Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Automotif CDLXIV...


Here's an unusually rust-free '83-'84 Dodge 600 sedan. 

The 600 was the next step up in the '80s Dodge sedan hierarchy from the Dodge Aries. It rode on what Mopar called the "E-platform", which was the K-car platform with the wheelbase stretched three inches. This longer platform was not only used for the 600, but also the higher-zoot Chrysler New Yorker.

The steel wheels and and lack of hood vents or fender badges on this Garnet Red example mean there's no turbo lurking under the hood, so power... such as it is ...comes from either the base throttle body injected 2.2L Mopar four cylinder rated at 99bhp, or the optional Mitsubishi G54B "Silent Shaft" 2.6L four cylinder, which put out 101bhp. While the Mitsu unit was rated at almost the same power, it put out 140 ft-lb of torque at 2800 RPM, versus the 2.2's 121 ft-lb at 3200.