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Review of the 2009 Chrysler Sebring

2009 Chrysler Sebring

Price Range $23,040 to $35,125

suitable for: Diapers
School
Teens

16 to 21
City MPG

26 to 30
Hwy MPG

5 Seats
2 Rows
2 Latch Connectors
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Here’s where the 2009 Sebring has the opportunity to be a fancy ciabatta or foccacia bread. The Sebring has a number of upscale-looking features that at a glance are impressive. Upon use, however, some of them wound up being more like day-old cinnamon-raisin bread. It still looks pretty good, but it wasn’t as great as I’d hoped.

The tortoiseshell-style steering wheel (their words, not mine) looks fancy and has a lot of foccacia potential. The upper-third of the steering wheel had the tortoiseshell-style hard plastic on it. I found it to be really chilly on cold mornings and sweaty and slippery on hot afternoons. There’s also more of those tortoiseshell-style accents on the dash and doors. It looks nice at first, but the coloring in it is a bit too orange and it winds up looking a little cheap.

On the other hand, the heated and cooled cupholder for the driver brought back the fun Wonder Bread aspect to the Sebring. There’s a nifty light in the cupholder that turns red or blue when the heater or cooler is on, respectively.

The leather seats look nice with their contrast stitching, and because they’re leather, keeping them clean is easy. The instrument cluster was classic-looking and easy to read. The center stack is pretty minimal, with Chrysler’s rectangular design, and that’s a good thing.

I have to say that all of the other controls in the Sebring were really easy to use right out of the gate. That doesn’t happen much these days, so thank you Chrysler.

In the backseat, there are two cupholders in the center armrest. It’s wide enough for three boosters in the second row, if you finagle them a little. The Latch connectors are clearly marked and easy to get to. There’s enough room for a rear-facing infant-safety seat, but it’s a bit of a squeeze.

The center console is reasonably sized for a sedan, and the trunk is happy to handle almost any task. Except a double stroller. It just isn’t happening mamas. Sorry.

IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS THAT COUNT

Storage Compartments (Puny, Fair, Ample, Galore): Ample
Cargo/Trunk Space (Puny, Fair, Ample, Galore): Ample

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key interior: Features

    ● Heated/cooled cupholder
    ● Lots of hiproom in the backseat
    ● Clean, uncluttered look
    ● Leather seats with contrast stitching

available interior: Colors

  • Dark Khaki/Light Graystone
  • Dark Slate Gray

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