2015 Chrysler 200 Limited

The assignment of the new-for-' 15 Represent the Fiat/Chrysler empire in the hotly disputed midsize-sedan section. Although the essential recipe is hardly a key, Chrysler's preceding Sebring/200 mid-sizers constantly felt undercooked. When the 2015 200 made its advent at the 2014 Detroit auto show, hope sprung over the manufacturer the Mazda 6 great and had eventually found the proper combination of ingredients which make automobiles like the Honda Accord.

Recently Baked

Chrysler expects that 70 percent of the buyers because of its new midsize sedan will pick a four-cylinder powerplant, which will be the reason why the 2.4-liter Tigershark-equipped 200 is the focus of this evaluation. (A 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 is also accessible.)

Inside, the cottage of the 200 Limited provides a modern setting befitting of its recently glossy outside, preventing garnishes that are discordant in favor of refined minimalism. Fundamental black abounds, highlighted by thin strips delineating control groups on the dashboard, doors, and games console and breaking up surfaces. Chrysler's rotary gear selector shares space in the console with big round climate controls and the electrical parking brake suitably sized by the meaty paws of cornfed North Americans for simple, intuitive operation. The instrument panel follows suit, putting legible dials and two big centre and front, the space inhabited by an info display and segmented fuel level and engine-temperature gauges. The layout mightn't be cutting edge, but you will seldom waste time seeking managements or switchgear.

Flavor Evaluation

Peak torque comes on at 4600 rpm around the exact same place where the sounds start to get gruff. It will pull challenging to the small 6500-rpm fuel cutoff, but the soundtrack leans to the death metal side. Happily, the typical buyer will scarcely venture past 6000 rpm, aside from the occasional passing play. With nine speeds to select from in the ZF-designed automatic, there is rarely a period when the engine is found lumbering in the ratio that is incorrect. The shifts are nearly imperceptible, save -down seconds when it will jump a gear in route to locating the optimal ratio. (As yet another comparison, our long term 2013 Accord Sport equipped with a six-speed guide turned in 6.6- and 15.2-second amounts.)

The 200 is much more happy shuttling folks about town than cutting apexes and running errands. Swapping the efficiency-minded Ecopia tires for a set worried with grasp than parsimony, nevertheless, probably would enhance the 200 in both surroundings. However, our test driver coerced an astonishing 0.81-g roadholding amount from people about town, noting average lead along the way. Braking used up 179 feet of sidewalk without fade in continued stops, placing it in the meat of the group.

27 mpg was achieved by us in mixed driving from the 200. Undoubtedly, the 2.4-liter-powered Chrysler 200 simply is not working as difficult as the smaller turbo-powered Dart simply to stay on top of the stream of traffic, therefore smaller throttle openings and better real world fuel economy.

Although the new-from-the-earth-up 200 is a completely baked merchandise, we can not help but believe that motorists with sport purposes will find it a little on the light side of substantial. The 200 does not have the poor man's Bentley road existence of its bigger 300 sidekick. In a section flush with blue ribbon entrances that manage to combine four door practicality with actual fun-to-drive nature, the 200 is several fixings short of being top-shelf stuff.

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