The Dodge Omni is a sub-compact vehicle that was manufactured and marketed by the Dodge part of the Chrysler group. The Dodge Omni was introduced in 1978 and was produced for nearly twelve years till 1990. The Dodge Omni also used the name as Plymouth Horizon. The parts of the Dodge Omni were assembled at the plant in Belvidere, Illinois and Kenosha, Wisconsin. The Dodge Shadow and the Plymouth Sundance were used to replace the Dodge Omni. The Dodge Omni was available in the five door hatchback model.
The Dodge Omni used the Chrysler L body platform and was available in the FF layout: front engine model that used front wheel drive. The Dodge Omni was powered by the 1.6 Litre Peugeot/Simca I4 engine, 1.7 Litre Volkswagen I4 engine, 2.2 Litre K I4 engine or the 2.2 Litre Turbo I I4 engine. The engine was supported by the 4 speed Volkswagen manual transmission, 5 speed manual transmission, 3 speed A404 automatic transmission or the 3 speed A413 automatic transmission. The Dodge Omni is one of the initial successful four wheel drive vehicles.