I own a Blue 1994 Dodge Shadow 93 Horse Power 2.2L Automatic and am wondering what it was originally made for?

Question

Was the Dodge shadow made for Fuel Economy, Power, or Mom's with kids? I do get pretty good Mpg but not great Mpg. I'd say i get about 25 Mpg. It also is a Hatchback which could mean it is made for cargo. I bought it as my 1st car 2 years ago. answers would be appreciated. Thank You.

Answer 1

The Last year Dodge offed the AP body Shadow, it was their only car in the sub-compact market, offered with only a 2.2L and 2.5L as an option. No V-6 Shadows were offered in 1994, only the Plymouth  Sundance, Duster was so equipped.

Shadow America was also discontinued as a separate model in 1992. Also gone were convert's as of 1993, leaving only the Viper as the sole Dodge product w/ an open top.

The AP body line was primarily an entry level, economy type car, that offered low price, fair performance and appealing styling.

TBI 4cyl automatic lost much in the way of fuel mileage over the manual trans twins, as well as acceleration abilities.

A 3spd automatic or 5-spd manual were the only power train options, no overdrive transmission was ever mated with the 2.2L / 2.5L engines

Answer 2

i owned one of those cars they was mainly built to replace the smaller version omni and plymouth horizon,they kept that hatch back idea on those because of the ease to get things in and out on them,they was excellent cars to own,very versatile and very user friendly.and very economical to operate,they was known for getting real good gas mileage as well as being a good vehicle,the telephone company's use to use those as fleet cars,and so did many rental agencies,they was also used by the government because of their reliability,you probably got a real good car,take care of it and it will last you a while,good luck.

Answer 3

The 2.2 and 2.5 were made for economy while the turbo and the 3.0 V6 were made more with performance in mind.

There were also made as entry level vehicles and were designed to be versatile as well.  You could purchase either a 2 or a 4-door and they were both hatchack designs ( except for the relatively rare convertible version of course ).

Answer 4

The shadow was designed as a replacement of the Dodge Omni/Plymouth Horizon.  The shadow came out in 1987 and ended in 1994.  The omni was suppose to die off in 89, but it was carried over to 1990.

I'm assuming  you have Shadow America because you have 2.2.  The America line of chrysler cars were sold as basic cheap transportation.  The America cars are the best to make a performance car out of.

I personally love Dodge Shadows.  I've owned 4 since 1993.  I've owned every body style shadow.  First shadow as a 2dr ES turbo, second shadow as a 4DR ES and current shadow is a Convertible ES turbo.  The 4th was a convertible parts car to restore my current car.  

Having a convertible now, I really do miss the hatchback space.  I use to fit motors, trannies and tons of other c**p back there.  My daily driven neon doesn't even come close in space to my old hatchback shadows.

Answer 5

The Dodge Shadow was kind of a sporty little sedan or in your case a hatchback. If I remember right they could also be ordered with a turbocharged 4 cylinder and a V-6. The Plymouth Sundance was the same car with different badging. I think the turbocharged version of the Sundance was actually called the Duster, like the Duster models of the early '70's.

For what they were, they were actually pretty nice little cars. I still see a few around now and again. You can check out www.moparmusclemagazine.com to find out anything you want to know. The people in the forums there really know their Mopars.