All-New Chrysler Sebring: Details

Press Release

Full Package of Safety Features

Chrysler Sebring offers an array of standard and available safety features that clearly enhance its value, including:

• Advanced multi-stage front air bags: provide nearly instantaneous occupant protection by matching air bag output to crash severity
• Side-curtain air bags: deploy from the headliner to provide two rows of side-impact protection to outboard occupants
• Front-seat-mounted side air bags: deploy for enhanced thorax protection during a side impact
• Side guard door beams: in front and rear doors to provide occupant protection during a side impact
• Structural safety cage: protects occupants by managing and controlling energy in the event of an impact
• Anti-lock Braking System (ABS): senses and prevents wheel lockup, offering improved steering control under extreme braking and/or slippery conditions
• Electronic Stability Programme (ESP) and Traction Control System: assists the driver in maintaining vehicle directional stability by applying selective braking and throttle control to manage oversteer, understeer and to maintain traction during acceleration on slippery surfaces
• Brake Assist System (included with ESP): ensures 100 percent brake efficiency during panic brake situations
• Tyre Pressure Monitoring System: alerts the driver to low pressure tyre(s) by a warning light in the instrument cluster. A premium system displays individual tyre pressure, available with the Electronic Vehicle Information System
• BeltAlert: provides an audible and visual warning to alert drivers when their seat belt is unfastened
• Child seat anchor system (ISOFIX): eases installation of compatible after-market child seats
• Auto-dimming rearview mirror 
• Remote keyless entry: locks and unlocks doors and turns on interior lamps. If the vehicle is equipped with a vehicle-theft security alarm, the remote also arms and disarms that system 
• Sentry Key® Engine Immobiliser: utilizes an engine key that has an embedded transponder with a preprogrammed security key code to shut the engine off after a few seconds if the correct key is not inserted

Chrysler Sebring Target Customer

Outside of North America, the Chrysler Sebring is designed to appeal to buyers 35-55 years of age, most of whom are married and well educated. Target customers have a median income of approximately 60,000 euros and many have small families with one or two children. These D-segment car buyers are down-to-earth, somewhat conservative and success-oriented, yet are open-minded, self-confident and desire to be different from others. Their lives are active, and they value style. Sebring’s elegant and sophisticated design – packaged with interior craftsmanship and essential levels of safety, reliability and durability – meets the needs of customers who want more than just practicality in this competitive segment.

Chrysler Sebring Production

Production of the all-new Chrysler Sebring begins in the third quarter of 2006 at the newly refurbished Sterling Heights Assembly Plant in Sterling Heights, Mich.

PRELIMINARY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

New Chrysler Sebring Saloon
The information shown is based on data available at the time of publication (June 30, 2006) and is subject to change without notice. Specifications are valid for Europe and may vary in other international markets.

General Information

Body Style: Four-door sedan
Assembly: Plant Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA

Engines

2.0-litre Petrol World Engine

• Availability: Standard on Sebring Touring and Limited
• Type and Description: Four cylinders in line, tuned intake manifold with electronic Active Charge Motion; Control valves, dual counter-rotating balance shafts, dual variable valve timing (VVT)
• Displacement: 2.0 litres (1998 cc / 121.9 cu. in.)
• Bore x Stroke: 86mm x 86mm (3.39 in. x 3.39 in.)
• Compression Ratio: 10.5:1
• Maximum Power (estimated): 112 kW (152 hp DIN) @ 6400 rpm
• Maximum Torque (estimated): 190 N•m (140 lb.-ft.) @ 5000 rpm
• Emission Class: Euro 4
  

2.4-litre Petrol World Engine

• Availability: Optional on Sebring Touring and Limited
• Type and Description: Four cylinders in line, tuned intake manifold with electronic Active Charge Motion; Control valves, dual counter-rotating balance shafts, dual variable valve timing (VVT)
• Displacement: 2.4 litres (2360 cc / 144 cu. in.)
• Bore x Stroke: 88mm x 97mm (3.46 in. x 3.82 in.)
• Compression Ratio: 10.5:1
• Maximum Power (estimated): 127 kW (173 hp DIN) @ 6000 rpm
• Maximum Torque (estimated): 224 N•m (165 lb.-ft.) @ 4400 rpm
• Emission Class: Euro 4

2.0-litre Turbo Diesel Engine

• Availability: Optional on Sebring Touring and Limited
• Type and Description: Four cylinders in line, turbocharged
• Displacement: 2.0 litres (1968 cc / 120 cu. in.)
• Bore x Stroke: 81mm x 95.5mm (3.19 in. x 3.76 in.)
• Compression Ratio: 18:1
• Maximum Power (estimated): 103 kW (140 hp DIN) @ 4000 rpm
• Maximum Torque (estimated): 310 N•m (229 lb.-ft.) @ 1750 rpm
• Emission Class: Euro 4

Transaxles

Four-speed Automatic
Availability :Standard with 2.4-litre petrol engine

Description: 40TES/41TES: Four-speed, overdrive, adaptive electronic control, electronically modulated converter clutch, Auto Stick

Five-speed Manual
Availability: Standard with 2.0-litre petrol engine

Description: MP T355: Five-speed, overdrive, synchronised in all forward ratios, cable-operated, three-plane shifter

Six-speed Manual
Availability: Standard with 2.0-litre turbo diesel engine

Description: Aisin BG6: Six-speed, overdrive, synchronised in all ratios, cable-operated, four-plane shifter with reverse lockout ring

Drivetrain

Front-wheel drive: Standard with all engines

Chassis and Running Gear

• Front Suspension: Independent MacPherson strut, coil spring over gas-charged shock absorbers, stabiliser bar
• Rear Suspension: Multi-link independent with coil springs, link-type stabiliser bar, gas-charged shock absorbers and isolated rear suspension cradle
• Steering Type: Speed-proportional, power rack-and-pinion
• Wheels and Tyres (standard fit):
• Touring: 17 in. x 6.5 in. with P215/60R17 three-season performance
• Brakes: Four-wheel disc brakes with ABS
• Limited: 18 in. x 7 in. with P215/55R18 three-season performance

Dimensions and Accommodations

• Dimensions are in millimetres (inches) unless otherwise noted.
• Overall Length: 4842 (190.6)
• Overall Width: 1808 (71.2) without mirrors
• Overall Height: 1498 (59)
• Wheelbase: 2765 (108.9)
• Track, Front: 1570 (61.8)
• Track, Rear: 1570 (61.8)
• Seating Capacity: Two front, three rear
• Cargo Compartment: Volume 385 L (13.6 cu. ft.), SAE standard