Improving on the sedan, but is it good enough?
By Bengt Halvorson
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March 29, 2007
2008 Chrysler Sebring Convertible: Introduction
Chrysler Sebring Convertible – First Drive: Chrysler’s new 2008 Sebring Convertible lives in a world of make-believe, trying to be a luxury car but ultimately failing. On one hand it has luxury lines inside and out, with chrome cues and art deco styling that grabs the eye no matter your opinion of its style. It offers features that rank well against luxury cars. Then you get closer and see that this diamond is really rhinestone: even Pontiac’s G6 convertible doesn’t have this car’s hard plastics, weak engines and uninspiring driving experience. Then there’s price: Sebring convertibles start at $26,000, but only for the four-cylinder base model. With the features you expect, you’ll pay nearly $10,000 more, and for that money it shouldn’t be pretending about anything.
The Basics: Origins
The Sebring coupe was originally a reengineered Mitsubishi Eclipse, and built in the same factory. But the convertible has always been built off the sedan’s platform, despite the existence of a perfectly good Eclipse convertible. Whatever the genealogy, the original Sebring drop top was a good looking, comfy convertible for buyers who needed a real back seat. Empty nesters (and rental fleets) voted with their checkbooks, making it the best-selling drop top in the U.S. for seven of the past 11 years. For 2008, the Sebring Convertible offers a retractable hardtop for the first time alongside vinyl and cloth tops, and new features like the MyGIG entertainment system might bring in younger buyers, too.
The Basics: Model Mix – Configurations
The Sebring Convertible lives in a world of threes: three trim levels, three different kinds of tops, three interior themes and three different engines. All Sebring convertibles are built alongside the sedan and share a reinforced version of that car’s structure to reduce cowl shake, the annoying body quivers many convertibles suffer when going over bumps. Vinyl tops are standard on the base and Touring models; Limiteds get a cloth top. Touring models can opt for cloth, and like the Limiteds can also get the hard top. The base model’s 2.4-liter four cylinder and the Touring’s 2.7-liter V6 come with a four-speed automatic transmission, while the 3.5-liter V6 in the Limited has a six-speed automatic with Chrysler’s AutoStick manual shift feature.
The Basics: Model Mix – Powertrains
The base Sebring Convertible’s 2.4-liter four-cylinder produces 173 horsepower and 166 lb.-ft. of torque. It’s good on economy (20 city/29 highway), but way short on oomph. The flex-fuel 2.7-liter V6 in Touring models improves power and torque (189 hp and 191 lb.-ft.), still has decent economy (18 city/26 highway) and can run on up to 85 percent ethanol, but it’s still sluggish. The 3.5-liter V6 in Limited models offers up 235 horsepower and 232 lb.-ft. of torque., It’s easily better than the other two engines, yet even with this combination drinking 16 city and 26 highway, it’s only adequate. The base and Touring models have power routed through four-speed automatics; the Limited gets a six-speed with Chrysler’s AutoStick manual control.
The Basics: Model Mix – Sebring Convertible
Weak-kneed engine notwithstanding, the standard Sebring Convertible comes well equipped with power windows, seats, door locks and mirrors in addition to air conditioning, heated outside mirrors, a power trunk release and the fully lined vinyl power top. It also comes standard with a six-disc changer capable of playing CDs or discs encoded with MP3 or WMA files. The interior is trimmed in faux silver with chrome accents, and cloth seating is standard. Chrysler’s YES Essentials stain resistant fabric is an option, although it should be standard; just connect well-fed seagulls and open-top cars and you’ll understand why. Also optional are Sirius satellite radio and a Bluetooth phone connection. Remote starting is available as a package bundled with remote top operation.
The Basics: Model Mix – Sebring Convertible Touring
Touring models step up the feature list considerably, not the least of which is the 2.7-liter V6 engine. In addition to the standard model’s equipment, Touring models offer body-color power and heated outside mirrors, standard YES Essentials cloth seats, remote starting and top operation, LED interior lighting, and 17-inch wheels instead of the standard model’s 16-inchers. If you want the cloth or steel convertible top, you have to step up to the Touring model, where either is optional. The full range of audio systems is available, including Chrysler’s MyGIG entertainment system combo, which features a 20-GB hard drive and navigation system. A leather package bundles cowhide seats, steering wheel and shift knob, and heated seats are also available.
