The Plymouth Volaré was introduced during the fall of 1975 as a 1976 model, and was named Motor Trend's "Car of the Year" for 1976. It was the successors to the A-body — Dodge Dart and Plymouth Valiant/Plymouth Duster, which concurrently were sold along with Volaré during the early part of the 1976 model year until they both were discontinued.
The Plymouth Volaré was the same as the Dogde Aspen (which replced the Dogde Dart). They were both offered in various body style, 2 & 4 door along with a station wagon version. Engine & transmission options included stick shift and automatic both. They were availablle with engines ranging from a 225 cubic inch in-line ('Slant 6') 6 cylinder up to a maximum size of only 360 cubic inch V-8.
The Volaré was the latest version of the Plymouth Road Runner. Chrysler's attempt to keep the 'performance car' alive. They also built a Dogde Aspen version called the 'R/T'.
There were also international versions.:
Between 1977 and 1979, the small Swiss specialty automaker Monteverdi built a modified version of this car, called the Sierra, intended to compete in Europe's luxury car market. The Dart name (rather than Aspen) was applied to Dodge-branded F-body cars in Mexico and Colombia, corresponding to the local Chrysler-branded F-body cars badged as Valiant Volaré. The Mexican F-body Volarés were not marketed as Plymouth, because that brand was dropped after 1969. Chrysler de México also sold cheaper versions of the American K-cars -Plymouth Reliant and Dodge Aries- (in 1982–1987) and Plymouth Caravelle (1988) as Chrysler Volarés. As a matter of fact, the 1988 Chrysler Volaré E (an inexpensive version of the 1988 Plymouth Caravelle with a 1986–1988 Plymouth Reliant front end attached to it) served as Mexican Highway Patrol ("Policía Federal de Caminos" in Spanish) units from 1988 to 1990. They got a Chrysler Turbo II 2.2L engine and 3-speed automatic transmission (shifter on the dash, like US patrols) and were known in Mexico as "Turbo-patrols".
The Volaré also became known as the Volaré "Duster" in Canada.