fzanetti Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 DETROIT -- The Chrysler brand will take on mid-sized car segment leaders Honda Accord and Toyota Camry with a blend of high style and high technology in the redesigned 2007 Chrysler Sebring. Chrysler unveiled the 2007 Sebring sedan on Thursday. The car will arrive at dealerships late this year. The new Sebring also will be exported, with those sales beginning in the first half of 2007. Chrysler would not say what the sticker price of the new Sebring will be but said it will be priced below the Accord and Camry, which both start above $18,000. The 2006 Sebring sedan has a base price of $20,730, including shipping charges. The 2007 Sebring has dramatic exterior styling, including sharp edges along the body side and lines on the hood. The high, curved roof line sweeps back toward a short trunk lid. Inside, the automaker will make several safety technologies standard equipment, including side-curtain airbags and antilock brakes. Traction control and stability control are optional. [/url]http://cwimg.us.publicus.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=CW&Date=20060622&Category=FREE&ArtNo=60622001&Ref=V2&Profile=1024&maxw=490 http://www.autoweek.com/graphics/zoom.gif The driver's seat is mounted about 2.5 inches higher than the current Sebring's to give a better view of the road and help it appeal to drivers accustomed to the seating position of an SUV. The technology menu includes an optional audio system with a 20-gigabyte hard drive that can store and play digital music and display photos. Other options include cupholders that can heat or cool drinks and power windows that can be raised or lowered with the key fob. http://cwimg.us.publicus.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=CW&Date=20060622&Category=FREE&ArtNo=60622001&Ref=V3&Profile=1024&maxw=490 http://www.autoweek.com/graphics/zoom.gif The powertrain lineup includes the base 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine, rated at 172 hp. Optional engines are a 190-hp, 2.7-liter V-6 and 235-hp, 3.5-liter V-6. The 3.5-liter engine is mated to a six-speed automatic transmission, while the other engines use a four-speed or five-speed automatic. The automaker also will offer a 2.0-liter turbocharged diesel four-cylinder engine for export markets. That engine is rated at 140 hp. Through the first five months of this year, Sebring's U.S. sales totaled 41,340 units, down 4.9 percent from the same period in 2005. The Chrysler group will build the 2007 Sebring at its assembly plant in Sterling Heights, Mich., which has been retooled for the new vehicle. Production starts in the third quarter. No Diesel offered in US whatsoever!! From: http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060622/FREE/60622001/1024/LATESTNEWS Flavio Zanetti Boston, MA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fzanetti Posted June 23, 2006 Author Share Posted June 23, 2006 Slideshow: http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CW&Date=20060622&Category=PHOTOS01&ArtNo=622001&Ref=PH&Params=Itemnr=1 Flavio Zanetti Boston, MA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwhomismike Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Looking good - now here's my question - FWD, AWD, or RWD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fzanetti Posted June 23, 2006 Author Share Posted June 23, 2006 Looking good - now here's my question - FWD, AWD, or RWD? Probably wrong wheel drive... But you never know, it's all under Mercedes managements, they may bring a reae wheel drive platform into this medium size sedan as well... If they sold the diesel version here, it would be a great commuter car!!! Flavio Zanetti Boston, MA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix96 Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Antilock brakes standard? No way! phoenix96 2006 Legacy GT Ltd · 2011 Outback 3.6R Ltd · 1992 SVX 2006 Outback 3.0R VDC · 2009 Forester 2.5X 2002 Outback VDC · 1996 Outback 2.5L · 1986 GL-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubLo Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Am I the only voice of reason here? Don't go getting all offended but that thing is butt-ugly average American corporate fleet car. It's on par with the new Impala. Barf. Another embarrassment for our country. I'm kind of surprised at DCX given a bunch of recent good designs. ________________________________________________ [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=1980"]'05 BSM OBXT Row-your-own, W.I.P. :rolleyes:[/URL] [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=1242"]'06 Shrek B # 64 - The car the wife loved to hate :( Sold...[/URL] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwannaSportSedan Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Almost guaranteed to be FWD. MAYBE (big maybe) an AWD option... but I wouldn't hold any breath. Art Deco. Yipee. Not that impressed. putting a few creased lines in does not a miracle make. It is less bland, though, I'll admit. Heated and cooled cupholders. Interesting. DVD/HD/Aux/NAV... they are trying pretty hard here... Other than that, pretty bland. I guess we'll see what the Avenger twin looks like (I am thinking crossing this with the Charger/Challenger aesthetic.) Lots of gimmicky stuff, and D/C making a big deal about it being cheaper than comparably equipped camry says "cut corners" and "suspect long term reliablility" to me, with Chrysler's track record. This car is on the new platform with the Caliber, IIRC, not an old tank platform like the RWD big bruiser chryslers, based on a couple of generations old E-class. So