The Basics: Model Mix – Sebring Convertible Limited
The Limited is the top end of the Sebring Convertible lineup, and is equipped with most of the other cars’ optional equipment as standard. Most importantly it boasts the only engine worth mentioning; the 3.5-liter V-6 is the largest of the three and the only powertrain capable of moving the Sebring with anything resembling urgency. It has most of the Touring model’s options as standard, including the cloth top, although you can opt for the hard top if you so desire. The MyGIG audio system is still optional, but the upgraded speaker package is standard, as are leather seats. Limited models also get chrome door handles, standard fog lights and 18-inch aluminum wheels.
Model Mix: Pricing
Standard Sebring Convertibles start at $26,145, and like all model prices that includes a $675 destination charge. We think the $28,745 Touring model is a better jumping off point because of its superior standard equipment and smoother V6 engine. Options on the Touring model we drove included the Touring Group ($1,495), which had leather trim, heated seats and a cloth top, bringing the price to $30,240. If you want to step up to the Limited model bring money: prices start at $32,345 and move up quickly. The loaded Limited model we drove came to a whopping $38,610 thanks to the MyGIG system ($1,895), Luxury Group ($1,095) which included chrome wheels and heated seats, and pretty much everything else available for the Sebring Convertible.
The Basics: Top Operation
The vinyl, cloth and folding hardtops available for the Sebring Convertible all use the same frame structure; consequently all three fold the same way. The hardtop’s action is par for the course: The trunk opens backwards, the top unlatches itself and folds neatly into the space, and the trunk plops back down to create a clean look. Sit in the car and lower the top with one touch of a button; if you use the optional remote you have to hold the button down for 30 seconds while the top lowers (27 seconds for soft tops). Chrysler noted that two full-size golf bags will fit in the trunk with the top folded, and the Sebring’s trunk offers a respectable 13.1 cu.-ft. of space with the top up.
What’s New: Safety
A car without a roof is scary to some, so the Sebring Convertible comes with a phalanx of safety equipment as standard. As expected there are standard airbags in front and on the side. Anti-lock control of the four-wheel disc brakes is also standard, as is a tire pressure monitoring system. Daytime running headlights are optional, and Chrysler’s Electronic Stability Program (ESP) is optional on Touring and Limited models only; base model buyers don’t even get traction control. What isn’t standard, or even available, is any kind of rollover protection, all the more reason to spring for at least the Touring model so you can get ESP.
What’s New: Outside
The Sebring Convertible is all new from the outside, and shares its basic look with the new Sebring sedan; whether this is a good or bad thing we’ll leave up to you. The two cars share the same sheetmetal from the windshield pillars forward, along with their taillights, but everything in between is different. Convertiblization is good for the Sebring. Top up, the convertible loses the sedan’s stubby trunk and hunchback roof for a distinct improvement. It’s even better with the top down, helped in no small way by the built-in hard tonneau that covers the stacked top. We still think the car needs a rhinoplasty and eye lift, but the convertible’s top-down profile isn’t bad.
What’s New: Inside
From the driver’s seat, the Sebring Convertible is identical to the sedan. The same dash, seats and trim are available, including the faux tortoiseshell accents on the Limited models, which looks better than it sounds. The art deco styling is fine, but the choice of materials is questionable. Hard plastic is everywhere, much of it oddly or poorly grained. We give high marks to the optional heated and cooled cupholder and the MyGIG system, and the interior is quiet with the top up. The optional windblocker is effective at quelling gusts when the top is down, even at extra-legal speeds as long as you have the windows up.
Driving: Test Car, Location
Chrysler chose an almost perfect location for showing off its new convertible: Malibu, Calif. They also lucked out with temperatures in the 70s on a sunny and breezy day. Our driving route took us along the Pacific Coast Highway, which the Sebring loved, and onto the twisty roads in the Malibu hills, where the Sebring begged for mercy. We drove two different Sebring Convertibles. First was a Limited model with all the trimmings, and later we checked out a more reasonably priced Touring model. Chrysler also had competitive vehicles on hand for evaluation, including a Toyota Solara, Ford Mustang, Volkswagen Eos and Pontiac G6.
