The Dodge Stratus is a mid-size 4-door sedan introduced in 1995. It was based on the Chrysler JA platform. The Stratus was on Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for 1996 and 1997.
The first generation (95-00) was introduced in 1995 with two models: the SE, which came standard with the 2.0 L straight-4 and had the SOHC 2.4 L as an option, and the ES, which came standard with the DOHC 2.4 L and had the optional 2.5 L V6.
A turbocharged version of the Stratus was sold in Mexico, with the 2.4 L DOHC 4-cylinder engine and a 4-speed automatic transmission with AutoStick.
The second generation (01-06)The Stratus sedan for the second generation used a revised version of the Chrysler JA platform named JR.
The coupe models with the same names were entirely different cars; they were actually based on the Mitsubishi Eclipse.