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(New page: Image:1981_Chrysler_Newport.jpg '''Chrysler Newport (R-body). 1979–81 (prod. unknown). 4-door sedan. F/R, 3678 cm³ (6 cyl. OHV), 5210, 5898 cm³ (V8 OHV).''' Chrysler downsizes top...)
 
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'''Chrysler Newport (R-body). 1979–81 (prod. unknown). 4-door sedan. F/R, 3678 cm³ (6 cyl. OHV), 5210, 5898 cm³ (V8 OHV).''' Chrysler downsizes top end by shifting Newport nameplate on to R-body platform, a derivative of the earlier B-body ([[Plymouth Fury|Plymouth Fury (1975–8)]] and [[Dodge Monaco|Dodge Monaco (1975–8)]]), and creates a boxier, more contemporary (by 1970s’ standards) look. A lot lighter than predecessor—to the tune of 800 lb—but still not that economical, with six delivering a claimed 17 mpg. Largest 360 in³ dropped after 1980. Not very successful thanks to Chrysler’s financial troubles around the time, and inferior to competitors from [[Ford]] and GM, and deleted in 1981.
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'''Chrysler Newport (R-body). 1979–81 (prod. n/a). 4-door sedan. F/R, 3678 cm³ (I6 OHV), 5210, 5898 cm³ (V8 OHV).''' Chrysler downsizes top end by shifting full-size Newport nameplate on to R-body platform, a derivative of the intermediate B-body ([[Plymouth Fury (1975–8)|Plymouth Fury]] and [[Dodge Monaco (1977–8)|Dodge Monaco]]), and creates a boxier, more contemporary (by 1970s’ standards) look. A lot lighter than predecessor—to the tune of 800 lb—but still not that economical, with six delivering a claimed 17 mpg. Largest 360 in³ dropped after 1980. Not very successful thanks to Chrysler’s financial troubles around the time, and inferior to competitors from [[Ford]] and GM. Deleted in 1981.
  
  
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''Marque:'' [[Chrysler]] | ''Model:'' [[Chrysler Newport]] | ''Predecessor:'' [[Chrysler Newport (1974–8)]] | ''Successor:'' [[Chrysler New Yorker (1982)]]
 
''Marque:'' [[Chrysler]] | ''Model:'' [[Chrysler Newport]] | ''Predecessor:'' [[Chrysler Newport (1974–8)]] | ''Successor:'' [[Chrysler New Yorker (1982)]]
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''q.v.'' [[Dodge St Regis]], [[Plymouth Gran Fury (1980–1)]]

Revision as of 22:44, 27 December 2013

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Chrysler Newport (R-body). 1979–81 (prod. n/a). 4-door sedan. F/R, 3678 cm³ (I6 OHV), 5210, 5898 cm³ (V8 OHV). Chrysler downsizes top end by shifting full-size Newport nameplate on to R-body platform, a derivative of the intermediate B-body (Plymouth Fury and Dodge Monaco), and creates a boxier, more contemporary (by 1970s’ standards) look. A lot lighter than predecessor—to the tune of 800 lb—but still not that economical, with six delivering a claimed 17 mpg. Largest 360 in³ dropped after 1980. Not very successful thanks to Chrysler’s financial troubles around the time, and inferior to competitors from Ford and GM. Deleted in 1981.


Manufacturing locations: Windsor, Ontario, Canada; Detroit, Michigan, USA

Marque: Chrysler | Model: Chrysler Newport | Predecessor: Chrysler Newport (1974–8) | Successor: Chrysler New Yorker (1982)

q.v. Dodge St Regis, Plymouth Gran Fury (1980–1)

 

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