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Plymouth Voyager
1992-1995 Plymouth Voyager
Manufacturer Plymouth
Parent company Chrysler Corporation (1974-1998)
DaimlerChrysler (1998-2000)
Production 1974-2000
Successor Chrysler Voyager
Class Minivan (1984-2000)
Full-size van (1974-1983)

The original Plymouth Voyager was a twin of the Dodge B-series van from 1974 to 1983. Beginning in 1984, the Voyager name was applied to a new vehicle based on the Plymouth Reliant car. The Voyager minivan, along with the similar Dodge Caravan (later joined by the Chrysler Town and Country) and the French Renault Espace were the first modern minivans; the Chrysler minivans are credited with creating the entire market segment for these vehicles in North America.

The Grand Voyager minivan was longer than the Voyager in both length and wheelbase, and had more cargo space. In addition, engine choices were different in most years to compensate for the greater weight of the Grand Voyager. Otherwise, the two vehicles were substantially the same.

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[edit] 1974-1983

Full-size Voyager
Also called Dodge Sportsman
Dodge Ram Wagon
Production 1974-1983
Body style(s) 4-door van
6-door van
Layout FR layout
Platform Chrysler AB platform
Engine(s) 318 in³ LA V8
360 in³ LA V8
Transmission(s) 3-speed TorqueFlite automatic

The first Plymouth Voyager was introduced in 1974, and was essentially a rebadged Dodge Sportsman. It could hold as many as 12 passengers — 15 in the stretched version — and was Plymouth's first truck-bodied vehicle in many decades. This full-size Voyager was produced until 1983.

[edit] 1984-1990

Minivan - first generation
1984-1986 Plymouth Voyager
Production 1984-1990
Assembly Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Layout FF layout
Platform Chrysler S platform
Engine(s) 2.2 L K I4
2.5 L K I4
2.5 L Turbo I4
2.6 L Mitsubishi G54B I4
3.0 L Mitsubishi 6G72 V6
3.3 L EGA V6
Transmission(s) 5-speed A525 manual
3-speed TorqueFlite automatic
4-speed A604 automatic
Wheelbase Grand: 119.1 in (3025 mm)
SWB: 112 in (2845 mm)
Length Grand: 190.5 in (4839 mm)
SWB: 175.9 in (4468 mm)
SWB LE: 177.3 in (4503 mm)
1989-1990 Grand LE: 191.9 in (4874 mm)
Width 1984-88: 72.2 in (1834 mm)
1989-1990: 72 in (1829 mm)
Height 1984-88 SWB: 64.4 in (1636 mm)
1984-88 Grand: 64.7 in (1643 mm)
1989-1990: 64.8 in (1646 mm)
Related Chrysler Voyager
Chrysler Town & Country
Dodge Caravan

This first-generation Voyager minivan used the Chrysler S platform, which was closely related to the K-cars (Plymouth Reliant and Dodge Aries. The Voyager was on Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for 1985[1]. A three-speed TorqueFlite automatic transmission and a five-speed manual were available with the four-cylinder engines, including the turbocharged 2.5 L engine offered only in 1989 and 1990.

For 1987, the Voyager received minor cosmetic updates as well as the introduction of the Grand Voyager which was built on a longer wheelbase adding more cargo room. It was available only with SE or LE trim.

The first generation Voyager minivan was offered in three trim levels; low base, middle SE, and high LE, the latter bearing woodgrain-imprinted vinyl on the sides.

1987-1990 Plymouth Voyager SWB
1987-1990 Plymouth Voyager SWB

[edit] Seating

On 1984-1986 Voyagers, five-passenger seating was standard on all three models. The five-passenger arrangement consisted of two front bucket seats and a rear three-passenger bench seat. On base and SE models, the front buckets could be replaced by a 40/60 split three-passenger bench seat, bringing the total number of occupants to six. Seven-passenger seating was an option on SEs and LEs, with dual front buckets, a middle two-passenger bench, and a rear three-passenger bench. SE models could seat up to eight, with both the additional middle two-passenger bench and three-passenger front bench. So, depending on configuration, the base model could seat up to six, the SE could seat up to eight, and the LE could seat up to seven. On base models, the front buckets were low-back items, upholstered with plain cloth or vinyl. On SEs, the buyer could choose between low-back buckets with deluxe cloth or high-back buckets in upgraded vinyl. LEs came standard with high-back front buckets, upholstered in either luxury cloth or luxury vinyl.

