Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Chrysler Corporation's K-car platform featured a solid beam rear axle, independent front suspensions with MacPherson struts, and front- or all-wheel drive. Tracing its lineage to Chrysler's prior L-cars, the Plymouth Horizon and Dodge Omni — the K platform gave rise to its original compact/mid-size sedans and wagons as well as a wide range of body styles, badge engineered variants and related platforms.The first cars to employ the K platform, the Dodge Aries, Plymouth Reliant, second generation Chrysler LeBaron, and Dodge 400 replaced Chrysler's nominally compact F-body Aspen and Volaré; and competed with intermediates including the Chevrolet Malibu and Ford Fairmont. Though externally closer to compacts, based on their passenger volume, the K-cars received EPA \"midsize\" designation, as with Chrysler's significantly larger and heavier M-body cars.Other K-platform vehicles followed, including the company's minivans and upscale Chrysler division models, which used the K platform with adaptations and modifications. The latter featured modified suspensions and were longer and heavier than the original K-cars, though all shared the essential platform architecture."@en }
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- Chrysler_K_platform abstract "Chrysler Corporation's K-car platform featured a solid beam rear axle, independent front suspensions with MacPherson struts, and front- or all-wheel drive. Tracing its lineage to Chrysler's prior L-cars, the Plymouth Horizon and Dodge Omni — the K platform gave rise to its original compact/mid-size sedans and wagons as well as a wide range of body styles, badge engineered variants and related platforms.The first cars to employ the K platform, the Dodge Aries, Plymouth Reliant, second generation Chrysler LeBaron, and Dodge 400 replaced Chrysler's nominally compact F-body Aspen and Volaré; and competed with intermediates including the Chevrolet Malibu and Ford Fairmont. Though externally closer to compacts, based on their passenger volume, the K-cars received EPA \"midsize\" designation, as with Chrysler's significantly larger and heavier M-body cars.Other K-platform vehicles followed, including the company's minivans and upscale Chrysler division models, which used the K platform with adaptations and modifications. The latter featured modified suspensions and were longer and heavier than the original K-cars, though all shared the essential platform architecture.".