Chrysler LHS
The Chrysler LHS was one offered by the American car manufacturer Chrysler 1993-2001 sedan in the upper middle class with front-wheel drive.
LHS (1993-1997)
The first generation LHS was based on the LH platform of the Chrysler Group and was closely related to the simultaneously produced models Chrysler Concorde, New Yorker, and the Dodge Intrepid and Eagle Vision. A Plymouth version was not available.
Was presented to the LHS, together with the new New Yorker and one year after the Concorde, the Intrepid and the vision, in May 1993. The design followed the first time the propagated by Chrysler Cab Forward philosophy, and had a long wheelbase and relatively short overhangs and a far-reaching forward passenger cabin on a correspondingly short hood. When LHS it was a modification of the original LH designs with a new, more conventional front end and a revised roofline is somewhat reminiscent of older Jaguar models. The production took place in a Chrysler plant in Canada.
With the appearance of LHS represented the top model of Chrysler and solved in this capacity, the Chrysler Imperial from. The only deliverable engine was the 3.5 -liter V6 in conjunction with a four-speed automatic.
1995, automatic with regard to softer switching operations has been revised. Until the expiry of the first series in the summer of 1997, there were no major modifications.
From the LHS of the first generation Chrysler produced a total of 146,000 copies.
LHS (1998-2001)
After a year's absence the LHS of the second generation debuted in 1998 and showed up with a modernized, more rounded Cab -forward design with slightly larger dimensions and more interior space. This LHS version was the sister model to the parallel imported Chrysler 300M, which had a shorter tail than the LHS. The LHS of this generation corresponded body, unlike the first generation, down to the smallest details of the Chrysler Concorde.
The drive up was carried out by the 3.5 -liter V6, now with 256 horsepower, however, in connection with a four-speed automatic with manual shift function.
End of 2001, a production of the Chrysler LHS and replaced him with the luxury version of the Chrysler Concorde Limited.
Source
- Flammang, James M / Kowalke, Ron. Standard Catalog of American Cars 1976-1999, Krause Publications, Iola 1999, ISBN 0-87341-755-0.