Driving: Performance
Performance in the Sebring Convertible is not measured with stopwatches and g-meters. Hang those on it, and it’ll disappoint. Even with the 3.5-liter V6 and six-speed automatic the Sebring feels slow. The other engines are even less impressive. The 2.7-liter V6 is clearly overwhelmed by the car’s mass, and we can assume that the less powerful four-banger won’t do any better. However, if you measure performance by how well the car cruises down the highway, the Sebring isn’t bad. Acceleration in the Limited isn’t terrible, just pokey, and the transmission shifts smoothly and quickly, except in manual mode where it was painfully slow to respond.
Driving: Ride and Handling
Handling in the Sebring is at best theoretical. Pushing hard on the twisty roads in Malibu made the front tires squeal pitifully, the chassis quivers, and the brakes smell funny. Relax the pace and the Sebring’s at home, but the floaty suspension may induce stomach convulsions in passengers. While it’s not a handler, the suspension gets high marks for soaking up bad pavement, and as long as you forget that the car’s namesake is a racetrack, the Sebring won’t disappoint. Chrysler reinforced the sedan’s structure in numerous places to make it more rigid, and it mostly worked; cowl shake is notably reduced next to the Pontiac G6 and Toyota Solara convertibles on hand for comparison.
Driving: Comfort
As a boulevard cruiser the Sebring must be comfortable, and for the most part it is. The flat seats are softly padded but still supportive, as long as you’re not pushing too hard in a corner. The power adjustments make finding a good position easy, as does the tilt/telescopic steering wheel. But there’s no good place for elbows. The center console and door armrests are padded, but the armrests’ pattern is uncomfortable for long periods of time. The windowsills aren’t much better: They’re too high for any but the tallest drivers, and the hard plastic’s pattern will rub you raw after a while. Rear seat room is acceptable, and the front seatbelts are attached to the front seats, making access much easier.
Driving: Controls
Major controls in the Sebring Convertible are nicely designed and sculpted, and secondary controls like window switches are easy to find. The MyGIG navigation system is as straightforward as a complex system can be, and we liked the one-touch top down operation, although we wish the same were true of the remote button on the fob. Three big knobs control the climate controls, with a bank of buttons above them for things like heated seats. On the other hand, the buttons to control the heated/cooled cupholders are hidden from view, and Chrysler insists on putting its remote radio controls out of sight on the back of the steering wheel spokes, where you must trial-and-error them to memory.
Advice: Selling Points
Like its sedan sibling, the Sebring Convertible is a mixed bag. The standard model is one of the least expensive four-passenger convertibles on the market, and with the top down it’s a notable styling improvement over the sedan. There’s a good amount of content standard, and if you don’t go nuts with the options sheet you can wind up with a nicely equipped convertible for cruising with your friends for around the $30,000 mark. The hard top makes this a cold-weather car, too. The optional MyGIG is worth the money if you have a lot of music you’d like to transfer.
Advice: Deal Breakers
We have many of the same complaints about the convertible that we have with the sedan, most of which have to do with execution. Style is subjective, but we haven’t heard very much praise for the Sebring’s new clothes, and that goes for the convertible, too. The interior looks better, but there’s more hard plastic than a kid’s toy, and most of it has a grain that’s unattractive and unpleasant to touch. Most of the features you want are only available on the more expensive model, and options add up quickly. The loaded Limited model we drove cost more than $38,000; even with a rebate built into the price, it’s a big chunk of change that puts this car against stiff competition.
Advice: Competitors
The Sebring Convertible has its work cut out for it to remain a bestseller. Stiff competition exists in the form of the Mustang convertible, which for the price of our Limited is available with a V8 engine. In the front-drive category there’s the Pontiac G6 convertible and Toyota Solara convertible. The Pontiac easily outhandles the Sebring and has a nicer interior, and the Solara offers refinement that the Sebring can’t even come close to. Other competitors include the Mitsubishi Eclipse and Volkswagen Eos. With the loaded Limited in the $38,000 range, it’s not much of a stretch to convertible versions of the Audi A4, BMW 325Ci, Saab 9-3 or Volvo C70, all of which have more cachet than the Chrysler.
