Police orders, including the Michigan State Police, made it 1980's best-selling R-body car, and it was the last true full-size Plymouth.
Lead trim: 5.9 LA V8
Plymouth Gran FuryR-body · 1980–1981
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FactPolice orders, including the Michigan State Police, made it 1980's best-selling R-body car, and it was the last true full-size Plymouth.
When Chrysler's downsized R-body cars arrived for 1979 there was no Plymouth version, but demand for a full-size Plymouth brought the Gran Fury back in 1980 after a two-year absence, as a pillared hardtop sedan related to the Chrysler Newport and Dodge St. Regis. It offered a 3.7 litre Slant Six and 5.2 and 5.9 litre LA V8s with three-speed automatics, for 1980 and 1981.
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Trims & Figures
3 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.7 Slant Six | 1980–1981 | 3.7 L I6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5.2 LA V8 | 1980–1981 | 5.2 L V8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5.9 LA V8 | 1980–1981 | 5.9 L V8 | 130 hp | 255 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
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Even police departments' hottest Gran Fury couldn't keep up with a hot hatch: its strongest police-spec V8 ran the quarter mile in 18.16 seconds, slower than a 90-hp Volkswagen Rabbit GTI.
This M-body Gran Fury became a favored American police package car, still ordered by departments into the late 1980s alongside the newer Caprice.
Police orders, including the Michigan State Police, made it 1980's best-selling R-body car, and it was the last true full-size Plymouth.
It was the big Fury renamed: for 1975 Plymouth gave the Fury name to its restyled mid-size Satellite, so the full-size car became the Gran Fury.
Rivals
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