The K-car platform was a key automotive design platform introduced by Chrysler Corporation for the 1981 model year, featuring a transverse engine, front-wheel drive, independent front and …

Dec 29, 2017 · In the early ’80s, Chrysler was saved from financial ruin by selling the front-drive K-car, a nice Reliant automobile that would spawn numerous inexpensive-to-produce variants.

Jan 26, 2021 · From 1981 to 1995, this basic architecture was molded, shaped, stretched, shrunken, and face-lifted into everything from sporting car, to minivan, to all guises of sedan. …

Jun 8, 2022 · Chrysler K cars were perfectly good cars at the time. Their simple styling and amazing visibility are a nice contrast to the modern slough of compact crossover hatchbacks. …

May 24, 2024 · They were available in several body styles, including two-door coupes, four-door sedans, and station wagons. The K-cars were powered by a 2.2-liter inline-four engine, with an …

Oct 27, 2021 · K cars were built with a front engine and transaxle in mind, and while this is the standard setup for most cars today, it was new for the 80s. The power behind K cars was also …

May 2, 2023 · Chrysler produced the original K-platform vehicles between 1981 and 1989. The mid-sized K car was succeeded by the C-platform for minivans. In the 1980’s, four Chrysler K …

Sep 16, 2018 · The LeBaron convertible was the brainchild of Lee Iacocca and “The New Chrysler Corporation” in 1982. ASC was the supplier who took a two door LeBaron, removed the roof, …

Dec 8, 2022 · Chrysler’s versatile K-car platform allowed the carmaker to produce almost countless variations, including even a stretch limo. You remember the Chrysler K-cars. …

Feb 4, 2025 · During this downsizing, they developed the K-Platform, a now-famous architecture that could support everything from a compact car, to a sports car, to a minivan.

In the posted comments, I found this note written by a former Chrysler employee who worked at the St. Louis assembly plant during the years the K convertibles were produced. There is …

Feb 15, 2018 · Fresh off the enormously successful launch of its 1981 K-car compacts, the Dodge Aries and Plymouth Reliant, Chrysler wasted little time filling showrooms with more profitable …

Sep 2, 2021 · Still, this K car was no shrinking violet, equipped with a 4 bbl 413 wedge rated at 360 horsepower, and available with the twin 4 bbl cross ram that was good for another thirty …

Chrysler K-Cars: Plain and Fancy Chrysler Corporation launched its K platform car line in 1981 in what was thought by many as its last gasp before descending into bankruptcy and possible …

Known as the K car platform, it would become the centerpiece of Chrysler's turnaround. Not only was it less expensive to produce cars built on the same platform, they could be built more …

Mar 17, 2023 · Here's how the cheapest car on the Chrysler lot hoodwinked America long enough to pollute movie premiers, high school proms, and wedding day celebrations as an …

Dec 19, 2021 · The Chrysler K car is a silver mine that later struck gold in the form of the minivan. Throughout its existence, the K-car was the silver coming out of the factories, but it was the …

The K Car saved Chrysler from near financial ruin the '80s, but none of the marketing told prospective buyers what it meant to be a K Car. Here's the answer.

Nov 6, 2024 · The Chrysler K-car was something beautiful. This brilliant front-wheel-drive platform produced a slew of vehicles that may have been a bit slow, but were good enough to help …

Mar 7, 2025 · The next art deco icon in our Art Deco Centenary series is the streamlined Chrysler Airflow – a revolutionary car that pioneered aerodynamic automobile design.