Chrysler Daytona

Specs table: all 12 shown versions

Identical names must be split by horsepower: four cars are labelled 2.2 MT (148 / 176 / 177 / 227 hp); three 2.5 MT (101 / 152 / 154 hp); three 2.5 AT (101 / 152 / 154 hp).

Identical names must be split by horsepower: four cars are labelled 2.2 MT (148 / 176 / 177 / 227 hp); three 2.5 MT (101 / 152 / 154 hp); three 2.5 AT (101 / 152 / 154 hp).

Which version to buy, by job

If you want the most power per litre and the lowest kg per horsepower: buy 2.2 MT 227 hp. 227 hp from 2213 cc is about 102.6 hp/L. Kerb 1334 kg is about 5.88 kg/hp (1334 ÷ 227). Torque is the catalogue peak: 294 Nm at 2800 rpm. Compression is 7.8, the lowest among the 2.2 Turbo cars (the 148 hp pair sit at 8.1; 176 and 177 hp sit at 9.5). Mixed consumption is 10.7 L/100 km (city 12.4, highway 8.7) — not the thirstiest mixed figure in the table. 0–100 and top speed: not measured. Gearbox is Manual 5 only; there is no Automatic twin of this output.

If you want a 2.2 Turbo without the 227 hp peak: the step from 2.2 MT 148 hp to 2.2 MT 176 hp is +28 hp and +40 Nm (231 → 271), torque peak dropping from 3600 to 2400 rpm, kerb rising 1275 → 1339 kg (+64 kg). Specific output goes from about 66.9 hp/L to about 79.5 hp/L. Weight per horsepower improves from about 8.61 kg/hp to about 7.61 kg/hp. Mixed fuel stays 10.2 L/100 km; highway ticks 8.1 → 8.4.

The next millimetre is 2.2 MT 177 hp versus 2.2 MT 176 hp: +1 hp, +14 Nm (271 → 285), same 2400 rpm torque peak, same 9.5 compression, same mixed 10.2. You pay +35 kg (1339 → 1374). That is about 7.76 kg/hp versus 7.61 — slightly worse mass per horsepower for one extra horse. If the two sit side by side, the 176 hp car is the tighter number; the 177 hp car is the stronger torque figure.

If you want the same 148 hp engine with less shifting: 2.2 AT 148 hp matches 2.2 MT 148 hp on power, torque, 2213 cc, Turbo, 4 Inline, 8.1 compression, 1275 kg. The Automatic 3 costs fuel: city 12.4 vs 11.8, highway 9.8 vs 8.1, mixed 11.2 vs 10.2 — +1.0 L/100 km mixed, +1.7 on the highway. 0–100 and top speed remain not measured on both.

If you want the lightest car and the lowest measured consumption: 2.5 MT 101 hp (and 2.5 AT 101 hp at the same 1214 kg). Boost is No. Injection is Central injection (single-point or single- point). Output 101 hp / 180 Nm from 2501 cc is about 40.4 hp/L and about 12.02 kg/hp — the worst power density and the heaviest kg/hp in the table. Mixed 9.0 on the Manual (city 10.7, highway 7.3) is the catalogue best. The Automatic twin keeps city 10.7 but highway 8.7 and mixed 9.8. You are buying mass and fuel, not output. 0–100 and top speed: not measured.

If you want a 2.5 Turbo with a measured sprint: only 2.5 MT 152 hp and 2.5 MT 154 hp list 8.8 s to 100 km/h and 212 km/h. That is the entire measured performance set for the Daytona in this data.

Between those two manuals the extra 2 hp (152 → 154) comes with +40 Nm (244 → 284) and a later torque peak (2000 → 2400 rpm). The 152 hp manual is 1248 kg; the 154 hp manual is 1374 kg (+126 kg). Power-to-weight: about 8.21 kg/hp versus about 8.92 kg/hp. Mixed fuel: 10.2 versus 10.7. Highway: 8.1 versus 8.7. Same 8.8 s and 212 km/h on both, so the measured sprint does not reward the extra 2 hp in this table — the lighter 2.5 MT 152 hp is the cleaner buy if those two numbers are the reason you are here.

