Transforming the midsized Cirrus into a Sebring was very easy for Chrysler. Due to the successful line the Coupe and the convertible has done, Chrysler felt that it was high time a sedan be included in its line up. The new Sebring sedan uses the same basic platform as the Cirrus, but has new exterior and interior styling, and a new, optional V6 engine. The initial Sebring sedan closely bear a resemblance to the restyled 2001 Sebring Coupe, which actually is a completely dissimilar car built by Mitsubishi, and the Sebring convertible. All three cars now belong to the Sebring classification of mid-sized Chrysler cars.

The Sebring sedan has a longer, pointier nose than the Cirrus, bigger headlamps that are 25% brighter, and an elevated rear tail with larger taillights. Its oval grille with the distinctive egg crate slats and chrome surround trim which was first seen on the 1998 Chrysler Concorde, and is similar to the grilles of the 2001 Sebring Coupe and Convertible models. The base Sebring LX model offer the same 150 horsepower 2.4 liter DOHC 16 valve four cylinder engine that was offered in the Cirrus LX. It's a popular engine because it is sporty, powerful, and sensibly fuel-efficient. And another plus is that Chrysler engineers have eliminated a lot of the engine vibrations and noise that used to be associated with this engine.

The Sebring LXi model sports a new 200 horsepower 2.7 liter V6 engine with twin overhead camshafts and four valves per cylinder, The 2.7 liter engine is traded for a 168 horsepower 2.5 liter V6 used in the Cirrus LXi. Despite having 32 more horsepower and 32 lb-ft more torque, the new 2.7 liter is 8 to 10 percent more fuel efficient than the 2.5 liter V6.