This 1987 Dodge Daytona Has a Digital Dash, Speaks Lots English

These things were front-wheel drive and originally came with a 2.2-liter Chrysler engine that produced only 93 horsepower. Later on, turbo versions were introduced, along with a V6 sourced from Mitsubishi.

In 1987, Dodge refreshed the Daytona and gave it pop-up headlights. They also launched the Shelby Z trim level, which is what we're going to talk about.

History only remembers the winners and the Daytona has been forgotten for many years. But this next video shows it may have been a little ahead of its time. It's from 2007 and was shot by the owner of the car, but only now went viral across the Internet. Why? Because this car is almost three decades old buy has a full vocabulary of chimes and warnings in English.

In a time before health and safety, the 1987 Daytona wanted you to know that the engine is cold, not with a warning light, but by telling you in a robotic voice. Dodge did this because it was cool at the time, as was an all-digital dashboard in bright green that reminds us of the Trans Am GTA and the Corvette C4.

What you guys need to remember is that this is 1987, not 2007. Back then, everything was really cheap. A gallon of gas cost 80 cents, the Toyota Camry started at $11,000 and the Ford Mustang could still be considered cheap at around $9,200. CD? Try tape players.

So why use a digital clock on this old-timer sportscar? Because people were obsessed with futuristic transportation at the time. RoboCop came out that same year and the KITT television series was very popular, making the Pontiac Trans Am a must-have.