The Plymouth Acclaim was a version of the Chrysler Corporation's A-body 4-door sedan, which itself was closely based on the Plymouth Reliant (one of many "EEK"s, or extended K-cars). It was very similar to the Dodge Spirit, as well as the Chrysler LeBaron and the European Chrysler Saratoga.
The Acclaim mainly differed from the Spirit in its suspension tuning - the Acclaim had softer springs and a smoother ride - and from the LeBaron primarily in styling, price and options. By the time the Acclaim arrived, Dodge and Plymouth were selling differently-tuned but otherwise identical cars at similar prices.
Starting at about US$12,000 in its final year, the Acclaim was a bargain for most of its life as a family car, fleet car, and even as an upscale economy car. The Acclaim was the most reliable domestic car in 1991, according to J.D. Power, beaten only by the Honda Accord and the Toyota Camry. It was also one of the last Plymouths to outsell its Dodge stablemate, and the last vehicle to use the four-cylinder engines introduced with the Reliant.
The Acclaim was available with a choice of several engines, depending on the year. The base engine was always a 2.5 L TBI I4 engine, and the only V6 was a 3.0 L MPFI made by Mitsubishi. Also available, depending on year, was a turbocharged I4 engine. Transmission choices were one of several five-speed manuals, the three-speed TorqueFlite automatic, and, with the V6, the four-speed A-604 automatic. The base 2.5 L engine came with a single fuel injector and was rated at 100 hp, but turbocharged engines had an injector for each cylinder and had considerably more power without a gas mileage penalty. The 3.0 L V6 was rated at 141 hp.[ Visit the complete Wikipedia entry for Plymouth Acclaim ]
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