Specifications: Test Vehicle, Engine
Test Vehicle: 2008 Chrysler Sebring Convertible Limited
As-tested Price: $38,610 (including a $675 destination charge)
Engine Size and Type: 3.5-liter V6
Engine Horsepower: 235 at 6,400 rpm
Engine Torque: 232 lb.-ft. at 4,000 rpm
Transmission: Six-speed automatic
EPA Fuel Economy: 16/26 mpg
Specifications: Dimensions
Curb Weight, lbs.: 3,959
Length, inches: 193.8
Width, inches: 71.5
Wheelbase, inches: 108.9
Height, inches: 58.5
Leg room, inches (front/rear): 42.4/33.5
Head room, inches (front/rear): 39.0/36.6 (hardtop)
Max. Seating Capacity: Four
Max. Cargo Volume, cu.-ft.: 13.1 (top up)
Photos courtesy of Chrysler
The Sebring coupe was originally a reengineered Mitsubishi Eclipse, and built in the same factory. But the convertible has always been built off the sedan’s platform, despite the existence of a perfectly good Eclipse convertible. Whatever the genealogy, the original Sebring drop top was a good looking, comfy convertible for buyers who needed a real back seat. Empty nesters (and rental fleets) voted with their checkbooks, making it the best-selling drop top in the U.S. for seven of the past 11 years. For 2008, the Sebring Convertible offers a retractable hardtop for the first time alongside vinyl and cloth tops, and new features like the MyGIG entertainment system might bring in younger buyers, too.
The Basics: Model Mix – Configurations
The Sebring Convertible lives in a world of threes: three trim levels, three different kinds of tops, three interior themes and three different engines. All Sebring convertibles are built alongside the sedan and share a reinforced version of that car’s structure to reduce cowl shake, the annoying body quivers many convertibles suffer when going over bumps. Vinyl tops are standard on the base and Touring models; Limiteds get a cloth top. Touring models can opt for cloth, and like the Limiteds can also get the hard top. The base model’s 2.4-liter four cylinder and the Touring’s 2.7-liter V6 come with a four-speed automatic transmission, while the 3.5-liter V6 in the Limited has a six-speed automatic with Chrysler’s AutoStick manual shift feature.
The Basics: Model Mix – Powertrains
The base Sebring Convertible’s 2.4-liter four-cylinder produces 173 horsepower and 166 lb.-ft. of torque. It’s good on economy (20 city/29 highway), but way short on oomph. The flex-fuel 2.7-liter V6 in Touring models improves power and torque (189 hp and 191 lb.-ft.), still has decent economy (18 city/26 highway) and can run on up to 85 percent ethanol, but it’s still sluggish. The 3.5-liter V6 in Limited models offers up 235 horsepower and 232 lb.-ft. of torque., It’s easily better than the other two engines, yet even with this combination drinking 16 city and 26 highway, it’s only adequate. The base and Touring models have power routed through four-speed automatics; the Limited gets a six-speed with Chrysler’s AutoStick manual control.
The Basics: Model Mix – Sebring Convertible
Weak-kneed engine notwithstanding, the standard Sebring Convertible comes well equipped with power windows, seats, door locks and mirrors in addition to air conditioning, heated outside mirrors, a power trunk release and the fully lined vinyl power top. It also comes standard with a six-disc changer capable of playing CDs or discs encoded with MP3 or WMA files. The interior is trimmed in faux silver with chrome accents, and cloth seating is standard. Chrysler’s YES Essentials stain resistant fabric is an option, although it should be standard; just connect well-fed seagulls and open-top cars and you’ll understand why. Also optional are Sirius satellite radio and a Bluetooth phone connection. Remote starting is available as a package bundled with remote top operation.
The Basics: Model Mix – Sebring Convertible Touring
Touring models step up the feature list considerably, not the least of which is the 2.7-liter V6 engine. In addition to the standard model’s equipment, Touring models offer body-color power and heated outside mirrors, standard YES Essentials cloth seats, remote starting and top operation, LED interior lighting, and 17-inch wheels instead of the standard model’s 16-inchers. If you want the cloth or steel convertible top, you have to step up to the Touring model, where either is optional. The full range of audio systems is available, including Chrysler’s MyGIG entertainment system combo, which features a 20-GB hard drive and navigation system. A leather package bundles cowhide seats, steering wheel and shift knob, and heated seats are also available.
The Basics: Model Mix – Sebring Convertible Limited
The Limited is the top end of the Sebring Convertible lineup, and is equipped with most of the other cars’ optional equipment as standard. Most importantly it boasts the only engine worth mentioning; the 3.5-liter V-6 is the largest of the three and the only powertrain capable of moving the Sebring with anything resembling urgency. It has most of the Touring model’s options as standard, including the cloth top, although you can opt for the hard top if you so desire. The MyGIG audio system is still optional, but the upgraded speaker package is standard, as are leather seats. Limited models also get chrome door handles, standard fog lights and 18-inch aluminum wheels.
