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The Shelby
Carroll Shelby

Carroll Hall Shelby, is an American racing and automotive designer and former racing driver....
 Lancer was a limited-production sports sedan
Sports sedan

A sports sedan or a sports saloon is a descriptive term applied to a sedan automobile that is designed to look and feel "sporty" - offering the driver more connection with the driving experience....
 based on the Dodge Lancer
Dodge Lancer

The Dodge Lancer is a Automobile from the Dodge division of Chrysler Corporation. Dodge used the Lancer name on three different vehicles over the years....
. Offered by Shelby for 1987 only, the Shelby Lancer was intended to be an American counterpart to such European sedans as the BMW 3-Series and Peugeot 405
Peugeot 405

The Peugeot 405 is a large family car released by the France automaker Peugeot in July 1987 and which continues to be manufactured under license outside France....
. It was well-equipped inside with many amenities not offered on the normal Lancer, including a special 10-speaker Pioneer CD audio system.

Power came from Shelby's Turbo II
Chrysler K engine

The straight-4 engine developed by Chrysler for the Chrysler K platform and Chrysler L platform is sometimes referred to as the K-car engine. After its debut in 1981, it became the basis for all Chrysler-developed 4-cylinder engines until the Chrysler Neon engine was released in 1995....
 2.2 L Intercooled I4
Straight-4

The straight-4 or inline-4 engine is a four cylinder internal combustion engine with all four cylinder mounted in a straight line along the crankcase....
, with 175 hp (130 kW) and 175 ft·lbf (237 Nm).






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The Shelby
Carroll Shelby

Carroll Hall Shelby, is an American racing and automotive designer and former racing driver....
 Lancer was a limited-production sports sedan
Sports sedan

A sports sedan or a sports saloon is a descriptive term applied to a sedan automobile that is designed to look and feel "sporty" - offering the driver more connection with the driving experience....
 based on the Dodge Lancer
Dodge Lancer

The Dodge Lancer is a Automobile from the Dodge division of Chrysler Corporation. Dodge used the Lancer name on three different vehicles over the years....
. Offered by Shelby for 1987 only, the Shelby Lancer was intended to be an American counterpart to such European sedans as the BMW 3-Series and Peugeot 405
Peugeot 405

The Peugeot 405 is a large family car released by the France automaker Peugeot in July 1987 and which continues to be manufactured under license outside France....
. It was well-equipped inside with many amenities not offered on the normal Lancer, including a special 10-speaker Pioneer CD audio system.

Power came from Shelby's Turbo II
Chrysler K engine

The straight-4 engine developed by Chrysler for the Chrysler K platform and Chrysler L platform is sometimes referred to as the K-car engine. After its debut in 1981, it became the basis for all Chrysler-developed 4-cylinder engines until the Chrysler Neon engine was released in 1995....
 2.2 L Intercooled I4
Straight-4

The straight-4 or inline-4 engine is a four cylinder internal combustion engine with all four cylinder mounted in a straight line along the crankcase....
, with 175 hp (130 kW) and 175 ft·lbf (237 Nm). Weight was over 3,000 lb (1,360 kg), so performance was not as good as the Shelby GLHS
Shelby GLHS

The Carroll Shelby GLHS was a limited production automobile from the mid 1980s. The main differentiator of these cars from their regular Dodge versions was their use of what would become the intercooled Chrysler K engine#2.2 Turbo II engine as well as Shelby Centurian wheels and Koni Adjustable shocks/struts, and changes to the alignment....
 with a 7.2 s run to .

Special wheels and blacked-out trim called attention to the Shelby graphics on the lower body. 800 Shelby Lancers were made, split evenly between 5-speed manual and automatic/leather cars. Dodge carried on the car with the 1988 and 1989 Lancer Shelby
Dodge Lancer

The Dodge Lancer is a Automobile from the Dodge division of Chrysler Corporation. Dodge used the Lancer name on three different vehicles over the years....
, which is not to be confused with the true Shelby car.