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http://wardsauto.com/auto-makers/gilles-future-200-redefine-chrysler-design-challenger-changes
New design direction, totally new to the Corporation.
New design direction, totally new to the Corporation.
A bit dated, but:Sir Moses Wellington said:Hard to say, I'm guessing that the 2014 200, which apparently is now a refreshed until MY2015 vehicle, is going to be the first to show off the new design language. I am guessing that the Chrysler 100 will follow in this design and will debute around the same time as the All-New 200. Hopefully the 100 has the 9 speed in it at the very start and not be a huge cost to upgrade it.
My (total) guess based on hope and Ralph's limited comments from the article are that over the short term we're going to get a non-Daimler interior and new electronics (Ralph's comments) and a slight diet coupled to a power increase (my hope).John Rogers said:So Barracuda is dead. Do plans for Barracuda shift to Challenger? IMO and we don't know yet but straying far from Challenger's timeless design '70/'08 etc would be a mistake.
But will Chrysler bother to incorporate Lancia styling cues in the new design language now that Marchionne has pretty much signalled that Lancia is dead? Or is there still hope?All except 700C are 'pre-Lancia', so those may or may not reflect future design cues.
They are still selling Lancia, they have just said Lancia as a stand alone brand is gone. It is now a European comany that is going to be moderatly restyled and rebadged Chrysler vehicles. it won't be like the 300, where it's effectively just badges being different, I'm guessing slightly different sheet-metal on some vehicles in key places and different rear/front facias. Maybe. That is how I understand it, that may or may not have changed since I did it. Hard to say though.Lampredi said:But will Chrysler bother to incorporate Lancia styling cues in the new design language now that Marchionne has pretty much signalled that Lancia is dead? Or is there still hope?
I was assuming they were showing the refreshed 200 at Detroit, but to my knowledge that didn't happen. I am guessing this article is referring to the 2015, all-new Chrysler 200, to debut sometime in calendar year 2014, and I also guess the 200 will remain pretty much the same until then.UN4GTBL said:So this is the refreshed 200, and not the all-new 200?
Confused with that one too. If it is it will have to be a major refresh for just one yearUN4GTBL said:So this is the refreshed 200, and not the all-new 200?
It is "all new", using Toyota and Honda's definition of "all new."abgwin said:Then again, the article refers to the 2014 Grand Cherokee as "all new" so other details may be just as accurate.
I just saw this article on the AutoEdizione website, which states that:Sir Moses Wellington said:They are still selling Lancia, they have just said Lancia as a stand alone brand is gone. It is now a European comany that is going to be moderatly restyled and rebadged Chrysler vehicles.
Now we know what Chrysler is supposed be. Just what it has been of late. A slightly upscale Plymouth.romalerig said: