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- Colorado Springs, CO
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- 1,395 below average sedan 108,649 gasoline black automatic
2011 chrysler 200 review this car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale. New midsize sedan gets new name. introductionthe fiat/chrysler design and engineering teams have created a new midsize car called the chrysler 200 as the replacement for the outgoing chrysler sebring. as its name signifies, the chrysler 200 falls just under the larger chrysler 300 in size and price, as chrysler renews its entire product line in order to be more competitive in the marketplace. the front-wheel-drive chrysler 200 seats five. It competes with the ford fusion, chevrolet malibu, nissan altima, and toyota camry in america's largest market segment, the midsize sedans (collectively 1. 6 million sales per year). the outgoing sebring was singularly unsuccessful everywhere except in rental fleets, so to improve sales chrysler made the 200 look much bolder and sportier than previous sebring models. There's a redone suspension and an improved braking system. The lx is designed for companies or families who want basic transportation and good value. The new 200 is much prettier. The car is more refined than before throughout. It's much quieter underway. The cabin is more modern and the materials are more luxurious in appearance and to the touch. Performance from the v6 is excellent, and the handling is sharp. the new chrysler 200 convertible arrives spring 2011. We expect the chrysler 200 convertible to be a big improvement over the sebring convertible, and, if so, it will be very popular. The sebring, bad as it was, was once the best-selling convertible in the country, and offered both soft-top and steel hardtop versions. we're also expecting an s version of the 200, with the v6 engine and 6-speed automatic standard, its own front and rear appearance, its own interior design, and an s instrument panel package. There's a six-speaker boston acoustics upgrade 475), the uconnect voice-operated phone system, remote starting, a block heater for cold climates 95), and a smoker's package. (all new car test drive prices are manufacturer's suggested retail prices, which do not include destination charge and may change at any time without notice.) safety equipment on the chrysler 200 includes front, side and roof curtain air bags, and abs disc brakes with electronic brake-force distribution (ebd) and brake assist, traction control, and electronic stability control, in addition to the mandated tire-pressure monitor. walkaroundthe new chrysler 200 looks like a sedan version of the 2011 town & country minivan, with many of the same visual cues in the grille, headlamps, air intakes and front bumper. chrysler 200 is much sleeker and more rounded at the nose, but carries about the same aerodynamic drag coefficient as the outgoing sebring, even though the front end has been lowered 12 millimeters and the rear end six millimeters. at the rear, there's a cross-car chrome bar between the new led taillamps and another chrome bar down between the exhaust outlets that serve to widen the look of the car. All chrysler models will have a new wing logo in brushed metal and blue paint to replace the old traditional wing logo and signify the birth of yet another version of chrysler. the roof and doors of the chrysler 200 came from the sebring, but the entire nose, decklid, rear fascia, interior and chassis have been replaced with better and more modern stuff, the new car has very large, fully integrated halogen headlamp units that flow around the front corner into the fender, creating a line that goes up over the heavily bulging front fender like other chryslers and then all the way to the rear of the car through the centerline of the body. interestingly, there is no decklid badging on any of the 200s to indicate which model is which. The instrument panel, center stack, switches and controls have all been redone for the 2011 models. although the seat coverings have been redesigned for a more luxurious feel and appearance, the interior cube is the same as the outgoing sebring, just over 100 cubic feet. as for storage, the rated cargo capacity of the chrysler 200 is 13. 6 cubic feet. the instrument panel contains the usual three-round-gauge package, and is much more pleasing to the eye after the 2011 redesign, with gray-on-gray graphics and white accent lighting that is brilliantly legible at night when the display remains gray on gray. The center portion of the instrument panel has also been modernized and treated to just enough chrome accents, as has the console and shifter portion lower down than before. On some models, it is possible to have two usb ports, which can be quite handy for phone and laptop charging. The cheap rental-car interior has been banished forever. the three-spoke steering wheel has a nice, thick leather-wrapped rim and a thickly padded three-sided hub flanked by redundant switches for the sound system on the left and the cruise control system on the right. all the materials in the seats, door trim panels, headliner and instrument panel are softer, more luxurious and more pleasing to the eye, and the seats feel much more supportive and long-drive comfortable than before. driving impressionthe standard engine for the new chrysler 200 is the 173-horsepower, 166 foot-pounds 2. 4-liter world engine that chrysler shares with two other car companies. Three old v6 engines, the 3. 3, the 3. 8, and the 4. 0-liter, have been retired and replaced by the new corporate 3. 6-liter pentastar v6, which puts out 283 horsepower and 260 foot-pounds of torque, coupled to a 6-speed automatic transmission. They revalved all the shock absorbers, stiffened the front springs by 15 percent, added a rear stabilizer bar where there was none on the previous model, and stiffened the front and rear subframe mounts by 400 and 70 percent, respectively, and the front subframe about 200 percent vertically. The tires have been upgraded to the new quiet-running michelin primacy and upsized from 215 to 225 size. The 200 has much-improved noise, vibration and harshnes. AM/FM✔ Power Seats✔ Cruise Control✔ Sunroof/Moonroof✔ Bluetooth✔ Leather Seats✔ Alloy Wheels
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