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2007 Chrysler Sebring sedan
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Designer Trevor Creed

The Chrysler Sebring is a line of mid-size automobiles sold by the Chrysler Corporation. There have been three entirely different vehicles with this name:

  • Chrysler Sebring coupe (1995-2005)
  • Chrysler Sebring convertible (1996-present)
  • Chrysler Sebring sedan (2001-present)

Convertible versions of the first two generations of Sebring are the most popular convertible automobile in the world from 2001 through 2005, with nearly 40,000 produced per year. The soft tops have been engineered and completed by Dura Convertible Systems for the first two generations, though the third generation Sebring will use a Karmann top.

1995-2000

1997 Chrysler Sebring LX coupe
1996 Chrysler Sebring convertible

The 1995 through 2000 Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger coupes were the successors to the Chrysler LeBaron coupe and Dodge Daytona, respectively. They were built by Diamond Star Motors, a joint venture between Chrysler Corporation and Mitsubishi Motors, on a stretched Mitsubishi Galant platform. The name Avenger was originally used on the Hillman Avenger, produced by Rootes Group while that company was owned by Chrysler Corporation; while the name Sebring was originally used on a model of the Plymouth Satellite.

The cars had a 103 in (2.62 m) wheelbase and used either a 2.4 L I4 or a Mitsubishi-designed 2.5 L V6.

The 4-cylinder was coupled to either a five-speed manual transmission, shared with the Eclipse and Talon, or a 4-speed automatic. The V6 was only available with the Chrysler A604 automatic transmission, and cannot be swapped out easily due to a lack of transmissions that can fit around the front axle. The easiest way to swap out the automatic transmission on this car is an entire drivetrain swap.

There is evidence that there was a planned all-wheel drive version of the Sebring, partially due to the fact that there is room for a driveshaft to the rear wheels, and there have been a couple successful 4G63 and all-wheel drive system swaps from the second generation Eclipse GSX.

The differences between the Sebring coupe and the Avenger included the front fascia, rear bumper, taillights, rear window. The Sebring also had the reverse lights built into the rear bumper, unlike the Avenger.

The Dodge Avenger was discontinued in 2000. A Dodge Avenger concept vehicle was built three years later, and the Avenger name will return in 2008 as a sedan.

2001-2006

Two generations of Sebring convertibles — 1999 (left) and 2002 (right)

The current Chrysler Sebring is actually the name of two different cars. The coupe was the next generation model (also sold as the Dodge Stratus Coupe). The sedan and convertible were Chrysler JA platform successors to the Chrysler Cirrus as well as the Plymouth Breeze. The Sebring coupe was discontinued after 2005. The Sebring is still sold as the Chrysler Cirrus in Mexico.

2007

The 2007 Chrysler Sebring sedan. Note the styling elements on the hood.
2005 Chrysler Sebring sedan

The Sebring will be replaced with a new model based on the Mitsubishi GS platform for 2007. Chrysler will reportedly produce a metal-topped coupé convertible model of this model rather than the traditional cloth-top convertible. The Dodge Avenger will replace the aged Stratus nameplate in 2007.

The new Sebring will borrow many styling cues from the 2003 Chrysler Airflite concept. It also has several Chrysler-signature styling cues, several of which come from the Chrysler Crossfire. It's also expected that the Avenger will have a similar shape to the new Sebring, with styling cues from the Dodge Charger.

Chrysler will offer three engines for the 2007 Sebring, the 2.4 L Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance (GEMA) I4, the 2.7 L EER V6, and the 3.5 L EGJ V6.

Licensed production in Russia

The Chrysler Sebring, along with the Dodge Stratus, will be built in Russia from late 2007 or early 2008 on, and will be sold under a Russian brand. The license and production facilities for these cars were sold in April 2006 to Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska, who owns the GAZ company in Nizhny Novgorod, which builds the Volga automobile. This agreement cost about US$151 million (€ 124 million). It is planned to build up to 65,000 cars of both models annually.

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