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Overview

The Chrysler Sebring is a mid size car built by the American car maker Chrysler from 1995 until 2010. The Chrysler Sebring replaced three cars, the Sebring Coupe and the Sebring Convertible replaced the Chrysler LeBaron and the Sebring Sedan replaced the Chrysler Cirrus and Plymouth Breeze. In its production lifetime the Chrysler Sebring had three generation. The first generation was built from 1995 to 2000 and was available first only as a coupe and starting in 1996 as a convertible. The two body styles did not share many components nor any sheet metal. Second generation was produced from 2001 to 2006, it also used the Sebring name on three different cars that added a four-door sedan model, but the coupe was discontinued after 2005, the 2008 Chrysler Sebring hardtop convertible took it place. The third generation was introduced for 2007 and was discontinued in 2010, it was available as a sedan with a hardtop convertible version added in 2008 and the cars now shared the same platform.

Second generation of the Chrysler Sebring has been assembled at Chrysler's plants in Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States (sedan and convertible) and Normal, Illinois (coupe). The coupe version was built on the Chrysler ST22 platform also used for the Dodge Stratus and Mitsubishi Eclipse; the convertible and sedan versions were built on the Chrysler JR platform.

For 2004 model year Sebrings, Chrysler applied a minor facelift for 1997. The grille was replaced with a slightly larger black grid. Most of the upgrade referred to the front nose of the car.

Variants

Chrysler offered the Sebring with four engines a 2.0 liter straight four, a 2.4 liter straight four, a 2.7 liter V6 and a 3.0 liter V6. The Sebring sedan received the 2.0 liter, the 2.4 liter and the 2.7 liter; the Sebring Coupe received the 2.4 liter and the 3.0 liter; and the Sebring Convertible received the 2.0 liter and the 2.7 liter.

The 2.0 liter straight four was rated to produce 140 hp @ 6000 rpm and a maximum torque of 1309 lb/ft @ 4350 rpm. The engine was connected to a five speed manual that the power to the front wheels. In terms of performance, the Sebring 2.0 managed to sprint from zero to 60 mph in 11.8 sec / 10.1 sec (Convertible / Sedan) and could travel the quarter mile from a standing start in 18.1 sec / 17.7 sec (Convertible / Sedan). As for the fuel economy, it returned an average of 28.7 mpg (both Convetible and Sedan). The 2.0 liter was available from 2001 to 2004 for the Sebring sedan and a year more for the convertible.

The other inline four, the 2.4 liter, developed 150 hp @ 5500 rpm and a maximum 161 lb/ft of torque @ 4300 rpm. This engine was available only with the 4 speed automatic that delivered the power to the front wheels. In terms of performance the car could sprint to 60 mph in 9.4 sec (both Coupe and Sedan) and could cover the mile from a standstill start in 17.1 sec (both Coupe and Sedan) Fuel economy was reasonable as well for the convertible returning an average of 27 mpg / 26.6 (Coupe / Sedan). The 2.4 liter engine was featured on the second gen. Sebring for all of its production life.

Next in the line was the 2.7 liter V6 that produced 200 hp @ 5900 rpm and a maximum torque of 192 lb/ft @ 4300 rpm. The engine was available only with the four speed manual. It could get from not to 60 mph in 8.4 sec / 8.1 sec (Convertible / Sedan) and cover a quarter of a mile in 16.3 sec / 16 sec (Convertible / Sedan). As for the fuel consumption it returned an average of 23.8 mpg / 24.1 mpg (Convertible / Sedan).

With the same power output as the 2.7 liter was the 3.0 liter V6, found only on the coupe, rated to produce some 200 hp @ 5500 rpm and a peck torque of 205 lb/ft @ 4500 rpm. The engine was mated to a five speed manual or optional to a four speed automatic. The performances were very good, the car could sprint to 60 mph from standstill in 8 sec / 8.2 sec (5MT / 4AT) and travel the quarter mile in 15.5 sec / 16 sec (5MT / 4AT). In terms of fuel consumption the Sebring coupe 3.0 returned an average of 21.2 mpg / 22.7 mpg (5MT / 4AT).

Additional Information

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) gave the 2001-2006 Sebring an overall rating of "Acceptable" in frontal crash tests. In the side impact test, the Sebring received only a Poor overall rating because the models weren't fitted with side airbags.