Chrysler LX Platform
The LX platform is Chrysler's full-size rear wheel drive automobile platform for the mid part of the first decade of the 21st century. The LX was developed in America from the previous Chrysler LH platform, which had been designed to allow it to be easily upgraded to rear and all-wheel drive. Many Mercedes components were incorporated, including the Mercedes-Benz W220 S-class control arm front suspension, the Mercedes-Benz W211 E-Class 5-link rear suspension, the W5A580 5-speed automatic, the rear differential, and the ESP system. The LX cars are built at Brampton Assembly in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The European variant and all RHD models are built in Graz, Austria by Magna Steyr in which they go by the platform designation of LE.
Vehicles using the LX platform include:
- 2005– Chrysler 300 sedan, station wagon (LE Only)
- 2005–2008 Dodge Magnum station wagon
- 2006–2010 Dodge Charger sedan
- 2012– Lancia Thema sedan,
Concept vehicles using this platform include:
- Chrysler Nassau sedan
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