Model Mix: Pricing
Standard Sebring Convertibles start at $26,145, and like all model prices that includes a $675 destination charge. We think the $28,745 Touring model is a better jumping off point because of its superior standard equipment and smoother V6 engine. Options on the Touring model we drove included the Touring Group ($1,495), which had leather trim, heated seats and a cloth top, bringing the price to $30,240. If you want to step up to the Limited model bring money: prices start at $32,345 and move up quickly. The loaded Limited model we drove came to a whopping $38,610 thanks to the MyGIG system ($1,895), Luxury Group ($1,095) which included chrome wheels and heated seats, and pretty much everything else available for the Sebring Convertible.
The Basics: Top Operation
The vinyl, cloth and folding hardtops available for the Sebring Convertible all use the same frame structure; consequently all three fold the same way. The hardtop’s action is par for the course: The trunk opens backwards, the top unlatches itself and folds neatly into the space, and the trunk plops back down to create a clean look. Sit in the car and lower the top with one touch of a button; if you use the optional remote you have to hold the button down for 30 seconds while the top lowers (27 seconds for soft tops). Chrysler noted that two full-size golf bags will fit in the trunk with the top folded, and the Sebring’s trunk offers a respectable 13.1 cu.-ft. of space with the top up.
What’s New: Safety
A car without a roof is scary to some, so the Sebring Convertible comes with a phalanx of safety equipment as standard. As expected there are standard airbags in front and on the side. Anti-lock control of the four-wheel disc brakes is also standard, as is a tire pressure monitoring system. Daytime running headlights are optional, and Chrysler’s Electronic Stability Program (ESP) is optional on Touring and Limited models only; base model buyers don’t even get traction control. What isn’t standard, or even available, is any kind of rollover protection, all the more reason to spring for at least the Touring model so you can get ESP.
What’s New: Outside
The Sebring Convertible is all new from the outside, and shares its basic look with the new Sebring sedan; whether this is a good or bad thing we’ll leave up to you. The two cars share the same sheetmetal from the windshield pillars forward, along with their taillights, but everything in between is different. Convertiblization is good for the Sebring. Top up, the convertible loses the sedan’s stubby trunk and hunchback roof for a distinct improvement. It’s even better with the top down, helped in no small way by the built-in hard tonneau that covers the stacked top. We still think the car needs a rhinoplasty and eye lift, but the convertible’s top-down profile isn’t bad.
What’s New: Inside
From the driver’s seat, the Sebring Convertible is identical to the sedan. The same dash, seats and trim are available, including the faux tortoiseshell accents on the Limited models, which looks better than it sounds. The art deco styling is fine, but the choice of materials is questionable. Hard plastic is everywhere, much of it oddly or poorly grained. We give high marks to the optional heated and cooled cupholder and the MyGIG system, and the interior is quiet with the top up. The optional windblocker is effective at quelling gusts when the top is down, even at extra-legal speeds as long as you have the windows up.
Driving: Test Car, Location
Chrysler chose an almost perfect location for showing off its new convertible: Malibu, Calif. They also lucked out with temperatures in the 70s on a sunny and breezy day. Our driving route took us along the Pacific Coast Highway, which the Sebring loved, and onto the twisty roads in the Malibu hills, where the Sebring begged for mercy. We drove two different Sebring Convertibles. First was a Limited model with all the trimmings, and later we checked out a more reasonably priced Touring model. Chrysler also had competitive vehicles on hand for evaluation, including a Toyota Solara, Ford Mustang, Volkswagen Eos and Pontiac G6.
Driving: Performance
Performance in the Sebring Convertible is not measured with stopwatches and g-meters. Hang those on it, and it’ll disappoint. Even with the 3.5-liter V6 and six-speed automatic the Sebring feels slow. The other engines are even less impressive. The 2.7-liter V6 is clearly overwhelmed by the car’s mass, and we can assume that the less powerful four-banger won’t do any better. However, if you measure performance by how well the car cruises down the highway, the Sebring isn’t bad. Acceleration in the Limited isn’t terrible, just pokey, and the transmission shifts smoothly and quickly, except in manual mode where it was painfully slow to respond.
