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TheCarConnection.com’s editors read the latest road tests of the new 2008 Chrysler Sebring to write this comprehensive review. TheCarConnection.com’s car experts also drove the 2008 Chrysler Sebring Convertible to be able to deliver a definitive opinion on the car, to compare it with other cars in the class and to help you decide if the Sebring Convertible is the right car for you.
Likes:
- Choice of convertible tops
- Features such as navigation and Sirius
- Interior storage
- Real four-adult seating
Dislikes:
- Slab-sided styling
- Cheap-looking interior
- Poor performance of four-cylinder versions
The 2008 Chrysler Sebring Convertible replaces one of the best-selling ragtops in America, and this time around it’s offered in three different versions: hard, soft, and vinyl top. Even with that choice, there’s no getting around the 2008 Sebring Convertible’s mediocre performance and cheap, plasticky interior.
Since it’s a convertible, the tops are the most important feature of the 2008 Sebring Convertible. The base vinyl top is intended mostly for rental-car fleets, where TheCarConnection.com recently sampled one and came away with a fairly positive view of the lid. It does what it needs to do--keep the elements outside and the cabin fairly quiet--but from the outside it looks unattractive, compared with the nicely stitched fabric top offered on mid-level Sebring Convertibles. Like the vinyl top, this one’s power-operated and can be lowered at the touch of the keyfob. When either top is lowered, the soft-top Sebrings sport a clean shoulder line as a result.
The three-piece hardtop, engineered by Germany 's Karmann, also features keyfob operation. It arguably cleans up the Sebring Convertible’s lines, but editors find the car’s lines among the least attractive of convertibles on the market. It’s a slab-sided shape with an odd tail and a dowdy stance. Compared to the relatively hot-bodied Pontiac G6 Convertible, it’s frumpy.
