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2011 Chrysler 200

HI-RES GALLERY: 2011 Chrysler 200

In the market for a very affordable midsize sedan with aspirational tendencies? Chrysler offers up the 2011 200, now available for your custom configuration online. Though it's up against some of the strongest competition in the business, Chrysler thinks the not-Sebring packs enough punch to fight above its weight.

Our first drive experience with the car confirmed many upgrades--both aesthetic and substantive--to the new 200's ancestral roots. The interior, in particular, is a definite step up, though a few remnants of its gestation linger.

Under the hood, Chrysler's new Pentastar V-6 (an optional upgrade from the standard 2.4-liter four-pot mill) provides a bounty of power, but commensurate torque steer. Ride quality is better, though it may vary between 17-inch and 18-inch wheel/tire choices. It's also available with a broad range of feature sets from relatively Spartan to borderline lux.

You can play with all of these factors, complete with pricing, at Chrysler's configurator. To get some kind of idea which options you might want to keep and which are best skipped, be sure to read our first drive review in detail.

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  1. By ACTUAL CHRYSLER FAN Posted: 12/27/2010 9:19pm PST

    If the v6 is the same one as on the 11' charger, than the 200 (New Sebring) should be a bullet on the road. However most small car buyers will hate the lower mpg though. And with that power I would prefer the 200 to be RWD.
    DEAR BURKE,
    PLEASE LAY OFf THE CHRYSlER PROMOTIONALS, YOU SOUND LIKE A BORING COMMERCIAL.
     
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  2. By Scott Posted: 12/28/2010 9:19am PST

    You could also save yourself a bundle of money by buying a used Saab 9-3 sedan, since they look virtually identical (2008 and newer).
     
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  3. By Bill Burke Posted: 12/28/2010 11:43am PST

    The significance of the 200 is not so much discarding its Sebring past, but demonstrating the long term commitment of Chrysler/Fiat to this segment.
    Yes, Chrysler has done a reasonably good job at refining this car, and more is on the way shortly to further improve the 200 into a class contender. But most important is that Chrysler has demonstrated broad agility in bringing these significant changes to the product so quickly and with real impact. The name of the game is flexibility and speed in adjusting to market changes and the 200 demonstrates clearly that the "new" Chrysler is well situated to lead not follow,right now.
    Second point is that Fiat is willing to fix the problems quickly, change thinking and move definatively and decisively to set the stage for a completely new 200 that has moved public sentiment to a more positive mind set. If successful, the next 200 will have an eaiser time in building market on this refreshed 200.
    Only a real, real Chrysler fan would appreciate such thoughtful insight and exciting discourse, really.
     
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  4. themishmosh avatar themishmosh Posted: 12/29/2010 7:45am PST

    Keep saying it is not a Sebring. Maybe someday people will buy that line. That thing looks like a Sebring. If they did not want a Sebring, don't make it look like one. I will put my reputation as an armchair auto analyst that this car will meet with marketplace failure just like the Sebring, even though it is not.
     
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  5. By rockman8 Posted: 12/29/2010 9:30am PST

    This is a nice car, driving it should differentiate it from the Sebring. The interior looks very nice, and Fiat seems committed to doing the right thing with Chrysler products to make them more competitive and segment leaders.
     
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