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{{Infobox Automobile platform| name = K-body| aka =| manufacturer = Chrysler Corporation–[1995
[Chrysler M platform| successor = Chrysler PL platform
Chrysler JA platform
Chrysler LH platform| class = Compact car
Mid-size car
Full-size car| body_style = 2-door [convertible
2-door coupe
3-door hatchback
4-door sedan
4-door station wagon
5-door hatchback [Straight-4
2.2 L Chrysler K engine#2.2 Turbo I Straight-4
2.2 L Chrysler K engine#2.2 Turbo II Straight-4
2.2 L Chrysler K engine#2.2 Turbo III Straight-4
2.2 L Chrysler K engine#2.2 Turbo IV Straight-4
2.2 L Chrysler K engine#2.2 TC Straight-4
2.5 L Chrysler K engine#2.5 Straight-4
2.5 L Chrysler K engine#2.5 Turbo Straight-4
2.6 L Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Astron engine Straight-4
3.0 L Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi 6G7x engine#6G72 V6
3.3 L Chrysler 3.3 engine#3.3 V6
3.8 L Chrysler 3.3 engine#3.8 V6
[GM J platform
GM N platform-->



The Chrysler Corporation's K-Car platform of the 1980s ranks as one of the most overt uses of automobile platform in automotive history. Chrysler even advertised the K-Cars as a group, using the term in publications, and put "K" badges on some models. They later advertised the Chrysler LH platform similarly, but with lesser emphasis.

Some consider the K platform as a brainchild of Lee Iacocca - the platform was originally rejected by Ford Motor Company when Iacocca was chairman right before he was terminated in 1978.

The K cars have been categorized as compact for their external size and small front-wheel drive layout. The K cars were designed to carry six adults on two bench seats and were aimed not only to replace the former compacts Dodge Aspen and Plymouth Volare (which succeeded the Dodge Dart and Plymouth Valiant), but also to compete against the segment now defined by the downsized Chevrolet Malibu as midsize car and the similarly sized Ford Fairmont (predecessor to the Ford Taurus). Indeed, the Aries was placed in the same midsize category by the EPA as the larger and more expensive Aspen-based Chrysler Fifth Avenue.

Technically, only the Dodge Aries, Plymouth Reliant, second generation Chrysler LeBaron, and the Dodge 400 used the K platform. The rest of the group had different platforms based on the K. The famed Chrysler minivans were also based on the K platform to a lesser extent. The "last of the K-cars" was the long-hood fixed-headlight LeBaron convertible that was superseded in the 1996 model year by the "cab-forward" Chrysler Sebring convertible.

Some enthusiast groups refer to the expanded set of platforms based on the K as "EEKs," where EEK stands for "Every Extended K-car". Most of these vehicles had modified suspensions and most were longer and heaver than the original K-cars, but all had the same basic design, with a solid beam rear axle, independent front suspensions with MacPherson struts, front wheel drive, and generally a base 2.2 L Chrysler engine hooked up to a three-speed TorqueFlite automatic transmission or a five-speed manual. In later years, the four-speed Ultradrive automatic transmission was used.

The EEKs offered a large variety of engines depending on year and model. Four cylinder engines started with carburetors and moved to a single throttle body injector or, for turbocharged models, four injectors, and ranged from 86 hp when introduced to 224 hp in the Chrysler K engine#2.2 Turbo III. Most vehicles had the 2.2 or 2.5 L Chrysler-designed four-cylinder engines or the Mitsubishi 3.0 L V6. All V6 models had fuel injection, as did all turbocharged four-cylinders.

Chrysler economized greatly across the EEK models with standardized parts, often not tuning them for use in vehicles as far apart as sporty cars, minivans, and near-luxury sedans. Most parts (aside from sheet metal) are easily interchanged across the lines. This has led to owners upgrading by looking for heavier or more sporty EEKs in the junkyard and borrowing components from them for bolt-on upgrades.

