Chrysler brand brings driving performance and elegant style to London
With its lineup at this year’s British International Motor Show, the Chrysler brand continues to showcase its unique ability to deliver refined driving performance and relaxed, elegant style, combined with high levels of quality, safety, innovation and value.New Chrysler Sebring
The Chrysler Group is set to inspire the D segment with the all-new Chrysler Sebring saloon, which has its motor show world premiere today in London. The Chrysler Sebring builds on the winning formula begun with the award-winning Chrysler 300C in the E segment, combining eye-catching design with interior craftsmanship, high levels of reliability and durability, customer-focussed technology and safety features, brisk performance and fuel efficiency, all at good value for money.
The new Chrysler Sebring will offer a choice of four engines in Europe. Standard is a 2.0-litre petrol World Engine with dual variable valve timing (VVT), and available are a 2.4-litre petrol World Engine with dual VVT and a modern 2.0-litre turbo diesel engine. Available at a later stage in Europe will be an enhanced 2.7-litre V-6 petrol engine.
Chrysler Sebring includes a host of new technology and features, ranging from a cutting-edge information, entertainment and communication navigation audio system to a heated/cooled front cup holder for keeping hot beverages hot and cool beverages cool. A long list of safety systems includes an Electronic Stability Programme (ESP), side-curtain air bags and available front-seat-mounted side air bags.
The new Chrysler Sebring is the first Chrysler Group D-segment vehicle not only to offer a diesel powertrain, but also right-hand-drive availability. The new Sebring is available outside North America in two models, Chrysler Sebring Touring and Chrysler Sebring Limited, and will arrive to European dealerships in the first half of 2007.
Chrysler 300C Touring
Chrysler Group launched the estate version of its award-winning Chrysler 300C in the UK in April 2006, and the vehicle is featured at the motor show today in London.
The Chrysler 300C Touring is available in the UK with 3.5-litre V-6 and 5.7-litre V-8 HEMI® petrol engines, as well as a Mercedes-Benz 3.0-litre V-6 CRD diesel engine. The 300C Touring shares the same specification, engines and levels of standard kit as the 300C saloon, but adds striking estate proportions, attractive style, additional cargo space with a rear cargo organiser and cargo cover, and great value for money.
Chrysler PT Cruiser Cabrio
Chrysler Group launched its new right-hand-drive Chrysler PT Cruiser Cabrio in the UK at the end of April 2006, and this spacious four-seat soft-top is also on display today in London. Few, if any other, cabrios on sale today can rival the PT Cruiser for its combination of unique good looks and immense practicality.
With its power-folding, soft retractable roof and versatile cargo-carrying ability, the Chrysler PT Cruiser Cabrio provides a highly effective way for customers to make a real statement. Designed as a soft-top from the outset, drivers will find stability, ride and handling levels that are not typically found in this segment. In the UK, the PT Cruiser Cabrio is powered by a 2.4-litre, normally-aspirated petrol engine with five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transaxle.
Chrysler Brand
Based on new product offerings, the Chrysler brand has seen an increase in sales, culminating in 2005 calendar-year sales of 85,347 units in markets outside North America – a three percent increase compared with 2004. Chrysler premium vehicles (comprised mainly of the Crossfire Coupe and Roadster, Sebring saloon and Cabrio and 300C saloon and Touring) increased year-over-year sales by 40 percent.
"The Chrysler brand’s succession of innovative product introductions continues to solidify the brand’s standing as the leader in great design, purposeful technology and value," said Thomas Hausch, Executive Director – International Sales and Marketing, Chrysler Group. "With the launch of the all-new Chrysler Sebring saloon – the first Chrysler Group D-segment vehicle to offer a diesel powertrain and right-hand drive – the momentum is sure to continue."