Dodge 600
The Dodge 600 is a mid-size car that was sold by Dodge from the 1983 to 1988 model year. Serving as the replacement of the Dodge 400 coupe and convertible, the 600 also included a four-door sedan. Within the Dodge car line, the 600 was slotted between the Dodge Aries (later, the Dodge Lancer) and the Dodge Diplomat.
| Dodge 600 | |
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1984 Dodge 600 ES Turbo Convertible | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Dodge (Chrysler) |
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| Production | 1982–1988 |
| Assembly | Jefferson Avenue Assembly, Detroit, Michigan St. Louis, Missouri (2-door coupe and convertible) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mid-size |
| Body style | 4-door sedan (1983-88) 2-door coupe (1984-86) 2-door convertible (1984-86) |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Platform | E-body (sedan) K-body (convertible and coupe) |
| Related | Chrysler E-Class Chrysler New Yorker Plymouth Caravelle |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
| Transmission | 5-speed A520 manual 5-speed A525 manual 3-speed A413 automatic 3-speed A470 automatic |
| Dimensions | |
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| Length | 185.2 in (4,704 mm) |
| Width | 68.0 in (1,727 mm) |
| Height | 53.1 in (1,349 mm) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Dodge 400 |
| Successor | Dodge Spirit (Canada) Dodge Dynasty (United States) |
The 600 coupe/convertible used the Chrysler K platform, shared with the Chrysler LeBaron; the four-door used the Chrysler E platform, an extended-wheelbase variant of the K platform. The 600 was a counterpart of the Plymouth Caravelle, the Chrysler E-Class, and the 1983-1988 Chrysler New Yorker.
Chrysler assembled the 600 four-door at Jefferson Avenue Assembly (Detroit, Michigan) and the two-door/convertible at Saint Louis Assembly (Fenton, Missouri). For 1989, the 600 was replaced by the Dodge Dynasty in the United States; in Canada (where the Dynasty were badged as a Chrysler), the 600 was replaced by the Dodge Spirit.