Chrysler The Chrysler Sebring Convertible is the worst car in the world.

[Merc1]

The "Germans" were responsible for the 300/Charger/Magnum. Those were the cars designed by and during the time the "Germans" where there. The latest junk has nothing to do with Germans. Even still it amazes me how the same company can produce a car like the Challenger and then the Sebring regardless of who owns/runs it.

M

 

[SDNR]

LOL Marcus ....you fiercely defend the Germans -- they're not infallible you know

 

[Merc1]

I'm reminded of that everytime I see an R-Class yes. Still though the Sebring/Avenger twins reek or typical good old American car making practices. I hardly see the same team behind the 300 signing off on the Sebring/Avenger.

M

 

[Family Guy]

They were in the U.S. recently testing out American peformance cars.











Clarkson, Hammond and May have been spotted at Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah testing three of the hottest American cars on the market. Last week they they were spotted in Reno with the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 and the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V. It seems that we can see a full episode dedicated to American cars on Top Gear soon.

So far Top Gear hasn’t been very generous when it comes to American cars and positive comments. Soon we’ll see can these three American cars change Clarkson’s view on American cars or not.



Top Gear trio testing the Corvette ZR1, Challenger SRT8 and CTS-V at Bonneville Salt Flats | GlobalMotors.net - spy photos, concepts, videos, shows...


M

I smell another season!

 

[MikeJ]

I smell another season!

Starting November 2nd (most likely).

 

[VroomVroom]

^ I can't wait

And I love Top Gears camera angles, coloring and slow motion scenes

Really makes the cars seem like gods

 

[Yperion]

And disappointingly, if you push the button that lowers the roof - and then push it again because it isn’t working properly - you will find that a) all of the carrying capacity is lost, and that b) with no roof in place, everyone can see you at the wheel. This is very bad. Some, for sure, give you pitying looks. Mostly, though, they point and laugh.

So how much do you have to pay for the privilege of being a laughing stock? Well in the US, it’s around $29,000 (£16,400). You could buy a clown suit for less and achieve much the same effect.

Lol, JM is so stupid sometimes but then again he is also funny...

 

[Mike Getz]

Hello

Hello to all

This is my first post on this site. How is everyone?

 

[Mike Getz]

I feel you are wrong

I own a Sebring and it is a great car. I have made a few improvements and increased it fuel mileage. As well as handling. But before i did anything i have had no trouble with the car.

 

[VroomVroom]

I own a Sebring and it is a great car. I have made a few improvements and increased it fuel mileage. As well as handling. But before i did anything i have had no trouble with the car.

What are you comparing your car to?

E.g have you ever driven a convertible in that class to compare it to?

 

[iramontgomery]

Understated!

 

[Habitual Speeder]

Disclaimer: Fine, it's hard for me to find a car I like from the American manufacturers, so, this'll seem like an easy target, but...

The Chrysler Sebring convertible is just as bad as Mr. Clarkson says it is. Maybe, worse.

For the past 3 years, I've been flying out to Coachella, in Indio, CA, to check out the music festival. The first year, my pals & I flew in & out of L.A. (which is a couple of hours away from Indio).

The past 2 years, we decided to fly in & out of Vegas, instead (which is a 5 hour drive from Indio).

For the drive from L.A., our rental (we figured we're in California, we should have a convertible) was a V6 Mustang convertible. I thought that was an awful car. Turns out, there are worse rides...

For the last 2 years, our rental company in Vegas saw fit to give us Sebring convertibles. They. Are. Rubbish!

I really can't sufficently tell you how bad these cars are. It amazes me that after 100 years of building cars, they could make something this bad.

Where do we start?

The trunk. It's great. It's huge. Unless, you want to have the roof down. With the roof down, you lose about two thirds of the trunk.

It's heavy.

It's underpowered.

It shudders when it even sees a bump, let alone having to deal with one.

It flexes.

It could never fully settle on a gear when we were driving through the Sierras. More often than not, it was screaming in third.

The interior looked like a collaboration with RubberMaid...the materials were awful.

The seats were incredibly uncomfortable. After a few hours of driving, you needed a professional masseuse.

The weird bit is this: I've driven the previous generation Sebring convertible. While still not my favourite car, it was leagues better than the car that replaced it.