If you want 2.5 Turbo and Automatic: 2.5 AT 152 hp is 1374 kg, mixed 11.8 (city 12.4, highway 10.2) — the highest mixed and highway figures in the catalogue. 2.5 AT 154 hp is the same 1374 kg, mixed 11.2 (city 12.4, highway 9.8), matching the mixed of 2.2 AT 148 hp. Versus the 152 hp Automatic you gain 2 hp and 40 Nm and you save 0.6 L/100 km mixed. 0–100 and top speed on both Automatics: not measured. Versus 2.5 MT 152 hp, the 152 hp Automatic is +126 kg and +1.6 L/100 km mixed for the same 152 hp / 244 Nm.

Turbo on 2.5 versus naturally aspirated 2.5: 2.5 MT 152 hp versus 2.5 MT 101 hp is +51 hp and +64 Nm, kerb +34 kg (1214 → 1248), mixed +1.2 L/100 km (9.0 → 10.2). You more than double specific output (40.4 → 60.8 hp/L) for a modest fuel step and almost no extra mass. That is the largest “output per extra kilogram” jump among the 2.5 cars.

If you want six cylinders and no turbo: the only answer is 3.0 MT. 143 hp / 232 Nm, 2972 cc, 6 V-shaped, Boost No, Manual 5, FWD, 1307 kg, compression 8.9, bore × stroke 91.1 × 76. Specific output about 48.1 hp/L; about 9.14 kg/hp. Mixed 10.7 — the same mixed as 2.2 MT 227 hp, with 84 hp less (227 − 143). Torque is essentially the 148 hp 2.2 Turbo’s 231 Nm plus 1. Rear brakes are Drum; every other shown Daytona is Disc ventilated at the rear. 0–100 and top speed: not measured. Buy 3.0 MT only if the 6 V-shaped layout is the point; the arithmetic does not beat a 2.2 Turbo or a 2.5 Turbo on power, mass, or mixed fuel.

Engine maths: 2.2 vs 2.5 vs 3.0

All engines are Gasoline, Front, transverse, 2 valves per cylinder, fuel 95.

• 2213 cc Turbo (4 Inline): 148 / 176 / 177 / 227 hp. Bore × stroke 87.5 × 92. Injection Distributed injection (multi-point). Specific output ~66.9–102.6 hp/L. The 227 hp tune is the outlier; 176 and 177 hp share 9.5 compression and 2400 rpm torque peaks.
• 2501 cc, Boost No (4 Inline): 101 hp only, 87.5 × 104, Central injection (single-point or single- point), compression 9.
• 2501 cc Turbo (4 Inline): 152 and 154 hp, same 87.5 × 104, Distributed injection (multi-point), compression 7.8. 154 hp’s 284 Nm is 10 Nm below the 227 hp 2.2’s 294 Nm, from a larger engine at lower rpm (2400 vs 2800).
• 2972 cc, Boost No (6 V-shaped): 143 hp, 91.1 × 76. Largest displacement, mid-pack horsepower.

Displacement does not rank power. The smallest engine makes both the 148 hp “base Turbo” and the 227 hp peak. The largest engine is 16 hp below the 148 hp 2.2 Turbo (148 − 143) and 84 hp below the 227 hp 2.2.

Performance and mpg (L/100 km)

0–100 km/h not measured except 2.5 MT 152 hp and 2.5 MT 154 hp (8.8 s). Top speed not measured except those two (212 km/h). Do not infer a 227 hp 0–100 from the 152/154 hp figures; the data does not give it.

Mixed consumption, best to worst among shown versions:

• 9.0 — 2.5 MT 101 hp
• 9.8 — 2.5 AT 101 hp
• 10.2 — 2.2 MT 148 / 176 / 177 hp; 2.5 MT 152 hp
• 10.7 — 2.2 MT 227 hp; 2.5 MT 154 hp; 3.0 MT 143 hp
• 11.2 — 2.2 AT 148 hp; 2.5 AT 154 hp
• 11.8 — 2.5 AT 152 hp

Highway best is 7.3 on 2.5 MT 101 hp; highway worst is 10.2 on 2.5 AT 152 hp. City is 10.7 on both 101 hp 2.5 cars and 11.8 on several Turbo manuals, 12.4 on the 227 hp 2.2, both 148/154 Automatics, 2.5 AT 152 hp, and 3.0 MT.

