Chrysler Concorde

Chrysler Concorde

Overview
Manufacturer	Chrysler (DaimlerChrysler)
Production	1992–2004
Assembly	Brampton Assembly in Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Body and chassis
Class	Full-size
Body style	4-door sedan
Layout	Longitudinal front-engine, front-wheel drive
Platform	Chrysler LH platform
Powertrain
Transmission	4-speed 42LE automatic
Chronology
Predecessor	Chrysler New Yorker (for Salon and Landau) / Chrysler LHS (for Concorde Limited)
Successor	Chrysler 300

First generation

Overview
Production	1992–1997
Body and chassis
Related	Dodge Intrepid Eagle Vision Chrysler LHS Chrysler New Yorker
Powertrain
Engine	3.3 L EGA V6 3.5 L EGJ V6
Dimensions
Wheelbase	113.0 in (2,870 mm)
Length	1992–94: 202.8 in (5,151 mm) 1994–97: 201.5 in (5,118 mm)
Width	74.4 in (1,890 mm)
Height	56.3 in (1,430 mm)

Second generation

Overview
Production	1997–2004
Body and chassis
Related	Chrysler 300M Dodge Intrepid
Powertrain
Engine	2.7 L EER V6 (gasoline) 3.2 L EGW V6 (gasoline) 3.5 L EGJ V6 (gasoline) 3.5 L EGG V6 (gasoline)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	113.0 in (2,870 mm)
Length	1998–2001: 209.1 in (5,311 mm) 2002–04: 207.7 in (5,276 mm)
Width	74.4 in (1,890 mm)
Height	55.9 in (1,420 mm) 1999–2001 LX: 56.2 in (1,427 mm)
Curb weight	3,495 lb (1,585 kg) (LX) 3,566 lb (1,618 kg) (Lxi)

The Chrysler Concorde is a large four-door, full-size, front wheel drive sedan that was produced by Chrysler from 1992 to 2004. It assumed the C-body Chrysler New Yorker's position as the entry-level full-size sedan in Chrysler's lineup. One of Chrysler's three original Chrysler LH platform models derived from the American Motors/Renault-designed Eagle Premier, it used revolutionary cab forward design. The Concorde was related to the Dodge Intrepid, Eagle Vision, Chrysler 300M, Chrysler LHS, and the eleventh and final generation Chrysler New Yorker. It was on Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for 1993 and 1994.

The Concorde's design can be traced to 1986, when designer Kevin Verduyn completed the initial exterior design of a new aerodynamic concept sedan called Navajo. The design never passed the clay model stage.

It was also at this time that the Chrysler Corporation purchased bankrupt Italian sports car manufacturer Lamborghini. The Navajo's exterior design was reworked and became the Lamborghini Portofino, released as a concept at the 1987 Frankfurt Auto Show. The Portofino was heralded as a design triumph, setting in motion Chrysler's decision to produce a production sedan with the Portofino's revolutionary exterior design, called "cab-forward".

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