@datpimpinboy marketing, mostly. There was the space efficiency of not having a drive-shaft and before traction control and ABS, there were handling and braking advantages in wet and icy conditions.
@datpimpinboy Simply,there werent many FWD family cars back then.Most were tiny cars,like Colt and Tercel.About the only serious competition was the GM X-cars and they were horrible.
@hpspeedster X- Cars were NOT Horrible. Yes When first Introduced they had rear brake problems and steering racks going out but they were good cars. I Have one. an excellent shape 1985 buick skylark Limited and It's been a Damn Good car. not one complaint. Looks Brand new to, The K-cars were better than the Early X-Cars but after that They both were good cars. Cars like the 84' Tempo when introduced had Much more trouble than Any X-car did
the transmission on the 1981-1989 Dodge Aries
Transmission
4-speed manual
5-speed manual
3-speed A413 automatic
3-speed A470 automatic
Annihilator1111 1 month ago
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the engine on the 1981-1989 Dodge Aries
Engine
2.2 L K I4
2.5 L K I4
2.6 L Mitsubishi G54B I4
Annihilator1111 2 months ago
The K stands for Krap!
bobthebagger01 2 months ago in playlist DODGE
why was front wheel drive such a big deal at this time?
datpimpinboy 2 months ago
@datpimpinboy marketing, mostly. There was the space efficiency of not having a drive-shaft and before traction control and ABS, there were handling and braking advantages in wet and icy conditions.
vpole 2 months ago
@vpole Oh okay I guess that makes sense
datpimpinboy 2 months ago
@datpimpinboy Simply,there werent many FWD family cars back then.Most were tiny cars,like Colt and Tercel.About the only serious competition was the GM X-cars and they were horrible.
hpspeedster 2 months ago
@hpspeedster Yeah I figured. It's just kinda weird because you would imagine FWD has always been more popular since it's easier to make
datpimpinboy 2 months ago
@hpspeedster X- Cars were NOT Horrible. Yes When first Introduced they had rear brake problems and steering racks going out but they were good cars. I Have one. an excellent shape 1985 buick skylark Limited and It's been a Damn Good car. not one complaint. Looks Brand new to, The K-cars were better than the Early X-Cars but after that They both were good cars. Cars like the 84' Tempo when introduced had Much more trouble than Any X-car did
jakesaintsrow123 1 month ago
the 1981-1989 Dodge Aries was assembled in
Newark, Delaware, United States
Toluca, Mexico
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Annihilator1111 2 months ago