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April 3, 2008 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/chrysler_sebring_2001

  Marc K. Stengel
EditorMarc K. Stengel

"A Chrysler Sebring," I said when my friend asked what I'd driven to the high school basketball game we were watching. "No way," she challenged.

"Way," I trumped. I was feeling kinda frisky after the sporty drive over in Chrysler's makeover of its popular two-door compact. My friend liked the rakish looks of the car, although she first suspected that it was, "you know, that fancy big one"--Chrysler's 300M sedan. Chrysler should be pleased that its persistent efforts at building a discernible image for its family of aggressively styled autos are obviously paying dividends. In its press materials, Chrysler specifically draws attention to "a rear appearance that borrows from the 300M." Well, there you go.

During my last day with the car, I'll admit that, yes, I was hot-dogging around a bit. The Sebring Coupe's a front-driver, all right. Just the same, its tendency toward front wheelspin is minimal, even without optional traction control. So with a 24-valve V6 underhood and a crisp five-speed manual underhand, I was giving my up-level LXi tester the banzai treatment on and around Edmonson Pike when I sidled up to the rear of a late-model Chevy Camaro Z28. Chrysler execs will probably appreciate knowing that Mr. Z-Bo here started acting a little defensive all of a sudden. Seems he didn't like me sniffing around.

The more we tagged around together, the more defiantly he tried to put his 300 horses to work shutting me down with my scrappy 200. I just happened to be nimbler in traffic and through the corners, that's all. Before he could spank me in a legitimate straightaway shoot-out, I just double-clutch downshifted from fourth to second and peeled off into a sinister twisty lane with a fanfare of squealing exultation. No way a secretary car like this Sebring could elicit such a reaction from the driver of an acknowledged street rat like the Z28, you say? Way, I say.

"A Chrysler Sebring," I said when my friend asked what I'd driven to the high school basketball game we were watching. "No way," she challenged. "Way," I trumped. I was feeling kinda frisky after the sporty drive over in Chrysler's makeover of its popular two-door compact. My friend liked the rakish looks of the car, although she first suspected that it was, "you know, that fancy big one"--Chrysler's 300M sedan. Chrysler should be pleased that its persistent efforts at building a discernible image for its family of aggressively styled autos are obviously paying dividends. In its press materials, Chrysler specifically draws attention to "a rear appearance that borrows from the 300M." Well, there you go. During my last day with the car, I'll admit that, yes, I was hot-dogging around a bit. The Sebring Coupe's a front-driver, all right. Just the same, its tendency toward front wheelspin is minimal, even without optional traction control. So with a 24-valve V6 underhood and a crisp five-speed manual underhand, I was giving my up-level LXi tester the banzai treatment on and around Edmonson Pike when I sidled up to the rear of a late-model Chevy Camaro Z28. Chrysler execs will probably appreciate knowing that Mr. Z-Bo here started acting a little defensive all of a sudden. Seems he didn't like me sniffing around. The more we tagged around together, the more defiantly he tried to put his 300 horses to work shutting me down with my scrappy 200. I just happened to be nimbler in traffic and through the corners, that's all. Before he could spank me in a legitimate straightaway shoot-out, I just double-clutch downshifted from fourth to second and peeled off into a sinister twisty lane with a fanfare of squealing exultation. No way a secretary car like this Sebring could elicit such a reaction from the driver of an acknowledged street rat like the Z28, you say? Way, I say. "A Chrysler Sebring," I said when my friend asked what I'd driven to the high school basketball game we were watching. "No way," she challenged. "Way," I trumped. I was feeling kinda frisky after the sporty drive over in Chrysler's makeover of its popular two-door compact. My ...