From page 2 .

With the top down, there is
very fiule wind buffeting in
the front seat, and conversa-
cn is possible at highway
speeds. Rear passengers, how-
/ ever, ger’ considerably more
‘Wind buffeting.

Roomy interior

12 The Sebring convertible’s
four-passenger . interior is the
‘roomiest in its class. As men-
_ dioned, «there - is lots: of
‘ fegroom for two. rear passen-
. gers, and sufficient width, as
well. ‘Getting “into the. rear
~ Seats is aided. by . front seats

that: slide: forward: with the ©.
‘.doubie’ wishbone suspension

seatback ‘reclined «— as well,
the front seats have integrated
three-point ‘seatbelts: which :
means. that rear ° passengers
don'r have to climb under the
houlder belt when getting in.
: Since; the integrated seatbelts:
move ‘with the’ “front: seats’
when’ they: are - adjusted fore’:
and aft, they fit more comfort-
ably-across the driver atid pas
oulders, ‘epiles
. the font

is” some. win
“when. travelling . over sudden
: bumps and lumps in the road,

but the body and suspension: :
feel fiirly solid. Ly

Like its classy exterior, the
Sebring convertible has a sim-
ple, tasteful intecior design
with a large hood to cover the
round instruments from glare,
a floor/console shift lever, a
centre armrest to rest the right
arm on, and simple round
conrols for the heater, and
white-on-black buttons for the
stereo.

My only reservation was
with the look and quality of
the dashboard material - I
think it could be a little better
than it is for a car in this price
Fange.

‘ Driving Impressions

With .a ly independent

and standard 15 inch (38 cm.)

tires (optional 16 in./40 cm.),

the Sebring handles well and

Fides even __ better. Highway

cruising’ is very comfortable,

“and ‘you’ could conceivably

drive long distances in com-
for: with the top down. There
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Sebrings come with stan-
dard disc brakes all around
and standard anti-lock brakes
for braking safety.

The 168-horsepower, 2.5-
lite V6 engine and four-specd
automatic “AutoStick” twans-
mission are very smooth but
the engine is not overly pow-
erful — the Sebring can’t
match the performance of cars
like the Camaro Z28 convert-
ible and Mustang GT convert-
ible. Of course, it’s not meant

to. The Sebring convertible is”

a stylish, open-air convertible,
not a “muscle-car”. For what
it is, the Sebring convertible
has adequate performance.

Fuel consumption is quite
reasonable for a mid-sized V6-
powered car. Transport
Canada fuel economy ratings
are 13.1 litres/100 km (22
m.p.g.) in the city and 8.4
lires/100 kim (34 m.p.g.) on
the highway.

Friday, July 21, 2000 —

JX, JXi, and Limited modeis

For a base MSRP of
$32,585, the Sebring convert-
ible JX includes a standard
2.5-litre V6 engine and four-
speed automatic transmission,
power convertible top, vinyl
“ultrahide” seat upholstery,
floor: console and shift lever,
air : conditioning,
AM/FM //cassette, power dri-
ver’s seat, power windows,

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