This nameplate appeared for the 1983 model year as Chrysler’s U.S.-market badge for a rebadged Mitsubishi Mirage, replacing the earlier Champ naming used on related imports. It entered the lineup as a compact, front-wheel-drive economy car aimed at buyers who wanted simple transportation with more modern packaging than many domestic subcompacts of the time. Over its run, it tracked the changing Mitsubishi Mirage architecture rather than following a single homegrown Plymouth platform, which is why its body styles and equipment shifted as the donor car evolved.
In the early years, the car was best known as a small hatchback, but the nameplate later expanded into additional body styles, including sedan and wagon variants, as Chrysler continued to broaden the imported Mitsubishi-based range. Performance-minded versions also existed, and those helped the car earn a modest enthusiast following by giving the practical subcompact a sportier image than its price-point mission suggested.
The nameplate remained in the lineup through the 1994 model year, after which it was discontinued as Chrysler reorganized its small-car offerings and newer models took over its role. Today it is remembered as one of the more recognizable Mitsubishi-derived Chrysler imports of the 1980s and early 1990s, notable for carrying the Colt badge in the U.S. after the earlier Champ era and for representing Plymouth’s effort to stay competitive in the subcompact market.