Sebring
The Chrysler Sebring is a line of mid-size cars sold by DaimlerChrysler. There have been three entirely different vehicles with this name: more...
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Chrysler Sebring (coupe) (1995-2005);
Chrysler Sebring (convertible) (1995-present);
2001-2006
The previous Chrysler Sebring was 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. It is also a successor to the Plymouth Breeze since the phaseout of the Plymouth brand in 2001. The car got a facelift in 2004 by getting a new front fascia, as well as a Chrysler logo on the rear. The Sebring coupe was discontinued after 2005. The Sebring is still sold as the Chrysler Cirrus in Mexico.
2007
The Sebring was 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 while also offering a traditional cloth-top convertible version. The Dodge Avenger will replace the aged Stratus nameplate for 2008.
The new Sebring borrows 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. The Avenger will have a similar shape to the new Sebring, with styling cues from the Dodge Charger.
Chrysler offers three engines for the 2007 Sebring, the 2.4 L GEMA I4, the 2.7 L EER V6, and the 3.5 L EGJ V6. Export vehicles will be offered with a 2.0 L turbocharged common-rail diesel made by Volkswagen.
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 tooling 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. GAZ will likely create a new brand from scratch for the new cars, though there is the possibility of a revival of the Volga nameplate, currently slated for discontinuation in 2007.
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