Chrysler Gives 2015 200S a Much-Needed Mopar Upgrade for SEMA

The 2015 Chrysler 200 is strikingly handsome—particularly for its price range—but the mid-size sedan needs something more distinctive to stand out in its crowded segment. Ahead of next month’s blowout SEMA show, we got a peek at the juiced-up 200S that Chrysler will display at the Vegas extravaganza. Now this is more like it.Most notable is the car’s improved stance. Dropped down on a Mopar coil-over kit, the sedan looks decidedly more sinister. Chrysler says the dropped suspension will sharpen the car’s handling response, an area that definitely needs improvement. Matte-gold 19-inch wheels accent the black car and are designed to show off the slotted rotors of the Mopar big-brake kit. A new body kit (chin spoiler, side sills, and a mini rear diffuser) enhances the lower-and-wider look.
The mission of this customized 200S goes beyond dressing up the stature of Chrysler’s mainstream four-door—it also serves as a rolling business card for the Mopar catalog. The big-brake kit will be available almost immediately; the body kit will hit the Mopar catalog in the first quarter of 2015; and the 19-inch wheels, coil-overs, and intake and exhaust will come sometime soon after that.
Customers who aren’t keen on tinkering with a brand-new Chrysler themselves will find these Mopar accessories available via Chrysler’s online car builder, working in conjunction with the Mopar Custom Shop. Once a customer configures the car and the factory builds it, Mopar sends it to one of several Custom Shops around the country to have the accessories installed before the car is delivered. It’s not old-school hot-rodding, but it’s the factory-approved way to give Chrysler’s mid-sizer a little more street attitude.