaced for 1989 in the United States, the Colt Wagon continued to be available until the 1991 introduction of the Mitsubishi RVR-based Colt Wagon, which also replaced the Colt Vista. The late Colt Wagons of this generation received the newer, twin cam Sirius 1.6-liter engine with {{cvt|113|hp|kW|0}} when equipped with front-wheel drive.<ref name=Wards89/> This model was also marketed as the Eagle Vista Wagon in Canada. In Canada, this generation Colt sedans and hatchbacks also continued to be offered alongside the next generation under the 'Colt 100' moniker, as a lower-priced alternative to the new model which was badged "Colt 200". The Colt 100 was still available with the turbo engine as well as in luxuriously appointed LX trim in 1990, but by 1991 only the E and DL models remained.

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File:1985 Dodge Colt E 5-dr hatch, front.jpg|1985 Dodge Colt E five-door (US)
File:1988 Dodge Colt DL 3-door in White, rear left.jpg|1988 Dodge Colt DL in model-year specific monochrome trim
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