Dodge 400

The Dodge 400 was from the U.S. carmaker Dodge offered from 1982 to 1983 car of the middle class.

Model history

The Dodge 400 was based on the front-wheel drive K platform of the Chrysler Group and put a luxury variant of the Dodge Aries represents, from which the technique was adopted without change. The 400 was the parallel model of the Chrysler LeBaron; at the Chrysler brand Plymouth contrast, there was no counterpart for the 400th

For the model year 1982 the 400 debuted first as a two-door coupe, a four door sedan and a convertible were added in the spring of 1982. The 400 Cabriolet was with the LeBaron convertible the first open car produced in the U.S. since the 1976 Cadillac Eldorado set.

Most glass and sheet metal parts of 400 were identical with those of Aries. This concerned the doors, the fenders, the roof, the trunk lid and the hood. From Aries differed of 400 primarily through the 15 cm long front end with twin headlights, the radiator grille reminiscent of the Dodge Mirada, and by a slightly more extensive facilities. The design of the interior also corresponded to the Dodge Aries, but used the 400 other seat covers, and the dashboard was covered with imitation wood.

Was driven the 400 either by a 2.2 -liter inline four- cylinder or an externally supplied by Mitsubishi 2.6 -liter inline four- cylinder Chrysler - own; the latter required for the Cabriolet. Available models were the 400 and 400 LS with additional equipment.

The 400 models were continued largely unchanged in model year 1983, but accounted for the equipment line LS. The motors gained slightly on performance. With the end of the model year, the 400 designation was abandoned; Coupe and convertible were built further from the following year unchanged under the name Dodge 600. The four-door Dodge 400 was discontinued; His successor was the 600 sedan, which was based on the e- platform and a longer wheelbase by 76 mm had.

Within two years, Dodge built a total of 400 57,400 copies, of which 10,400 convertibles.