This Chrysler nameplate debuted for the 1995 model year, first appearing as a sporty front-wheel-drive coupe aimed at the affordable near-luxury segment. A convertible joined the line shortly afterward, giving the badge a second body style and helping establish it as one of the brand’s more visible mainstream cars of the 1990s. In 2001, Chrysler expanded the family again by adding a sedan, shifting the nameplate from a coupe-and-convertible niche into a broader midsize lineup. The coupe remained part of the range through the mid-2000s, while the sedan and convertible carried the badge into the late 2000s.
Across its life, this model changed character several times. The earliest cars were closely tied to Chrysler’s other front-drive compact and midsize products, while later versions moved further upmarket in size and equipment. The convertible became especially familiar to shoppers looking for an American-built four-seat open car after the decline of the LeBaron. By the 2000s, the nameplate was positioned as a value-oriented midsize Chrysler rather than a pure sport coupe, and its final generation emphasized sedan and convertible variants before the badge was retired after the 2010 model year.
Enthusiasts often remember it as a transitional Chrysler: a car that bridged the brand’s 1990s coupes and convertibles with its later midsize sedans, and one that lasted long enough to span several distinct market eras without ever disappearing and returning.