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All of Plymouth Prowler's exotic
materials and engineering methods produce an eerily
silent, squeak- and rattle-free interior environment that
is both classic in style and space-age in composition.
Prowler engineering includes:
- A four-link rear suspension with a
lower control arm locates rear wheels driven by an
automatic transaxle.
- The front and rear quarter panels, rear valance panel
and motorcycle fenders are made of sheet molding compound.
The disparate elements are joined by welding, adhesive bonding
and a new device called a "self-piercing
rivet," used to attach the aluminum of the door panel
to its steel hinge reinforcement.
- Body tub components are nearly
all made of 5454-O aluminum alloy; hood,
deck lid, doors and hood side panels are stamped
of 6022 aluminum in temper T6.
- Prowler's torquey and high-revving all-aluminum
3.5-liter 24-valve SOHC V6 produces 253 horsepower
at 6,400 rpm, and 255 pound-feet of torque at 3,950 rpm.
- The fully independent front suspension
combines unequal length control arms with coil-over-spring/shock
assembly mounted inboard "Indy" style.
- The front fascia and bumper covers
are made of reaction injection molding (RIM) urethane; The
lovely French curve in the profile of the
grille is rendered in a polymer dubbed acrylonitryle
butadiene styrene.
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