Chrysler K-cars

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Chrysler K-cars were a family of compact, front-wheel-drive vehicles introduced in the early 1980s that are widely credited with helping rescue Chrysler Corporation from financial collapse.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf automobile platform ⓘ
car family ⓘ
associatedWith Lee Iacocca ⓘ
bodyStyle 2-door sedan ⓘ
4-door sedan ⓘ
station wagon ⓘ
category Chrysler vehicles ⓘ
linked to: Chrysler

compact cars ⓘ
front-wheel-drive vehicles ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designer Chrysler engineering team ⓘ
driveLayout front-wheel drive ⓘ
emblematicOf Chrysler’s 1980s turnaround ⓘ
engineConfiguration inline-4 ⓘ
engineeringGoal fuel efficiency ⓘ
low production cost ⓘ
platform sharing ⓘ
era 1980s ⓘ
influenced Dodge Caravan design ⓘ
Plymouth Voyager design ⓘ
first-generation Chrysler minivans ⓘ
introduced 1981 ⓘ
layout transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive ⓘ
manufacturer Chrysler Corporation ⓘ
linked to: Chrysler
marketedAs Chrysler LeBaron (early models) ⓘ
Dodge Aries ⓘ
Plymouth Reliant ⓘ
notableFor cost-effective design ⓘ
helping rescue Chrysler Corporation from financial collapse ⓘ
high fuel economy for its time ⓘ
sharing many common components across models ⓘ
offeredTransmission automatic transmission ⓘ
manual transmission ⓘ
platformCode K-platform ⓘ
productionStart 1981 ⓘ
relatedPlatform Chrysler E-platform (extended K) ⓘ
linked to: Chrysler K platform

Chrysler G-platform ⓘ
linked to: Chrysler G platform

Chrysler H-platform ⓘ
linked to: Chrysler K platform

Chrysler J-platform ⓘ
Chrysler K-derived minivan platform ⓘ
Chrysler P-platform ⓘ
Chrysler Q-platform ⓘ
Chrysler S-platform ⓘ
linked to: Chrysler J-platform
soldInMarket North America ⓘ
successorPlatform Chrysler AA platform ⓘ
Chrysler P-body platform ⓘ
typicalEngineDisplacement 2.2-liter inline-4 ⓘ
2.5-liter inline-4 ⓘ
vehicleClass compact car ⓘ

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K-car platform → relatedPlatform → Chrysler J-body (K derivative) ⓘ
linked to: Chrysler K-cars
K-car platform → notableModelFamily → Chrysler K-cars ⓘ
Chrysler LeBaron GTS → platformFamily → Chrysler K-car family ⓘ
linked to: Chrysler K-cars
Chrysler Executive (limousine) → basedOn → Chrysler K-car architecture ⓘ
linked to: Chrysler K-cars
Chrysler Executive (limousine) → relatedTo → Chrysler LeBaron (1980s compact) ⓘ
linked to: Chrysler K-cars
Chrysler E-Class → predecessor → Chrysler LeBaron sedan (K-car configuration as near-equivalent) ⓘ
linked to: Chrysler K-cars
Dodge Lancer (K-derivative) → platformFamily → Chrysler K-car family ⓘ
linked to: Chrysler K-cars
Chrysler LeBaron convertible (K-based) → platformFamily → Chrysler K-car family ⓘ
linked to: Chrysler K-cars