However, in the 1990s, lack of investment in the EEK models coupled with the effects of too much cost-cutting and standardization, led to a reliance on heavy rebates to sell EEKs, which, along with inefficiencies in Chrysler's management and manufacturing, led to Chrysler selling many of these vehicles at a loss. Their replacements, though sometimes not selling as well, were profitable due to changes in the engineering and production processes, and innovative designs.

Though the EEKs did not have a strong reputation for performance, several were notable, including the Spirit R/T sedan, which could reach 60 mph in under six seconds unmodified, the Daytona R/T, and the turbocharged five-door liftback Chrysler LeBaron GTS/Dodge Lancer, praised for its mix of sport and luxury. Chrysler offered roomy and powerful alternatives to smaller compact imports from Honda or Mazda. Chrysler undermined the line by not investing in powertrain improvements such as multiple-port injection, and by not differentiating vehicles sufficiently; interiors were sometimes not up to the exterior image, such as on the Dodge Dynasty.

It should be noted that Chrysler often reused platform designations; thus the E platform based on the K cars was unrelated to the company's E platform of the early 1970s. In 1989, to end confusion, the company started to use two-letter codes, so that the new A platform became AA, P became AP, and so on.

The K platform was primarily a way to commonize parts use, saving money through economies of scale and by reducing the variety of parts in inventory, which was one of the problems that caused Chrysler to near bankruptcy in the 1970s. At the time, current flexible manufacturing systems were unavailable due to the state of the art in electronics and assembly, so the full benefit of platform sharing could not be realized; it was impossible to send a Reliant, Lancer, and Daytona down the line in sequence, for example. Most automakers use EEK-like platform engineering with flexible manufacturing now, generally differentiating the vehicles more, and building different vehicles on the same line, alternating as needed (for example, the Dodge Charger (LX), Dodge Magnum, and Chrysler 300 are all built interchangeably on the same assembly line).

The following cars used the K platform and its variants. Note that Chrysler applied nameplates somewhat capriciously, so that there could be an E-body New Yorker at the same time a C-body New Yorker was sold. While there were no Jeep EEKs made, at least one Rubicon-ready prototype was made. Eagle (automobile) did not get any EEKs, either.



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{{Infobox Automobile platform| name = K-body| aka =| manufacturer = Chrysler Corporation–[1995
[Chrysler M platform| successor = Chrysler PL platform
Chrysler JA platform
Chrysler LH platform| class = Compact car
Mid-size car
Full-size car| body_style = 2-door [convertible
2-door coupe
3-door hatchback
4-door sedan
4-door station wagon
5-door hatchback [Straight-4
2.2 L Chrysler K engine#2.2 Turbo I Straight-4
2.2 L Chrysler K engine#2.2 Turbo II Straight-4
2.2 L Chrysler K engine#2.2 Turbo III Straight-4
2.2 L Chrysler K engine#2.2 Turbo IV Straight-4
2.2 L Chrysler K engine#2.2 TC Straight-4
2.5 L Chrysler K engine#2.5 Straight-4
2.5 L Chrysler K engine#2.5 Turbo Straight-4
2.6 L Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Astron engine Straight-4
3.0 L Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi 6G7x engine#6G72 V6
3.3 L Chrysler 3.3 engine#3.3 V6
3.8 L Chrysler 3.3 engine#3.8 V6
[GM J platform
GM N platform-->



The Chrysler Corporation's K-Car platform of the 1980s ranks as one of the most overt uses of automobile platform in automotive history. Chrysler even advertised the K-Cars as a group, using the term in publications, and put "K" badges on some models. They later advertised the Chrysler LH platform similarly, but with lesser emphasis.

Some consider the K platform as a brainchild of Lee Iacocca - the platform was originally rejected by Ford Motor Company when Iacocca was chairman right before he was terminated in 1978.

The K cars have been categorized as compact for their external size and small front-wheel drive layout. The K cars were designed to carry six adults on two bench seats and were aimed not only to replace the former compacts Dodge Aspen and Plymouth Volare (which succeeded the Dodge Dart and Plymouth Valiant), but also to compete against the segment now defined by the downsized Chevrolet Malibu as midsize car and the similarly sized Ford Fairmont (predecessor to the Ford Taurus). Indeed, the Aries was placed in the same midsize category by the EPA as the larger and more expensive Aspen-based Chrysler Fifth Avenue.

