Chrysler has unveiled its new mid-sized challenger to rival the Camry, Accord and Chevy Malibu. Named 200, this younger brother to the 300 kills off the Sebring nameplate and will go on sale as a 2011 model. Fiat now owns Chrysler, but the Sterling Heights, Michigan built 200 isn’t a reskinned Italian car.
Described as a car that appeals to “customers that want style and substance, all at a surprising value”, the 200 is based on the third-gen Sebring, which made its debut in 2007, but with heavily revised styling that makes it appear much more handsome than before.
New bits include front and rear fascias and fenders, grille featuring the new Chrysler winged badge, hood, rear decklid and exterior mirrors, new projector headlamps and fog lamps, new LED taillamps and a LED centre high-mounted stop light. The rear end clearly apes the Jaguar XF.
The 200 will be powered by the 2.4-litre four-pot “World Engine” mated to either a four-speed or six-speed automatic gearbox. The V6 option is filled by the company’s 3.6-litre Pentastar engine mated to a six-speed auto.
Chrysler says that ride and handling has been improved thanks to stiffened body mounts and a softer ride rate, improved suspension geometry with a raised roll centre and a new rear sway bar. NVH has been “extensively upgraded” from the old car as well.
The cabin has been upgraded too, but there are no images to see where and how. Gallery after the jump.
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the front is almost same as jaguar XF as well! jaguar XF got a squarish grille
I’m not a fan of Toyota but I’ll take the Camry over this thing in a heartbeat.
me too….
looks nice…..not a boxy chrysler at least
Sleek and beautiful….
rear almost similar to the XF
why is it so dark? is chrysler ashamed of something with the car? does it have genital wart or something?
it’s called a teaser!
it’s a teaser. notice they don’t even give you a side profile picture. it is to get you excited and keep you anticipating more shots of the car.
Both front & rear looks like the camry…
sweet.bring this thing to Malaysia to beat the Camry dominance here.
but who’s going to handle chrysler in malaysia? hmmm, who’s your preferred car company to handle this brand? sine darby? umw? anyone else?
since sime darby has the connection of bringing cold cars to our shores,its gotta be them,i reckon.
This model confirm costs 150percent more than camry…..
the front is a reminiscence of the previous gen Camry,no??The rear is kinda Cruze-XF like.
The rear is nice…but front… just like very previous version… >.<
paul, what does it mean by world engine?
Wish Camry can be as cantiq as this, unfortunately all the good designs from Toyota Company are reserved for Lexus series.
Jaguar should sue them over copyrights at the rear …
its just too obvious :)
more likely only available for philipines,singapore, thailand markets rather than for malaysia.
yup,, only T & H can dominate msian market,, bcoz our mentality…..
The tail LEDS are shaped ala Mazda 3 tail lights…tak original langsung
i knda love the rear , but the front looks ordinary
Front camry back xf
if i had to guess what car this was i would’ve certainly answer hyundai…
It looks like a Saab 9-5
Another sonata on the rd? I’ll take the accord anytime..
good if it comes cheap.
maybe fiat might rebadge it for india to compete with the camry, accord, passat and skoda laura
i can’t help but feel that by aiming directly at camry, chrysler has tried too hard to make its car look “camry”-ish. why dun they come up with something closer to 300 rather than Camry like this?? 300 is far more distinctive in terms of design, than this 200.