Chrysler sebring sedan test drive since 2006 sedan

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Chrysler Sebring
Chrysler Sebring replaced the stratus model. The debut took place in March 2000 at a car dealership in Geneva. Sales of the past restyling Sebring in Russia began in the summer of 2003.
A convertible can also be obtained to the domestic market with the sedan body. Engine V6, 2.7 liters, 149 kW/203 l. With. Aggregated with a four -speed automatic gearbox. Sebling can also be purchased with a mechanical five -speed gearbox and a four -cylinder engine - 2.0 liters, 103 kW/140 liters. With.
Depending on the configuration (LE or LX) and the price of prices rang out from 24,900 to 29,900 euros.

That day, a mixture of rain and fog hung in the air. The temperature is slightly above zero: everything around is saturated with moisture. But the plans of editorial tests cannot be changed - as they say, the match will take place in any weather. The jelly of cars slowly flowing through the streets led to thought: Chrysler Sebring - a powerful car, quite large. What will I do among this mess of exhaust gases and stop-signals? Unless I try to break out of the city. Do not push half a day from a traffic light to a traffic light.
In another world
As soon as a massive Sebring door slammed with a solid sound, he felt in another world. With the turning of the key, the dashboard came to life: with a calm phosphorescent light, the scales of the speedometer and tachometer lit up. The fact that the engine works has become clear only on the deflected arrow of the tachometer. And so the salon is complete silence. Great.
While the inaudible motor warms up, there is time to look around. Having accommodated more comfortably in the driver's seat, I met all kinds of switches, and my mood has corrected - the car radiates confidence. Given the weather overboard, he paid special attention to ventilation and heating control panels.
Here you are, and where is the air conditioner on the inclusion key? It is best to dry the salon damp overnight with it. It himself has already become warm from the heating of the seat on the sixth position, but how to achieve the transparency of the glass? It turns out that it is very simple: you need to spin the control regulator in the zone with blue symbols. And the process went - with dry and warm air, moisture from the glass was blown away in a matter of minutes. Now in the salon finished in a tree it has become completely comfortable - it is not a sin to turn on the music. She is two -story Sebring. In a regular place, the head with a gap for disks, in the center of the cassette receiver, and below the six-disc CD changer.
I had to get used to a slightly used algorithm for turning on the wiper. To squeeze the drops from the glass, just lower the right steering wheel switch. And to enable one of the intermittent or permanent modes, you need to turn this switch clockwise. Wonderful, American. The left switch also has a rotating and stretched part. In addition to the turn signals, they include lighting in the cabin and fog lights, as well as the intensity of the lighting of the instruments.
The safety pillow in the steering wheel from the driver is framed by cruise control controls, and with the back - the keys of the audio system. Peculiar ergonomic solutions, but you get used to them quickly.
Silence and comfort ...
... they reign in the salon of new Sebring when driving along broken and not very flat roads and even when traveling to tram rails. The suspension is conducted on their own to the fight against potholes, their bike with pits and tubercles is not heard to the riders. Therefore, you quickly stop paying attention to the ledges with a height of centimeters to five centimeters - approaching them, do not even reduce speed. When the city is more serious outside the city and you have to slow down in front of their sharp edges, how to not evaluate the work of the new anti -lock system of Sebring - ABS Plus. Its difference from the usual one is that the sensors not only fix the speed of rotation of the wheels, but also record the difference in speeds when moving along the arc. This innovation facilitates the braking in the bend.
It is worthwhile to start cuts, the work of the anti -wings system is immediately felt, which, before entering into force, nevertheless allows you to loosen the roadbed with several roller wheels. A powerful engine, easily driving a tachometer boom for 6500 rpm, and a switching machine switching without delay turns driving along the highway into a swift flight.
At high speed, Sebring clearly obeys the driver’s actions both on straight lines and in corners. But it is worthwhile to appear with gentle waves - here the car recalls classical Americanisms, showing a tendency to vertical buildup of the body. When under the wheels, then the holes, then the mounds, the car, although it does not scour from side to side, still makes the driver a little more actively adjusting the trajectory by the steering wheel. There is no reason for reproach in this behavior, because the characteristics of Sebring pendants were selected in accordance with American standards. But it is worth reducing the pace slightly, and the car again becomes a darling, striking the ability to swallow the surprises of domestic asphalt.
In the convenient handling of the new Sebring, increased body rigidity plays a significant role. According to the manufacturer (the car is assembled in the city of Sterling Haits, Michigan), the deformation of the body during twisting and bend decreased by 13 and 33%, respectively, compared to the previous generation machines. The new transverse beam of the front suspension also made its contribution to the increase in body rigidity.
So, a solid sedan appeared on the domestic market, which can be not only a representative, but also a family car.

SUMMARY
+ Great sound insulation and smoothness, spacious interior, attractive exterior.
- longitudinal and transverse buildup of the body when moving at high speeds. It is inconvenient to close the trunk - sharp edges of the cover amplifier.
Sergey Klochkov.
Photo: George Sadkov

Source: The magazine "Driving"