During it’s eleven-day stint in the WINDING ROAD test fleet, we found the Chrysler Sebring to be rather pleasant, but not worth the $32,220 price tag. We liked the way our AWD Sebring cruised down the highway and found the interior to be rather comfortable, even though the materials used left a little to be desired.
Click through the jump for our full impressions and click the images below to open a gallery.
Laura K. Cowan
Chief Copy Editor
The verdict around the office on the new Sebring seems to be: “It’s not that bad.” This is quite a good summary of the Sebring, given last year’s “rental-car” version. No, the fuel economy isn’t great, yes the handling and rigidity are still fairly poor, but they’re not that bad. Not as bad as last year, not as bad as expected. The Sebring has several nice features such as cooled and heated cup holders, a decent steering wheel, nice UI for the satellite radio, and these never made sense in the plastic-laden, cheaply fitted interior that adorned last year’s model. This year, the seat materials look marginally better, the fit-and-finish a little better, the trim marginally luxurious, really a sedan that would make your mother proud. The Sebring has pretty good power, but this is limited by an automatic transmission that doesn’t know when to kick down. On the other hand, no one who buys this car is going to expect the world of it performance-wise. It’s really q ...
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During it’s eleven-day stint in the WINDING ROAD test fleet, we found the Chrysler Sebring to be rather pleasant, but not worth the $32,220 price tag. We liked the way our AWD Sebring cruised down the highway and found the interior to be rather comfortable, even though the materials used left a little to be desired.
Click through the jump for our full impressions and click the images below to open a gallery.
Laura K. Cowan
Chief Copy Editor
The verdict around the office on the new Sebring seems to be: “It’s not that bad.” This is quite a good summary of the Sebring, given last year’s “rental-car” version. No, the fuel economy isn’t great, yes the handling and rigidity are still fairly poor, but they’re not that bad. Not as bad as last year, not as bad as expected. The Sebring has several nice features such as cooled and heated cup holders, a decent steering wheel, nice UI for the satellite radio, and these never made sense in the plastic-laden, cheaply fitted interior that adorned last year’s model. This year, the seat materials look marginally better, the fit-and-finish a little better, the trim marginally luxurious, really a sedan that would make your mother proud. The Sebring has pretty good power, but this is limited by an automatic transmission that doesn’t know when to kick down. On the other hand, no one who buys this car is going to expect the world of it performance-wise. It’s really q ...