Fgts Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 http://autoblog.com/2013/12/13/chryslers-200-spy-shots-uncovered/?post=1&icid=autoblog_river_article Have a Tesla/A7 feeling to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 (edited) Must be filming a commercial. Wonder if this is getting the Superbowl treatment again this year. Looks very upscale in the front from what I can see (which isn't much considering it looks like they shot this with a potato). Can't really make out the body lines in the side shot. Can see some "hip" in the first shot. DAT Rear end. Nice. Edited December 13, 2013 by Intrepidatious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 ...it looks like they shot this with a potato... Must be filming a commercial. Wonder if this is getting the Superbowl treatment again this year. Looks very upscale in the front from what I can see (which isn't much considering it looks like they shot this with a potato). Can't really make out the body lines in the side shot. The front end leaves a lot to be desired (see Cherokee, Jeep), but the rest looks pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6t5frlane Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 From what you can see I like it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 I actually see a lot of Fusion in the greenhouse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 The green house looks nearly identical to the Fusion. Its not a bad looking car from what I can tell... HUGE improvement over the current car though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Big improvement on the outside. Front end looks Hyundai-ish to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grbeck Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 (edited) Nice-looking car, but I wish that Chrysler had figured out a way to include a few styling cues that would have tied it more closely to the 300 (vertical taillights, for example). Edited December 13, 2013 by grbeck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Nice-looking car, but I wish that Chrysler had figured out a way to include a few styling cues that would have tied it more closely to the 300 (vertical taillights, for example). Supposedly, the next gen 300 is not going to look like a rectangle anymore. It will be more what you see above (aero) then what it currently looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grbeck Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Supposedly, the next gen 300 is not going to look like a rectangle anymore. It will be more what you see above (aero) then what it currently looks like. I hope that they don't change it too much. The styling of the current 300 stands out nicely in the crowd, and is, in some ways, almost an iconic shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Mainstream styling guarantees a good reaction from a wider pool of potential buyers, providing the quality matches buyer expectations, this 200 could be very successful for Chrysler. That wider appeal also allows it to be sold internationally to much larger audience in LHD and RHD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinaw Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Stylish and contemporary, but breaks no new ground. It's entering a highly competitive segment, so the interior, driving dynamics, etc. better be better than average. Considering how poorly the Dodge Dart has been received, I have my doubts this will do any better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92LX302 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 That'll do a nice generic car for insurance ads.Looks way cleaner than the outgoing mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Supposedly, the next gen 300 is not going to look like a rectangle anymore. It will be more what you see above (aero) then what it currently looks like. Hmm I think thats going to be a mistake, part of the appeal of the 300 is its in-your-face styling/Bentley type styling. If it looks like some generic sedan like the upcoming 200, I think it might hurt its appeal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Big improvement on the outside. Front end looks Hyundai-ish to me. Agreed on both points. The more pointed nose looks a bit Sonata-ish to me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKNSLS Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I agree with some of the above posts. From what you can see it's a pretty nice looking car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerM Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I'm renting a 2013 200 this week. I didn't expect a Chrysler to be so spartan. (even though it is a rental) Other than some shiny bits (including the analog clock), it really differentiates itself little from the Dodge equivalent. However, the most glaring flaws are far too much wind noise coming from the rear doors/windows (I can't tell which it is) and what seems like a pretty raspy 4-cylinder. Hopefully (for their customers) this redesign rectifies both.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Looks like the spiritual successor to the 300m. Similar front fascia design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomcat68 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Looks like the spiritual successor to the 300m. Similar front fascia design. Beat me to the punch! I was going to say it looked like an LH based car. I think it looks good. This should sell well and not need to be fleeted out, putting more money in their pockets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Looks like the spiritual successor to the 300m. Similar front fascia design. Yeesh that design has not aged well. That greenhouse looks ginormous, and those overstylized headlights don't help anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grbeck Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I thought that both the 300M and the second-generation Intrepid were good-looking cars at the time, and today think that their designs have aged pretty well. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 (edited) I had a '99 Intrepid (no, my username is not related to that). Car treated me wonderfully. The second gen styling was striking for the time. I routinely got people asking what kind of car it was. I sold it when it was about 3 years old and I hear the gentleman I sold it to has since passed it down to his college daughter. Edited December 16, 2013 by Intrepidatious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 OTOH, I had to borrow my brother-in-law's '97 Concorde once. I have never felt less safe driving a vehicle. Between the steering, brakes, and suspension, there wasn't a single aspect of that vehicle I had any confidence in. I drove like an octogenarian with a fused spine, and lived in terror that I would have to stop suddenly (and by suddenly, I mean, from 30MPH to 0 in under half a minute.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 (edited) OTOH, I had to borrow my brother-in-law's '97 Concorde once. I have never felt less safe driving a vehicle. Between the steering, brakes, and suspension, there wasn't a single aspect of that vehicle I had any confidence in. I drove like an octogenarian with a fused spine, and lived in terror that I would have to stop suddenly (and by suddenly, I mean, from 30MPH to 0 in under half a minute.) Yup, I also had a 1st Gen Concorde (totally different car then the 2nd gens). While I had no problems with it, it was not the most confidence inspiring car. They seemed to waste away just by glancing at them sideways. Edited December 17, 2013 by Intrepidatious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKNSLS Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I had a 2nd generation as a company car-they were one of the first "large cars" that you could get 20plus on the highway. Your right, while not a great handling car it went down the Interstate in a straight line very comfortably! I had zero issues as well. It had 85,000 miles on it when I had to let it go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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