![]() ![]() The standard engine for the JX is a 2.4-liter double overhead cam 4-cyl. The difference between the two lies in equipment and an optional V6 for the JXi, which was our choice for this test. The Sebring Convertible is available in two models, JX and JXi. Long nose, short rear deck and a wide stance give the Sebring a masculine, almost aggressive look, softened by elegant sculpting and smooth, flowing lines. But the design is so compelling it's hard to care about practical things like trunk volume. With the rear wheels positioned so far aft, the rear deck is a bit, uh, truncated, and there's not a lot of space under the lid. Large driving lights flank a chin spoiler and air scoop. The hood has a dramatic slope, ending in a slanted grille flanked by thin, flush headlights and turn signal/side marker lights that wrap around into the fenders. That new design school puts the wheels out at each corner, with the base of the windshield extended almost over the front wheels. The Sebring convertible is the most obvious example of the benefits of cab-forward yet. WalkaroundĬhrysler design has turned out an unbroken string of stunners in recent years, and this new ragtop may be the best-looking of them all. We think the new Sebring convertible could very well match that record, and perhaps even beat it. The LeBaron convertible, the last survivor from Chrysler's K-car era, led the segment for a decade, an astonishing record. Since then, Chrysler has been the leading seller of convertibles in a slowly expanding market. Ever the shrewd marketer, Iacocca sensed a niche emerging and jumped in. He had noticed a tiny little blip on the automotive continuum caused by a couple of shops in California that were turning out more and more convertible conversions on such vehicles as the Celica. Chrysler single-handedly brought the convertible back to the automotive scene in the mid-'80s, when Lido Iacocca realized he had a really good thing in the K-car, and could use its basic bones to make just about anything, short of a school bus. ![]()
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