Originally Posted by Cincinnati Slim
I'm afraid whoever was responsible for turning concept into real production cars in the Chrysler design department has "left the building" and no longer works at Auburn Hills. Most of the styling ideas of the Airflite concept were applied to the new Sebring...with clumsy, awkward disastrous results !
Look how well all the seams and cut-lines were managed on the Airflite; door, hatch and hood openings all are perfectly integrated into the design.
Now look at a Sebring...clunky thick door frames spoil the roof line, hood and trunk openings have seams ruining the flow of the styling themes. And the overall proportion of the car is tall, blocky and thick waisted. It's just a chubby clunky mess !
I'm afraid Chrysler has lost some critical personnel in the design department !
Slim
It amazes me that simply changes in geometry completed changed the car's appearance. The Airflite is rolling art, the Sebring is.......something, though I do think the Sebring looks better in person. What really kills the Sebring for me though are the headlights. Ugh.
To me the 350Z is in the same boat. It has the profile of a toad, but could have been a stunner with slight design alterations.