I don't know, to me it still looks and says Sebring all over it, except for the front nose. I wish it had more distinctive styling from the former Sebring.





From the front it looks pretty good.

 

I think watching golf is more exciting

 

and grass growing and paint drying and water boiling...

 

I actually like watching water boiling

 

I'm not a fan of Chrysler's new grill. It's very bland, and really looks awkward on the new 300. I've come to expect something more distinctive from Chrysler.

 

I think I'm in the same boat. It looks alright on the 200, but out of place on the 300. An updated egg-crate, or some sort of steel mesh (CTS-V) perhaps, would be better on the 300.

As for this car, while it wouldn't be MY first choice, as someone who loves convertibles I can see the appeal. You can actually fit humans in the back, unlike the Camaro / Mustang droptops. So if you just want a nice, quiet, comfy 4 seat coupe with the ability to drop the top, and you don't care about having 400 hp, here you go.

I was just thinking, my buddy has a nice '68 Firebird droptop that he has restored himself over the last few years. It isn't set up to be a high performance car; it has a nice sounding dual exhaust, bright red paint, and he cruises in it. While it is quite a looker (damn sexy, in fact), this 200 will probably eat its lunch in any performance metric (43 years of progress in tires, suspension, brakes, and engine), and be much more comfortable, safe, etc.

 

It is a little batter than the Sebring I guess.

 

Huge improvement and I'm very proud of Chrysler.

For the next 200, I would suggest benchmarking Audi for interior materials. Precision is paramount! The fabric they choose for the headliner, carpet, and even the plastic on the backs of the seats and around the door handles needs to be improved upon for the next go-around IMHO.

Hopefully the soft-touch rubber dashboard isn't as smudge-prone as it is in the 300. Maybe some Armorall would help spruce that up?....

 

I think it's a little bland, but you could almost call it elegant in a very simple way. Certainly an improvement over the last Sebring. It's a drop-top for the everyday commuter who doesn't want the boy-racer ability and garishness of something like a Mustang or Camaro.

 

I really like how Chrysler took the Sebring and corrected everything that was terribly wrong with the car. From NVH to power to quality of interior materials, to handling. Even smoothing out some of the garishness that made the old Sebring kind of ugly and cheap looking at the same time.

I rented a Sebring last winter on one of my Pittsburgh trips. It wasn't bad for a rental, and seemed boarderline better than the last Sebring I rented a couple years prior. But the 200 is a different car!

I commend Chrysler on 2 fronts. First, with a new replacement coming next year, Chrysler could have simply left the Sebring alone and let it fade away while saving money for something else. Instead they put money into turning the car around (something that just doesn't happen in the auto industry for a car with less than 2 years left). Second, for as short of time Chrysler had to do something with the car they covered a lot of ground and fixed just about everything that made the car noncompetitive.

It's looks are no Fusion (or MKZ), but at least now it's pretty nice to drive.

 

I think, for me, the main accomplishment of the 200 is my wonderment of the next model that you alluded to. My thoughts are, if they can do so much for such a crappy car. Image what a blank sheet of paper could provide.