On a 53 L tank, mixed range is arithmetic only: 53 ÷ 9.0 × 100 ≈ 589 km for 2.5 MT 101 hp; 53 ÷ 11.8 × 100 ≈ 449 km for 2.5 AT 152 hp. CO2 not measured.

Searches for “chrysler daytona turbo”, “turbo z”, “iroc”, and “shelby” map onto this table as Turbo Gasoline versions, not as extra names in the data. The Turbo set is every 2.2 MT / 2.2 AT plus 2.5 AT 152 hp, 2.5 MT 152 hp, 2.5 MT 154 hp, 2.5 AT 154 hp. Boost No is 2.5 MT 101 hp, 2.5 AT 101 hp, and 3.0 MT.

Dimensions and weight

Gross weight not measured. Ground clearance not measured. Wheel sizes not measured. Tank 53 L on all twelve. Kerb:

• 1214 kg — 2.5 MT / 2.5 AT 101 hp (lightest)
• 1248 kg — 2.5 MT 152 hp
• 1275 kg — 2.2 MT / 2.2 AT 148 hp
• 1307 kg — 3.0 MT
• 1334 kg — 2.2 MT 227 hp
• 1339 kg — 2.2 MT 176 hp
• 1374 kg — 2.2 MT 177 hp; 2.5 AT 152 hp; 2.5 MT 154 hp; 2.5 AT 154 hp (heaviest, four versions)

The heaviest cars are 160 kg above the lightest (1374 − 1214). The 227 hp car is 120 kg above the 101 hp pair and 86 kg above 2.5 MT 152 hp, while making 75 hp more than that 152 hp manual (227 − 152).

Reliability and problems (what the numbers actually split)

The catalogue does not list failure rates. What it does split, and what a buyer can use:

• Turbo vs No: nine Turbo versions, three naturally aspirated (2.5 101 hp pair and 3.0 MT). Compression 7.8 on the 227 hp 2.2 and on all 2.5 Turbos; 8.1 on 148 hp 2.2; 9.5 on 176/177 hp 2.2; 9 on 101 hp 2.5; 8.9 on 3.0.
• Injection: Central injection (single-point or single- point) only on the 101 hp 2.5 pair; Distributed injection (multi-point) on the rest.
• Gearbox: Automatic is always 3 speeds; Manual is always 5. Automatic exists for 148 hp 2.2, 101 hp 2.5, 152 hp 2.5, 154 hp 2.5 — not for 176 / 177 / 227 hp 2.2 and not for 3.0 MT.
• Rear brakes: Drum only on 3.0 MT.
• Cylinders: 4 Inline except 3.0 MT (6 V-shaped).

Short buy list

1. Most hp, best kg/hp, best hp/L: 2.2 MT 227 hp (227 hp, 294 Nm, 1334 kg, mixed 10.7; 0–100 not measured). 2. Measured 8.8 s / 212 km/h at lower mass: 2.5 MT 152 hp (1248 kg, mixed 10.2). 3. Same measured sprint, more torque, more mass: 2.5 MT 154 hp (284 Nm, 1374 kg, mixed 10.7). 4. 2.2 Turbo without the 227 peak, better kg/hp than 177 hp: 2.2 MT 176 hp. 5. Lightest / lowest mixed: 2.5 MT 101 hp (1214 kg, mixed 9.0, Boost No). 6. Automatic with least mixed among Automatics that are not 101 hp: 2.2 AT 148 hp or 2.5 AT 154 hp (both mixed 11.2). Avoid 2.5 AT 152 hp if mixed fuel is the criterion (11.8). 7. Six cylinders: 3.0 MT only — 143 hp, Drum rear, mixed 10.7, 0–100 not measured.

Prices are not in this data. The “extra money” comparison is extra horsepower, extra kilograms, and extra litres per 100 km, not currency.