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LIFE+STYLE
MASCULIN, FEMININ | Chrysler's
redesigned 200, left, has a soft side
while the 300, below, maintains its
forceful profile and muscular frame.
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Two Chryslers go head-to-head with vastly different profiles
Is your magic number 200 (the Sebring relaunch) or 300?
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CASEY WILLIAMS I Auto Reviewer
crwauto@aol.com
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here are two sizes of four-door Chrysler civility: You can steer an unrecognizably face-lifted
version of the Chrysler Sebring (now sold as the 200), or go full-11HMI and get the badass
butch 300. Depending on your budget and fuel thirst — and whether you go for a feminine
ride or a 'roid rager — you can choose the smaller car with an efficient four-cylinder engine or slay
muscular giants with the 300 SRT8. Either way, you'll have an elegant set of wheels that can take you
and four friends to the club in high style. Here are some comparisons to help with your decision: ■
Family heritage:
200: Menage a Trois between Daimler, Chrysler and
Mitsubishi.
300: Mercedes E-Class, generations of HEM Is.
Claim to fame:
200: Driven by Eminem.
300: HEMI-powered grandpappy was a NASCAR
champ.
Mad (wo)man alter ego:
200: Peggy Olson.
300: Don Draper
Celebrity most likely to drive cs
200: Joan Rivers.
300: Cary Grant on Voids
Action movie identity
200: Contact, with Jodie Foster.
300: Like you have to ask?
Gay persona:
200: Clay Aiken, numero dos, but still delivers soft
tones.
300: Ricky Martin, smooth muscles and a sexy beat
(gets extra daddy points for his twin boys).
Drinking bourbon:
200: Very Old Barton — barrel aged for six years,
smooth, not expensive.
300: Pappy Van Winkle — an American classic, aged
endlessly in Kentucky for connoisseurs.
Most-desired roac
200: The Sunset Strip on a Saturday night.
300: Wide expanses of West Texas Interstate.
Next generation:
200: Birthed from the suave Alfa Romeo Giulietta.
300: Not fixin' what's workin'.
If cars could talk:
200: "Thank God Fiat saved my ass!"
300: "Fiat worships my ass!"
Dinner plans?
200: Yeah, let's check out the culinary institute's pre-
view night.
300: Join us at Texas De Brazil — we're goin' Dutch!
Paws up:
200:2, driven from the front.
300:4, little monster shoves from the rear or with all
four grabbing.
Seats:
200: Leather and heated.
300: Leather, heated, and cooled. Did I mention a
heated steering wheel?
Favorite toys:
200: Boston Acoustics audio, light pipes above head-
lamps.
300: Rear sunscreen controlled from touchscreen,
522 watts of Beats by Dr. Dre to rattle your sista's closet.
Cupholders:
200: Plastic plugs in the console.
300: Heated and cooled mini-climates to turn your
beverage on.
Wheel size
200:17-in. is big enough.
300:20-in. for those who take more
Useless fact:
200: Has a 40GB hard drive for music files. Like, who
in Hades stores music onboard a car?
300: Luxury editions have door coverings and con-
soles upholstered with Poltrona Frau Foligno. God save
us if the Italians get hold of our underwear!
Best-effort MPG (city/hwy.):
200:20/31 with 173hp Inline 4 — bitch, please!
300:19/31 with 292hp V6 — power to spare and the
endurance to win one for the green team. (Or, go balls
out and get stupid drunk on the 300 SRT8's 470hp 6.4-
liter V8!)
Imported from:
200: Detroit.
300: Canada.
Base price:
200: $19,000 — young and stylish, wheels for the
Target set.
300: $28,500 — affordable, yet thoroughly-resolved,
right out of a Banana Republic outlet store.
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06.22.12
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