Vehicle
Dodge Stratus
The middle of Chrysler's cloud cars — Stratus, Cirrus and Breeze were one vehicle under three badges — and then, from 2001, a different car under the same name on the JR platform. That split is what matters: a 1999 Stratus is a JA-platform car with the 2.4 four or the Mitsubishi 2.5 V6, and a 2003 one is a JR with the 2.7. The 2.7 V6 carries the same oil-sludge history as the Intrepid's, and it is the first question on any of these with an oil-pressure or timing complaint.
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Generations
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JA 1994–2000
The cloud cars. The 2.5 V6 is a Mitsubishi 6G73 rather than a Chrysler engine, and its documentation is Mitsubishi's.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Platform
- Chrysler JA
- Engines
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- 2.0 SOHC — ECB · petrol · 98 kW (132 hp)
- 2.4 four-cylinder — EDZ · petrol · 112 kW (150 hp)
- 2.5 V6 — 6G73 · petrol · 125 kW (168 hp) · Mitsubishi
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 4-speed Ultradrive 41TE automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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JR 2000–2006
Saloon and coupe, and the two are unrelated: the coupe is a Mitsubishi Eclipse underneath and built alongside it, while the saloon is Chrysler's own.
- Body styles
- Sedan · Coupé
- Platform
- Chrysler JR
- Engines
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- 2.4 four-cylinder — EDZ · petrol · 112 kW (150 hp)
- 2.7 V6 — EER · petrol · 149 kW (200 hp)
- 3.0 V6 — 6G72 · petrol · Mitsubishi, coupe
- 2.4 turbo — petrol · Mexico
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 4-speed F4A42/F4A51 automatic · 4-speed Ultradrive 41TE automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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