For 1987, the six- and eight-passenger options were withdrawn, leaving seating for five standard and for seven optional on the base and SE, and seating for seven with high-back front buckets standard on the LE, Grand SE, and Grand LE. Deluxe cloth upholstery was now standard on base and all SE models, with the luxury vinyl optional on SEs. On LEs, luxury cloth came standard and for the first time, leather seats were available on the LE models.

[edit] Engines

[edit] Prices(MSRP)

The original sticker prices for 1988, 1989, and 1990[verification needed] rounded to the nearest 25 dollars were:

  • 1988 - $10,900-$15,500 USD
  • 1989 - $11,300-$16,450 USD
  • 1990 - $12,100-$18,450 USD

[edit] 1991-1995

Minivan — second generation
1992-1993 Plymouth Grand Voyager
Also called Chrysler Voyager
Production 1991-1995
Assembly St. Louis, Missouri
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Body style(s) 3-door minivan
Layout Front engine, front-wheel drive / four-wheel drive
Platform Chrysler AS platform
Engine(s) 2.5 L K I4
3.0 L Mitsubishi 6G72 V6
3.3 L EGA V6
3.8 L EGH V6
Transmission(s) 5-speed manual
3-speed TorqueFlite automatic
4-speed Ultradrive automatic
Wheelbase SWB: 112.3 in (2852 mm)
Grand: 119.3 in (3030 mm)
Length SWB: 178.1 in (4524 mm)
Grand: 192.8 in (4897 mm)
Width 72 in (1829 mm)
Height SWB: 64.2 in (1631 mm)
Grand: 64.8 in (1646 mm)
1991-93 AWD: 65.9 in (1674 mm)
1994-95 AWD: 65.8 in (1671 mm)
1994-95 LE SWB: 64.3 in (1633 mm)
Curb weight 3305 lb (1499 kg)
3531 lb (1602 kg) (Grand Voyager)
Related Chrysler Town & Country
Dodge Caravan

The Voyager was extensively redesigned for 1991, with more aerodynamic styling. They still used the S platform, though it was renamed the AS platform. These were the last Voyagers that were derived from the Chrysler K platform. The trim levels for the Voyager were the base SE, midline LE, and highline LX; Grand Voyager trim levels were base SE and highline LE. The SE offered buyers the widest choice of option packages[verification needed], while the LE came with a great deal of standard equipment. The LX was available only in the short-wheelbase version, and was marketed as a more of a sport-luxury van[verification needed], and came with the most standard equipment of them all, including alloy wheels, fog lamps, and wide array of power-operated features. The LE, however, could be ordered with all of these options at extra cost. Although the LX base price was higher than an LE, the LE could be ordered in the extended wheel base model with most of the options featured on the LX, thereby making the Grand Voyager LE the top of the line.

Interiors were much more differentiated in this generation than on the first, which shared many interior components with the Plymouth Reliant on which it was based, including an identical instrument panel and many interior trim pieces, to reduce development and production costs on a vehicle whose success was far from assured.[1]

In later years, various trim packages were offered on SE models. The Sport Wagon package available from 1993-1995 featured accent color (gray) bumpers and molding, fog lamps, and special aluminum wheels. The Rallye package offered in 1995 was more luxury-oriented, with lower body two-tone paint — regardless of upper body color, the lower body was painted "Driftwood Beige" — silver aluminum wheels, and special badging. The font first used for the Rallye's badging was adopted for all of Plymouth's badging from 1996 onward.

Only badging and minor cosmetics differentiated the Voyager from its Dodge Caravan corporate twin. The headlamp trim was chromed on the Voyager but not on the Caravan, and the Voyager's park and turn signal lamps were shorter than those of the Caravan. The Voyager's taillights were horizontally corrugated, while the Caravan's, though the same size and shape, had had a black-mask effect. Voyagers used the chrome or body-colored eggcrate grille characteristic of all Plymouth models of the time, while the Caravan's bore the crosshair design used on Dodge's other models. The Chrysler Town and Country shared the Voyager's headlamps and taillights, but had its own chrome waterfall grille.

