Dodge · 1982–1984

Dodge Rampage

The Dodge Rampage was a subcompact unibody coupe utility based on Chrysler's L platform and manufactured and marketed from 1982 to 1984 model years. Plymouth marketed a rebadged variant for model year 1983, as the Scamp. The Rampage combined the handling and passenger carrying characteristics of a traditional passenger car with the open-bed versatility and load capacity of a small pickup truck, similar to its competitors: the Volkswagen Rabbit Sportruck and Subaru BRAT.

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Description

=== Rampage === The Rampage borrowed the car's unibody construction and front end panels and components from the Dodge Omni 024 (later renamed the Charger), using the suspension from its parent vehicles with coil struts and a linkless sway bar at the front, and leaf springs with shock absorbers unique to the Rampage at the rear. The Rampage was available with a Chrysler-built and designed 2.2 L carbureted inline-four engine with 84 hp (63 kW) to 99 hp (74 kW) depending on the year, a curb weight of around 2,400 lb (1,100 kg) and used a four-speed manual transmission or three-speed automatic transmission. These arrangements gave the vehicle limited performance. Performance was improved with the introduction of a five-speed manual transmission in 1983. The truck had a load capacity of 1,145 lb (519 kg), for a true "half ton" rating and about 90% that of the Chevrolet El Camino’s rating of 1,250 lb (570 kg). In 1984, the Rampage received a facelifted front fascia shared with the Charger, with quad 165 mm x 100 mm sealed beam headlights opposed to the dual 200 mm x 142 mm sealed beam headlights found on previous models. The grille was also changed, switching from a 6-slot design to a vertically split design. The lower bumper featured revised indicators, a horizontally split lower air intake, and an impact strip that wrapped around the front end. The Plymouth Scamp was only marketed for 1983. The Rampage lasted three years before being dropped from production after the 1984 model year. There was a "Shelby Rampage" built by Chrysler/Shelby engineers in their free time for Carroll Shelby, but there is no official record of the existence of such a vehicle. However, a special California market "Direct Connection" Rampage was built in 1984 and only sold at certain California-ar

2006 concept

Dodge resurrected the Rampage name at the 2006 Chicago Auto Show with a front-wheel drive concept pickup. As opposed to the original Rampage, this concept vehicle was as large as the full-size Dodge Ram. It was powered by the 5.7 L Hemi V8 and featured "Stow 'n Go" seating taken from the Chrysler minivans. == References ==

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Specifications

name: Dodge Rampage
aka: Plymouth Scamp
Manufacturer: Dodge (Chrysler)
Production: 1982–1984
Model years: 1982–1984
Assembly: United States: Belvidere, Illinois (Belvidere Assembly)
Class: Coupé utility
Body style: 2-door truck
Engine: 2.2 L K I4
Transmission: 4-speed manual, 5-speed manual, 3-speed TorqueFlite A404 automatic
Platform: L-body
Layout: Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive
Wheelbase: 104.2 in (2,647 mm)
Length: 183.8 in (4,669 mm)
Width: 66.8 in (1,696 mm)
Height: 51.7 in (1,314 mm)
Related: Dodge Charger, Dodge Omni 024, Plymouth TC3, Plymouth Turismo
Kerb weight: 2,293 lbs (1,040 kg)

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Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1983_Dodge_Rampage.jpgCC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo: dave_7 · retrieved 2026-10-01
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