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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Chrysler J-body (K derivative) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf automobile platform
car family
associatedWith Lee Iacocca NERFINISHED
bodyStyle 2-door sedan
4-door sedan
station wagon
category Chrysler vehicles NERFINISHED
compact cars
front-wheel-drive vehicles
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: 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 NERFINISHED
marketedAs Chrysler LeBaron (early models) NERFINISHED
Dodge Aries NERFINISHED
Plymouth Reliant NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
productionStart 1981
relatedPlatform Chrysler E-platform (extended K) NERFINISHED
Chrysler G-platform NERFINISHED
Chrysler H-platform NERFINISHED
Chrysler J-platform NERFINISHED
Chrysler K-derived minivan platform
Chrysler P-platform NERFINISHED
Chrysler Q-platform NERFINISHED
Chrysler S-platform NERFINISHED
soldInMarket North America NERFINISHED
successorPlatform Chrysler AA platform NERFINISHED
Chrysler P-body platform NERFINISHED
typicalEngineDisplacement 2.2-liter inline-4
2.5-liter inline-4
vehicleClass compact car

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K-car platform relatedPlatform Chrysler K-cars
this entity surface form: Chrysler J-body (K derivative)
K-car platform notableModelFamily Chrysler K-cars