robustness is not gauranteed here. This seems to me to be a "hail mary" pass for a FWD econo-sedan. Ironically, Chrysler is the one that needs it less desperately than Ford or GM. It will be interesting to see what happens with the Fusion and Malibu/G6 in the next year or two to try and one up this new sebring. But it isn't converting me, that is for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iuksob03 Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 is it just me or does this look like a bigger saturn ion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilT Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Am I the only voice of reason here? Don't go getting all offended but that thing is butt-ugly average American corporate fleet car. It's on par with the new Impala. Barf. Another embarrassment for our country. I'm kind of surprised at DCX given a bunch of recent good designs. You hit the nail on the head Sir ! Fugly, as only a domestic car can be. What's with the wrinkles on the hood ? Getting old already ! Double Award Winning Legacy GT Wagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wukindada Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Def. better than before but......first thing I think of "Rental Car".... Toyota 6EATS .........SUCK!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamajack Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 looks like a saturn and a caliber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aczwild Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww JDM'd All to hell Thanks Jimmy @ Hkc-Speed.com! RIP Coxx & Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Ugliest car I've seen in a while. I'd even take an aztek over that POS. Just when Chrysler looked like it could emerge as the best domestic brand they release this? Bring back the LeBaron! The Crimson Dynamo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 looks like crap. this continues the sebring tradition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 crapola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubLo Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 If they were really, really smart, and I had been hoping for this, they should have put the 5.7L HEMI into the lase generation 2 door Sebring Coupe (not bad looking) + a 6MT. I, and legions of other American muscle-car heads, would have rushed to the dealers. ________________________________________________ [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=1980"]'05 BSM OBXT Row-your-own, W.I.P. :rolleyes:[/URL] [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=1242"]'06 Shrek B # 64 - The car the wife loved to hate :( Sold...[/URL] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deimos Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Am I the only voice of reason here? Don't go getting all offended but that thing is butt-ugly average American corporate fleet car. It's on par with the new Impala. Barf. Another embarrassment for our country. I'm kind of surprised at DCX given a bunch of recent good designs. Yeah sorry but looks better but still like gunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccorry Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Meh..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlrtime Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 I'd rather have the LeBaron back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RippinRoo Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 It looks oddly ... short. "I love the feel of wind in my face and boobies against my back." - BMW motorcycle rider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj808 Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 I dont get it. 2.0 turbocharged 4cyl engine that will only put out 140hp for the export market? How in the heck is that supposed to sell? Especially in a car that big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownBoy Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 yet another horrendous mistake by a US auto manufacturer after they seem to have steered to the right track... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Dagwood Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 i don't actually think it's that bad, but there's nothing to it. it's just so .. pedestrian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 Am I the only voice of reason here? Don't go getting all offended but that thing is butt-ugly average American corporate fleet car. It's on par with the new Impala. Barf. Another embarrassment for our country. I'm kind of surprised at DCX given a bunch of recent good designs. +10 (I counted.) IMHO this is pretty disappointing styling from DCX - I especially hate the way the door cut lines are executed at the top of the doors. Says "cheap", not "classy". This is pretty fugly, whereas I was just 'disappointed' with the execution of the current Sebring. A long time ago now, I was over at Chrysler's headquarters and saw the current Sebring "body-in-white" (sheetmetal body unpainted, no drivetrain, no suspension, no trim, no nothing except bare metal) and I thought it was STUNNING. But then they loused it up with big wheel gaps, high-profile tires, and uninspired front and rear end lighting and trim treatments. And a cheap interior and lousy drivetrain, of course. And I still believe the basic shape was there, and it could have been a gorgeous car. This new one, not so much. Seek first to understand, then to be understood. In other words: SEARCH before you post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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