Chrysler E platform

As Chrysler E- platform two different platforms of the American car manufacturer Chrysler were called, which were used in the 1970s and 1980s for a number of cars.

Rear-wheel drive platform

From 1970 to 1974, the e- platform was the basis for two sports cars that were positioned in the market segment of the pony cars and should compete with the Ford Mustang. They had rear-wheel drive and were technically related to the B platform, based on the middle-class models of the Chrysler Group. From the first e- platform, the following vehicles were derived:

• The first series of the Dodge Challenger with a wheelbase of 2,794 mm.

• The third series of the Plymouth Barracuda with a wheelbase of 2,743 mm.

Dodge Challenger Convertible

Plymouth Barracuda

Front-wheel drive platform

The designation E platform was used from 1983 to 1988 again. Now it was for a derivation of the K platform was located in a compact area and had transversely mounted four-cylinder engine with front wheel drive. The e- platform had a relation to the K platform by 76 mm longer wheelbase. Because of their relationship to the K -cars, the slightly larger vehicles the e- platform in the U.S. are also called " Super K 's".

As the K -cars, the e- platform used a front suspension with McPherson struts, rear, they had a Torsionskurbelachse. The design of the roof line was changed. While the saloons of the K -Cars had two side windows, the model of the e- platform had a third side window between the rear doors and the C-pillar. An exception was the New Yorker, whose C- pillar was based until completion of the rear doors with vinyl. Notwithstanding the reduction of the external dimensions the space of e-cars in the interior was almost identical with the larger rear-wheel drive sedans that were based on the Chrysler M platform ( Dodge Diplomat, Plymouth Gran Fury ).

The vehicles derived from the E- platform were positioned higher than the models of the K- Car Family ( Dodge Aries and Plymouth Reliant ). While the K -cars were only offered by Dodge and Plymouth, there was the e- platform from 1983 belonging to all three Chrysler Group brands. The offered from 1985 Plymouth Caravelle replaced the Chrysler E-Class, with which it was largely identical. On the E- platform based vehicles following:

• Chrysler New Yorker
• Chrysler New Yorker Turbo
• Chrysler E-Class
• Plymouth Caravelle
• Dodge 600

The vehicles of the E- platform were only four-door sedans. Although Dodge offered except his version of the E - series, the 600 sedan to also convertibles and coupes with the name Dodge 600 (unlike Chrysler and Plymouth). You but not based on the e- platform, but on the shorter chassis of the K- Cars.

Emerged a little more than 800,000 vehicles in the e- platform in six years.

Chrysler E-Class

Plymouth Caravelle ( of identical successor to the Chrysler E- Class)

Rear view of Plymouth Caravelle

Dodge 600 (Facelift 1987)