Plymouth Backpack
Motor vehicle
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The Plymouth Backpack is a compact pickup truck concept vehicle manufactured by Plymouth. It was unveiled at the 1995 Chicago Auto Show.
| Plymouth Backpack | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Plymouth |
| Production | 1995 |
| Designer | Tom Gale |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Concept car |
| Body style | 2-door compact pickup |
| Layout | FF |
| Platform | Dodge Neon |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.0 L I4 |
The 2+2 seating with an "El Camino-esque" versatility could carry two passengers with ease, and even left enough room for a small integrated table for a laptop inside the cabin. A built-in bike rack on the back was also built into the vehicle.
Tom Gale, Chrysler's design chief that had visions of the future vehicles of the company; 'not what Plymouth is today, but what it will be', designed the sporty Backpack.
The Backpack was based on Dodge Neon platform and featured a MoPar 2-liter OHC straight-4 engine producing 135 hp sending the power on the front wheels.[1]