This generation of vans brought additional innovations, such as:

  • "Quad Command" bucket seating (1991)
  • Integrated child safety seats (1992), improved design with recliners (1994)
  • Available anti-lock brakes (1991)
  • First driver's side airbag in a minivan (1991), made standard (1992), and first dual front airbags (1994)
  • First minivan to meet 1998 U.S. federal safety standards (1994)

However, the turbocharged engine, manual transmission, and Convert-A-Bed feature were dropped. [1]

[edit] Engines

  • 1991–1995 3.3 L EGA V6, 150 hp (112 kW) 1991-1993, 162 hp (121 kW) 1994-1995
  • 1991–1995 2.5 L K I4, 96 hp (72 kW)
  • 1991–1995 3.0 L Mitsubishi 6G72 V6, 141 hp (105 kW)
  • 1994–1995 3.8 L EGH V6, 162 hp (121 kW)

[edit] Prices(MSRP)

Throughout this generation, the original sticker prices for the Voyager covered about a $10,000 range from a base to an LE AWD.[verification needed] The prices below are rounded to the nearest 25 dollars.

  • 1991 - $13,250-$21,275 USD
  • 1992 - $13,500-$23,000 USD
  • 1993 - $14,250-$24,000 USD
  • 1994 - $15,525-$25,550 USD
  • 1995 - $16,150-$25,750 USD

[edit] Year-to-year changes

  • 1989: Turbocharged four-cylinder engine available with either automatic or manual transmission.
  • 1991: Second generation minivans released. A driver's side airbag was made standard for this year. Integrated child safety seats in the second row bench were optional on 1992 Voyagers. The Grand Voyager was available with a lower-cost powertrain. A 142 hp (106 kW) 3.0 L V6 and a 3-speed automatic could be substituted for the standard 150 hp (112 kW) 3.3 L V6 with its 4-speed automatic. The 5-speed manual transmission could once again be paired with the base engine, which was now the 2.5 liter four instead of the original 2.2 liter four.
  • 1993: On 7-passenger models, the optional "Quad Command" bucket seats replaced the middle bench seat. The right bucket tilted forward to ease entry and exit to the rearmost bench. The front shoulder belts became height-adjustable and rear shoulder belts had lower anchor points.
  • 1994: New bumpers and body moldings, and a redesigned dashboard appeared on all 1994 Voyagers. New safety features which included a passenger-side airbag and side door-guard beams enabled the Voyager to meet all passenger car safety requirements through 1998. A cassette player became standard on all models but the base. Under the hood, a 162 hp (121 kW) 3.8 L V6 was a new option for top-of-the-line Grand Voyager LE models. The 3.3 L V6 had been upgraded to produce 162 hp (121 kW) as well. For 1994 the "10 Year Anniversary Edition" was an option on Voyager SE models; it had unique two-tone paint and badges.
  • 1995: No major changes were made for 1995, except for the new Rallye option package available on SE models. Rallye models came with special silver-accent wheels and special two-toned paint on the lower body.


[edit] 1996-2000

Minivan – third generation
Plymouth Voyager
Also called Chrysler Voyager
Production 1996-2000
Assembly St. Louis, Missouri
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Body style(s) 3-door minivan
4-door minivan
Layout Front engine, front-wheel drive / four-wheel drive
Platform Chrysler NS platform
Engine(s) 2.4 L EDZ I4
3.0 L Mitsubishi 6G72 V6
3.3 L EGA V6
3.8 L EGH V6
Transmission(s) 3-speed TorqueFlite automatic 4-speed 41TE automatic
Wheelbase SWB: 113.3 in (2878 mm)
Grand: 119.3 in (3030 mm)
Length SWB: 186.3 in (4732 mm)
Grand: 199.6 in (5070 mm)
Width 76.8 in (1951 mm)
Height 68.5 in (1740 mm)
Curb weight 3528 lb (1600 kg)
3680 lb (1669 kg) (Grand Voyager)
Related Chrysler Town & Country
Dodge Caravan
Plymouth Grand Voyager
Plymouth Grand Voyager

