Chrysler LHS
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| Chrysler LHS | |
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| Manufacturer: | Chrysler Corporation DaimlerChrysler |
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| Production: | 1994–2001 |
| Assembly: | Brampton, Ontario |
| Predecessor: | Chrysler Imperial |
| Successor: | Chrysler Concorde Limited |
| Class: | Full-size |
| Body style: | 4-door sedan |
| Platform: | FF LH |
| Similar: | Buick Roadmaster Mercury Grand Marquis |
| First generation | |
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| Production: | 1994–1997 |
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| Engine: | 3.5 L EGJ V6 |
| Transmission: | 4-speed 42LE automatic |
| Wheelbase: | 113.0 in |
| Length: | 207.4 in |
| Width: | 74.4 in |
| Height: | 55.9 in |
| Related: | Dodge Intrepid Chrysler Concorde Chrysler New Yorker Eagle Vision |
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| Production: | 1999–2001 |
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| Engine: | 3.5 L EGJ V6 |
| Transmission: | 4-speed 42LE automatic |
| Wheelbase: | 113.0 in |
| Length: | 207.7 in |
| Width: | 74.4 in |
| Height: | 56.0 in |
| Related: | Dodge Intrepid Chrysler 300M Chrysler Concorde |
The Chrysler LHS was a full-size, front wheel drive car based on the Chrysler LH platform.
Originally released in 1994, the same year as the last generation of the Chrysler New Yorker, and a year after the Chrysler Concorde, Dodge Intrepid and Eagle Vision, the LH 207 (Chrysler LHS and New Yorker) used a version of the LH platform with a five-inch longer body, and took the place of the Imperial as the largest car in Chrysler's range. A very similar New Yorker model was also built as a replacement for the New Yorker Fifth Avenue and New Yorker Salon. The five-passenger LHS was differentiated from 6-passenger New Yorker by a sportier image. The New Yorker was later dropped in favor of a six-passenger option on the LHS.
The LHS was dropped after the 1997 model year in anticipation of a new, redesigned LHS, released for 1999. As was the case before, the second generation LHS occupied its niche as Chrysler's largest car. The differences between the second-generation LHS and the Concorde were far fewer and limited mostly to fascias and equipment levels.
Chrysler discontinued the LHS after 2001, replacing it with the new Concorde Limited.
It should be noted that the first generation LHS was praised by American car hater Jeremy Clarkson, who noted that if it were to be sold in England, it would sell very well. [citation needed]
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