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Compact performance · 5 seats

1986 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z

Compact performance powered by 1986 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z engine family.

Exact-year stock-presenting Turbo Z retained for hatchback body, hood treatment, lower graphics, spoiler, wheels, and stance context.
Bodies Three-door five-passenger hatchback coupe
Configurations Daytona Turbo Z, Daytona Turbo Z with five-speed manual, Daytona Turbo Z with automatic
Engine range Turbocharged EFI 2.2-liter inline-four
Chassis Front-drive G-body with Turbo Z chassis tuning
Production Exact configuration ledger remains unresolved

Story

1986 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z

The 1986 Daytona Turbo Z family combined three-door five-passenger hatchback coupe with Daytona Turbo Z, Daytona Turbo Z with five-speed manual, Daytona Turbo Z with automatic configurations. This page keeps those factory choices together without treating an engine, stripe, badge, or trim package as a separate car identity.

Engines and transmissions

Turbo engine, injection, transaxle, cooling, exhaust, chassis, body, trim, dates, and records must agree. Transmission, induction, cooling, exhaust, axle, emissions equipment, and dates must match the selected engine path.

Chassis and brakes

Turbo Z combined the turbo engine and transaxle choices with performance suspension, wheels, tires, aero equipment, graphics, and cabin instrumentation. Brake, steering, spring, damper, axle, ratio, wheel, and tire equipment varied by configuration and must be reconciled to factory and car-specific records.

Body, trim, and proof

Start with VIN or serial, body tag, title, shell, and ownership history. Then reconcile drivetrain, chassis, protected finish, cabin, trim, dates, and records. Replaceable badges, stripes, wheels, or a swapped engine cannot establish factory configuration.

Period Dodge advertisement showing the stock 1986 Daytona Turbo Z exterior; advertising claims are historical context, not proof about a surviving car.Dodge Division of Chrysler Corporation via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Price history

Values

Nominal dollars from original price sheets, auction archives, and approved value references.

Original Price

A verified original price is not yet available for this car.

Values move with paperwork, originality, options, condition, venue, and body style. High bids and guide values are labeled separately from completed sales.

Reference records

Options, Colors & Components

Source-backed details for trim, chassis, production, and authenticity.

Engine Details

  • Turbo I 2.2L 135 cu in turbocharged fuel-injected inline-four · 1986 Daytona Turbo Z path · carburetor / specification

Transmission

  • Factory transmission Five-speed manual transaxle
  • Factory transmission Three-speed automatic transaxle

Options

Engines and Induction summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

Production

Transmissions summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

Authenticity

Rear Axle and Ratios summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration
  • Model-year identity 1986 Daytona Turbo Z VIN or serial, body tag, title, shell, drivetrain, trim, protected finish, and ownership evidence that agrees · VIN or serial plate, body or trim plate, chassis, title, build records, and ownership history · fraud detection
  • Engine and transmission Configuration-correct engine, induction, transmission, controls, stampings, castings, and dates · Engine, induction, gearbox, shifter, pedals, stamp pads, castings, dates, and records · numbers matching
  • Axle, brakes, and suspension Application-correct axle, ratio, brake system, steering, springs, links, and dampers · Axle housing and carrier, brakes, steering, suspension, dates, service records, and build evidence · date correctness
  • Paint, exterior trim, and cabin Plate- and record-supported finish, moldings, badges, wheels, upholstery, instruments, and controls · Body and trim plates, protected paint, upholstery, hardware, dashboard, and restoration records · trim correctness

Still Researching

  • production No reviewed public ledger reconciles 1986 Daytona Turbo Z production by body, model, engine, transmission, axle, paint, trim, options, plant, date, and surviving-car status.
  • paint colors Reviewed references establish representative factory colors but not a complete body, trim, stripe, special-order, plant, and build-date compatibility matrix.
  • interior Broad cabin equipment is documented, but the complete upholstery color, material, body, option, and production-date matrix is not publicly reconciled.
  • authenticity markers Public model references cannot prove one survivor's born-with shell, drivetrain, chassis components, paint, trim, options, or component dates.

Codes & names

Names & Engine Codes

Common names and codes are grouped so LS6 references point to the same engine, not separate pages.

Brake Systems summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration
1986 Turbo I 2.2L 1986 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z engine family

Photo and video gallery

Gallery

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Sources & Documentation

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