This midsize front-wheel-drive sedan arrived for the 1989 model year as Chrysler’s updated answer in the family-car segment, replacing an earlier group of compact and mid-size sedan lines and moving the brand’s mainstream passenger car offering into the late 1980s. It was built on the Chrysler AA platform, an evolution of the company’s K-car architecture, and it was offered only as a four-door notchback sedan throughout its run. That single-body-style approach made it a straightforward, practical choice, but the car was also notable for carrying more than one personality under the same roof: most versions were economy-minded commuters, while higher-trim and turbocharged variants gave the line a more enthusiast-oriented edge.
During the early 1990s, the range was broadened with trim and mechanical updates, including a performance flagship that used a Lotus-developed 16-valve turbo engine. That version earned a reputation far beyond the rest of the lineup and gave the car an outsized place in Chrysler history, even though the broader model remained a conventional midsize sedan. A facelift for the 1993 model year brought revised exterior details and a simplified trim structure, while later changes focused on safety and compliance rather than major redesign.
Production ended in December 1994, after the abbreviated 1995 model year, when it was replaced by a newer midsize sedan. The nameplate had a single continuous production run with no known revival, and it is remembered today as one of the more interesting Chrysler-era sedans of its period because it combined everyday practicality with one unexpectedly serious performance variant.