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I took the 2007 Chrysler Sebring sedan for a quick spin last week. Give Chrysler this: you'll never mistake it for anything else on the road. For all it's trying, however, it lacks the presence of either the Saturn Aura, which I found literally turns heads wherever it goes, or the Ford Fusion, which, for all the bitching we do about The Blue Oval here at Autoblog, is a smart-looking American sedan. With the Sebring, you stand there taking it all in, trying to form an opinion. At the end, I felt a mix of indifference and disappointment.

The problem that the Sebring arriving in showrooms has (in my opinion, at least) is that in the interest of being visually distinctive, it has far too much going on. For example, I personally like the Chrysler Crossfire's styling (here I stand, ready to catch your javelins). On that car, the hood ribs work well. On the Sebring, however, they're simply busy. The same goes for the rub strips on each side of the car, which add an unnecessary, distracting line to the profile view. The real shame is that this car can look very good. The SEMA Sebring, with its lowered suspension, mesh grille, larger wheel/tire package and deleted hood ribs and rub strips, is an aggressive-looking winner. At the very least, Chrysler should make the SRT version (assuming they plan on doing one) a clone of its SEMA car.

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New Sebring

Chrysler has released the first image of the new Chrysler Sebring sedan and announced that it will make its debut at the London International Motor Show next month. Details are slim, but the release states that it'll be available in the UK in mid-2007 in RHD format with a choice of gas or diesel engines. 4car reported earlier that the diesel is the same VW-sourced unit available in the European-market Dodge Caliber, and that a hardtop coupe+convertible is also likely.

Front end styling borrows heavily from the Crossfire, and all around, the car looks very different than the current vehicle.

More details and photos as they become available, but for now, let us know what you think!

(Press release after the jump)

[Source: DaimlerChrysler]

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