Driving: Ride and Handling
Handling in the Sebring is at best theoretical. Pushing hard on the twisty roads in Malibu made the front tires squeal pitifully, the chassis quivers, and the brakes smell funny. Relax the pace and the Sebring’s at home, but the floaty suspension may induce stomach convulsions in passengers. While it’s not a handler, the suspension gets high marks for soaking up bad pavement, and as long as you forget that the car’s namesake is a racetrack, the Sebring won’t disappoint. Chrysler reinforced the sedan’s structure in numerous places to make it more rigid, and it mostly worked; cowl shake is notably reduced next to the Pontiac G6 and Toyota Solara convertibles on hand for comparison.
Driving: Comfort
As a boulevard cruiser the Sebring must be comfortable, and for the most part it is. The flat seats are softly padded but still supportive, as long as you’re not pushing too hard in a corner. The power adjustments make finding a good position easy, as does the tilt/telescopic steering wheel. But there’s no good place for elbows. The center console and door armrests are padded, but the armrests’ pattern is uncomfortable for long periods of time. The windowsills aren’t much better: They’re too high for any but the tallest drivers, and the hard plastic’s pattern will rub you raw after a while. Rear seat room is acceptable, and the front seatbelts are attached to the front seats, making access much easier.
Driving: Controls
Major controls in the Sebring Convertible are nicely designed and sculpted, and secondary controls like window switches are easy to find. The MyGIG navigation system is as straightforward as a complex system can be, and we liked the one-touch top down operation, although we wish the same were true of the remote button on the fob. Three big knobs control the climate controls, with a bank of buttons above them for things like heated seats. On the other hand, the buttons to control the heated/cooled cupholders are hidden from view, and Chrysler insists on putting its remote radio controls out of sight on the back of the steering wheel spokes, where you must trial-and-error them to memory.
Advice: Selling Points
Like its sedan sibling, the Sebring Convertible is a mixed bag. The standard model is one of the least expensive four-passenger convertibles on the market, and with the top down it’s a notable styling improvement over the sedan. There’s a good amount of content standard, and if you don’t go nuts with the options sheet you can wind up with a nicely equipped convertible for cruising with your friends for around the $30,000 mark. The hard top makes this a cold-weather car, too. The optional MyGIG is worth the money if you have a lot of music you’d like to transfer.
Advice: Deal Breakers
We have many of the same complaints about the convertible that we have with the sedan, most of which have to do with execution. Style is subjective, but we haven’t heard very much praise for the Sebring’s new clothes, and that goes for the convertible, too. The interior looks better, but there’s more hard plastic than a kid’s toy, and most of it has a grain that’s unattractive and unpleasant to touch. Most of the features you want are only available on the more expensive model, and options add up quickly. The loaded Limited model we drove cost more than $38,000; even with a rebate built into the price, it’s a big chunk of change that puts this car against stiff competition.
Advice: Competitors
The Sebring Convertible has its work cut out for it to remain a bestseller. Stiff competition exists in the form of the Mustang convertible, which for the price of our Limited is available with a V8 engine. In the front-drive category there’s the Pontiac G6 convertible and Toyota Solara convertible. The Pontiac easily outhandles the Sebring and has a nicer interior, and the Solara offers refinement that the Sebring can’t even come close to. Other competitors include the Mitsubishi Eclipse and Volkswagen Eos. With the loaded Limited in the $38,000 range, it’s not much of a stretch to convertible versions of the Audi A4, BMW 325Ci, Saab 9-3 or Volvo C70, all of which have more cachet than the Chrysler.
Specifications: Test Vehicle, Engine
Test Vehicle: 2008 Chrysler Sebring Convertible Limited
As-tested Price: $38,610 (including a $675 destination charge)
Engine Size and Type: 3.5-liter V6
Engine Horsepower: 235 at 6,400 rpm
Engine Torque: 232 lb.-ft. at 4,000 rpm
Transmission: Six-speed automatic
EPA Fuel Economy: 16/26 mpg
Specifications: Dimensions
Curb Weight, lbs.: 3,959
Length, inches: 193.8
Width, inches: 71.5
Wheelbase, inches: 108.9
Height, inches: 58.5
Leg room, inches (front/rear): 42.4/33.5
Head room, inches (front/rear): 39.0/36.6 (hardtop)
Max. Seating Capacity: Four
Max. Cargo Volume, cu.-ft.: 13.1 (top up)
Photos courtesy of Chrysler