At the time, the R/T was advertised as "the fastest sedan made in America", and one of the quickest performance sedans under $40,000, with Chrysler placing its performance above the
BMW M5. It could reach 60 mph (97 km/h) in 5.8 seconds, according to
Car and Driver, making it one of the quickest
front wheel drive cars ever offered in the American market. It was chosen as
Motor Trend magazine's "Domestic Sport Sedan of the Year", beating the
Ford Taurus SHO for 1991 and 1992. All R/Ts were built in Mexico. Just 1,208 were sold in America in 1991 — 774 in red and 434 in white. An additional 191 were sold in America in 1992 — 92 red, 68 white, and 31 silver. The only discernible changes for 1992 were a lower first gear ratio for reduced
turbo lag, woodgrain dashboard trim as used on the
Chrysler LeBaron sedan, blacked out upper and lower grille inserts, clear rather than amber lenses for the front parking and turn signal lights, and a
speedometer calibrated to 150 mph (240 km/h) rather than 120 mph (190 km/h).
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