Technically, only the Dodge Aries, Plymouth Reliant, second generation Chrysler LeBaron, and the Dodge 400 used the K platform. The rest of the group had different platforms based on the K. The famed Chrysler minivans were also based on the K platform to a lesser extent. The "last of the K-cars" was the long-hood fixed-headlight LeBaron convertible that was superseded in the 1996 model year by the "cab-forward" Chrysler Sebring convertible.

Some enthusiast groups refer to the expanded set of platforms based on the K as "EEKs," where EEK stands for "Every Extended K-car". Most of these vehicles had modified suspensions and most were longer and heaver than the original K-cars, but all had the same basic design, with a solid beam rear axle, independent front suspensions with MacPherson struts, front wheel drive, and generally a base 2.2 L Chrysler engine hooked up to a three-speed TorqueFlite automatic transmission or a five-speed manual. In later years, the four-speed Ultradrive automatic transmission was used.

The EEKs offered a large variety of engines depending on year and model. Four cylinder engines started with carburetors and moved to a single throttle body injector or, for turbocharged models, four injectors, and ranged from 86 hp when introduced to 224 hp in the Chrysler K engine#2.2 Turbo III. Most vehicles had the 2.2 or 2.5 L Chrysler-designed four-cylinder engines or the Mitsubishi 3.0 L V6. All V6 models had fuel injection, as did all turbocharged four-cylinders.

Chrysler economized greatly across the EEK models with standardized parts, often not tuning them for use in vehicles as far apart as sporty cars, minivans, and near-luxury sedans. Most parts (aside from sheet metal) are easily interchanged across the lines. This has led to owners upgrading by looking for heavier or more sporty EEKs in the junkyard and borrowing components from them for bolt-on upgrades.

However, in the 1990s, lack of investment in the EEK models coupled with the effects of too much cost-cutting and standardization, led to a reliance on heavy rebates to sell EEKs, which, along with inefficiencies in Chrysler's management and manufacturing, led to Chrysler selling many of these vehicles at a loss. Their replacements, though sometimes not selling as well, were profitable due to changes in the engineering and production processes, and innovative designs.

Though the EEKs did not have a strong reputation for performance, several were notable, including the Spirit R/T sedan, which could reach 60 mph in under six seconds unmodified, the Daytona R/T, and the turbocharged five-door liftback Chrysler LeBaron GTS/Dodge Lancer, praised for its mix of sport and luxury. Chrysler offered roomy and powerful alternatives to smaller compact imports from Honda or Mazda. Chrysler undermined the line by not investing in powertrain improvements such as multiple-port injection, and by not differentiating vehicles sufficiently; interiors were sometimes not up to the exterior image, such as on the Dodge Dynasty.

It should be noted that Chrysler often reused platform designations; thus the E platform based on the K cars was unrelated to the company's E platform of the early 1970s. In 1989, to end confusion, the company started to use two-letter codes, so that the new A platform became AA, P became AP, and so on.

The K platform was primarily a way to commonize parts use, saving money through economies of scale and by reducing the variety of parts in inventory, which was one of the problems that caused Chrysler to near bankruptcy in the 1970s. At the time, current flexible manufacturing systems were unavailable due to the state of the art in electronics and assembly, so the full benefit of platform sharing could not be realized; it was impossible to send a Reliant, Lancer, and Daytona down the line in sequence, for example. Most automakers use EEK-like platform engineering with flexible manufacturing now, generally differentiating the vehicles more, and building different vehicles on the same line, alternating as needed (for example, the Dodge Charger (LX), Dodge Magnum, and Chrysler 300 are all built interchangeably on the same assembly line).

The following cars used the K platform and its variants. Note that Chrysler applied nameplates somewhat capriciously, so that there could be an E-body New Yorker at the same time a C-body New Yorker was sold. While there were no Jeep EEKs made, at least one Rubicon-ready prototype was made. Eagle (automobile) did not get any EEKs, either.



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