[1] While heavily dependent on the K-car, the suspension geometry was revised with computer-aided design (CAD), one of Chrysler's first forays into this area.
To provide higher comfort than in the regular K-cars, particular care was paid to sound proofing, with a redesigned firewall and additional isolating material throughout.
[2] The 400 was intended to be a more upmarket version of the Aries and a corporate twin of the downsized LeBaron.
The coupes and convertibles remained on the shorter wheelbase but were rebadged as Dodge 600 from 1984.
Production figures: Media related to Dodge 400 at Wikimedia Commons 1 Rebadged models, mostly from Japanese, Korean or Chinese manufacturers – 2 Rebadged Chrysler/Plymouth models for external markets