Dodge 400

Production period:	1982 to 1983
Class :	motor car
Body versions :	Saloon , Coupé ,Cabriolet
Engines:	Gasoline: 2.2-2.6 liters (69-75 kW)
Length:	4602 mm
Width:	1740 mm
Height:	1334 mm
Wheelbase :	2540 mm
Curb weight :	1101-1121 kg

The Dodge 400 was offered by the US automaker Dodge from 1982 to 1983 as a more middle-class automobile.

History

The Dodge 400 was based on the front-drive K-platform of the Chrysler Group and was a luxury variant of the Dodge Aries , of which the technology had been adopted unchanged. The 400 was the parallel model of the Chrysler LeBaron ; at the Chrysler brand Plymouth , however, there was no equivalent to the 400.

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

Most glass and sheet metal parts of the 400 were identical to those of Aries. This concerned the doors, the fenders, the roof, the boot lid and the bonnet. From the Aries, the 400 differed primarily by the 15 cm longer front end with twin headlights, whose grille was reminiscent of the Dodge Mirada , and by a slightly larger equipment. The design of the interior was also the Dodge Aries, however, the 400 used other seat covers, and the dashboard was covered with imitation wood.

The 400 was powered either by a Chrysler's own 2.2-liter in-line four-cylinder or a 2.6-liter in-line four-cylinder supplied by Mitsubishi ; the latter obligatory for the convertible. The models 400 and 400 LS with additional equipment were available.

The 400 models were continued largely unchanged in the model year 1983, but accounted for the equipment line LS. The engines gained slightly in power. At the end of the model year, the designation 400 was abandoned; Coupé and Cabriolet continued to be built from the following year under the name Dodge 600 . The four-door Dodge 400 was discontinued; his successor was the 600 saloon, which was based on the E-platform and had a 76 mm longer wheelbase.

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