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 semi-independent rear suspension configuration—a stark departure from the company's previous reliance on solid axle, rear-drive unibody configurations ...

This car started as a 2000 model Civic GLi, an auto D16 non-VTEC single-cam base model. We did some work to get it looking and handling its best thanks to EK9 Civic Type-R kit and Enkei RPF-1 15in wheels. The K-series engine we used is a …

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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.

Feb 25, 2011 · The Aries, with its bigger motor, had the typical tip-in and torque to “feel” powerful from a start, but was strangled as the revs (didn’t) build. Early versions of the K car tested at 13-16 seconds for the amble to sixty. The Sentra could do it in ten. And driving a K-car down Rodeo Drive every day didn’t exactly do much for my self ...

Jun 8, 2022 · The Chrysler K car was an advanced car for MOPAR by the standard of the times. It popularized front-wheel drive in domestic vehicles, and was one of the first mass-market American turbo cars. The platform itself underpinned everything from convertibles to …

Mar 10, 2025 · The K-car truly created the New Chrysler. And given the missteps that GM made with their hyper-recalled X-Bodies of the same vintage, the K-car’s launch was relatively trouble free; hardly a given in those times.

Chrysler’s survival hinged on one car—one of the most unassuming, overlooked, and underappreciated vehicles in automotive history. By the late 1970s, Chrysler was circling the drain. Years of mismanagement and lackluster quality had left the once-proud American automaker on the brink of collapse.

Oct 27, 2021 · American consumers knew the K car was a platform they could trust, and it ended up being one of the first cars that were known by its platform name in the mainstream. People went into dealerships asking for a K car, this built back brand recognition that Chrysler lost in …