The Dodge Colt was similar to both the Plymouth Champ and the Plymouth Colt and was sold by Dodge and Plymouth from 1970 until 1994. The Colt had a long run, but would eventually be replaced by the
Dodge Neon. The Dodge Colt was considered a captive import from Mitsubishi, and started out as a twin of the
Mitsubishi Galant or
Mitsubishi Mirage. The Colt was also sold in Canada, but under the
Mitsubishi name.
The Colt was commonly used for racing and rallying in the United States and in other markets throughout the 1970s and the 1980s. The Colt was sold under numerous names both by Mitsubishi as well as Dodge and Plymouth all over the world, though they were all mechanically identical to the Colt. The Colt was very popular among the racing crowd because it was easy to modify, parts were cheap, and the car was known to run fast in the quarter mile. The Colt was typically equipped with a four-cylinder engine, though many modified the car with bigger engines and turbocharged variants were offered, many of which won high profile races.
