The Dodge Rampage was a subcompact, unibody coupe utility

Coupé utility

The coupé utility automobile body style, also known colloquially as the ute in Australia and New Zealand, combines a two-door "coupé" cabin with an integral cargo bed behind the cabin—using a light-duty passenger vehicle-derived platform....

 based on Chrysler's L platform

Chrysler L platform

Chrysler's L platform was used in a family of compact automobiles produced from 1978 to 1990. It was created in response to the energy crisis of the 1970s and was a line of similar Dodge and Plymouth vehicles...

 and manufactured from 1982-1984. First released as a 1982 model, the Rampage was later joined by its rebadged

Badge engineering

Badge engineering is an ironic term that describes the rebadging of one product as another...

 variant, the Plymouth Scamp

Plymouth Scamp

There have been two small cars from Plymouth called the Scamp:* 1971–1976 RWD 2-door coupe, based on the Plymouth Valiant* 1983 FWD pickup truck, based on the Plymouth Horizon; see Dodge Rampage...

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The Rampage borrows the car's unibody construction and the front fascia from the sporty 024/Charger

Dodge Omni 024

The Dodge Omni 024 was a modified version of the popular Dodge Omni made from 1979 to 1982. Analogous to the VW Scirocco, this car was a lower, sportier version of the Chrysler/Simca Horizon, using the 4-door's floor pan and chassis as a basis....

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It was available with a Chrysler built and designed 2.2 L carbureted

Carburetor

A carburetor , carburettor, or carburetter is a device that blends air and fuel for an internal combustion engine. It is sometimes shortened to carb in North America and the United Kingdom....

 straight-4

Straight-4

The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft....

 engine with 96 hp and a curb weight of around 2400 lb (1,088.6 kg).