The 1996 redesign used the Chrysler NS platform and included a driver's-side sliding door, a first. The manual transmission was dropped. The vinyl woodgrain-appearance side paneling was no longer available. For this generation the Voyager was available in only base and mid-level SE models, the luxury LX and LE models, as well as the Sport weren't offered, as they were in the previous generation. It appears that "LE" models, of this generation were still sold in Canada[verification needed]. Also available was the Rallye (later renamed Expresso) trim package. Rallyes were simply an SE model with more upgrades (they were still badged as "SE's", with the "Rallye" badge on the front doors, rather than with the "Plymouth", "Voyager", and "SE" badges on the back). From 1997 onward, regular SE's received a "Plymouth" badge in the place of the "Rallye" or "Expresso" badges. Also, for the "Expresso" trim level, there was special grille insignia consisting of two silver lines on a black circular background. Possibly a new logo for it's retro styled future. Four-wheel drive was reintroduced in 1997. The Voyager was on Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for 1996 and 1997.

The Chrysler "Pentastar" logo was barely visible on this generation Voyager. It could only be found on the keys, steering wheel and on the side mouldings immediately behind the front wheels. The grille now features Plymouth's new "Sailboat" logo.

Base models of the Voyager were offered in most states with either a 2.4 L four-cylinder or a 3.0 L Mitsubishi V6 engine, except in California and several northeastern states, where the Mitsubishi V6 didn't meet emissions standards. In those locales, the 3.3 L engine was offered as the V6 option from 1997 through 2000. The manual transmission, never popular, was dropped. The 2.4 L four-cylinder engine produced more power than the 3.0 L Mitsubishi engine had in the first two generations.

[edit] Engines

  • 1996-2000 2.4 L EDZ I4, 150 hp (112 kW) and 167 ft·lbf (226 N·m)
  • 1996-2000 3.3 L EGA V6, 158 hp (118 kW) and 203 ft·lbf (275 N·m)
  • 1996-2000 3.0 L Mitsubishi 6G72 V6 150 hp (112 kW) and 176 ft·lbf (239 N. m.) (not available in certain states)
  • 1998-2000 3.8 L EGH V6, 180 hp (134 kW)

[edit] Prices(MSRP)

There were not as many trim levels available as the previous generation, which is why the sticker prices didn't go as high. The prices below are rounded to the nearest 25 dollars.

  • 1996 - $16,625-$20,050 USD
  • 1997 - $17,225-$20,750 USD
  • 1998 - $17,550-$22,600 USD
  • 1999 - $18,200-$23,075 USD
  • 2000 - $18,675-$24,075 USD

[edit] Year-to-year changes

  • 1997: A CD player was a new option. Other than that, only minimal changes.
  • 1998: Grocery bag hooks were added to the rearmost bench. The Rallye option/decor package was replaced by the Expresso option/decor package (which included new wheel covers, new interior cloth, new 1st and 2nd row bucket seats, a CD player, and a body-colored grille).
  • 1999: A 3.8 L V6 was added to 1999 Voyagers; it was already available on the Caravan and Town & Country. A small cargo net between the front seats, additional standard equipment, and child-safety seats in the second-row buckets were added to the Voyager this year. Air conditioning was made standard on SE and Expresso models. In Canada, the 3.0L V6 was standard equipment.
  • 2000: Now standard was air conditioning, power windows, and power locks(the latter two standard on SE models only). A rear-seat video entertainment system was newly available, dealer-installed on all models.

[edit] Trim levels

  • base - 1996-2000
  • SE - 1996-2000
  • Rallye - 1996-1997
  • Expresso - 1998-1999

In 1999, Plymouth's demise was announced, resulting in the 2000 Voyager/Grand Voyager models in the US doing double duty as both Plymouths and Chryslers.

[edit] Chrysler Voyager

For the fourth generation of the minivan in 2001, the Plymouth Voyager was rebadged as the Chrysler Voyager in the US. It was offered in the short wheelbase only. The Chrysler Voyager was renamed Town & Country for 2004, so there was both a short and long wheelbase minivan sold under that name.

[edit] Minivan production

Chrysler's plant in St. Louis, Missouri was responsible for building the Voyager from 1990 to 2000.

[edit] References

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  1. ^ a b c A Brief History of the Chrysler Minivan. Retrieved on 2008-6-13.
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