The Chrysler Laser was a front-wheel-drive sport coupe launched for 1984 as the upscale twin of the Dodge Daytona, both built on Chrysler's G-body derived from the K-car platform. It was one of Chrysler's first turbocharged models, with a turbo 2.2-liter four available alongside the naturally aspirated engine. It was sold only through the 1986 model year, and its direct successor was the Mitsubishi-built Chrysler Conquest. The Laser name later returned on the Plymouth Laser, a rebadged Mitsubishi.
The Chrysler Laser was a front-wheel-drive sport coupe sold from 1984 to 1986, sharing its G-body platform and turbocharged four-cylinder options with the Dodge Daytona. It marked Chrysler's brief entry into the compact turbo coupe class before the nameplate was retired. The Laser name returned for 1990 on the unrelated Plymouth Laser, a rebadged Mitsubishi Eclipse.
42years
3trims
98–144hp range
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Why the Laser mattersTrims
3 trims · 1984–1986The 1984-1986 Laser shared its G-body hatchback structure with the Dodge Daytona and offered a Turbo 2.2 four for genuine hot-hatch performance in an early Chrysler application.