1997 Chrysler LHS Review - A Forgotten Luxury Sedan From The 90's!

Back when the LHS was introduced, it looked spectacular compared to the other large sedans. The backlight reminded me of some old Jags. A good look.

The LHS was the largest LH platform variant. It wasn’t replaced by the Concorde, it was always sold alongside it. Also, Chrysler was making bank at that time, which is why Mercedes wanted it (before running it into the ground).

One of my first jobs in the mid 90’s was working at a GM dealership that dealt with Pontiac Oldsmobile and Cadillac. I detailed, washed and cleaned cars along with running errands and filking them up with gas. I remember the dealership getting a LHS in trade and then discovering what a nice ride it was. Definitely on par or better than Cadillac of the day.

I'm shocked that there is one still in decent running condition. I haven't seen one in many many years. Good find.

" Luxury High Performance Sedan" is what I was told at the dealership when I purchased mine new in 1998. It was a very good car for me.

Wow! Flashback ! These were super cool back in the day

We were a Chrysler family growing up, and my dad leased a 1994 or 95 Eagle Vision for my mom. She really liked driving that car. It never gave us any problems that I remember, although it did have to go to the body shop one spring after someone (ahem) thought he would be helpful and clean the snow off of it by climbing up on it with a snow shovel. We turned it in at the end of the lease when we moved from Cincinnati to Florida, since a black sedan with gray leather seats didn't make much sense in the Florida sun. The transmission never gave us any issues in the Vision, but we did have a 1996 Grand Caravan ES that had the transmission rebuilt twice before 70,000 miles. That van, and the 1997 Sebring convertible that replaced the Vision and that had all sorts of leaks and other issues, brought the Chrysler era to an end in my family. The Sebring was replaced with a 1999 Volvo C70 convertible, and the van was replaced with a 2003 Honda Odyssey.

This car, the first gen Intrepid, first gen neon, and 94-01 Ram are some of my favorite non-performance/classic Chrysler products from a looks standpoint (quality not withstanding obviously). As the 00's crept on things got ugly in a hurry for them though (quality certainly didn't improve either lol).

I drove one of these around California for three weeks in 1996 and found it to be wonderfully spacious, comfortable and smooth.

I still see these around occasionally. Makes me smile every time

I can hear the creaking of the interior plastics in my head haha. Suprised you found one in as nice if shape as it is somewhere in Illinois.

5:49 the New Yorker had a bench seat and suspension tuning more like you'd expect of a Chrysler. The LHS had the bench seats and more "European" handling. Wikipedia says the New Yorker was dropped after a short 1996 model run, and the LHS got a bench seat option afterward.

My dad had a white/gray '97 LHS just like this one, absolutely loved that car. The name 'LHS' means LH Sport, its platform mate, the New Yorker, was less Euro-inspired and more traditional with chrome trim and bench seating. The transmissions were mainly a weak point if they were never maintained. 215 hp through a longitudinal transaxle pulling 3500 lb can be rough on the fluid, so frequent ATF changes were recommended. This is why most FWD cars use transverse engine layouts, even though it can make maintenance harder.

The interior of this LHS is remarkably similar to my friend's 1994 Chrysler Concorde. Same V6, too.

Having the warning lights on the “message center” is embarrassing when something is lit up as a warning, everyone in the car can see what’s wrong 😂

I still have a 99 300M (build date 5/98) with almost 250,000 km (about 150,000 mi) on it. The transmissions will last if you regularly service them with ATF+4 and ONLY ATF+4.

Chrysler from the 90s felt worlds better than Chrysler from the late 2000s.

I’m surprised you made a video on this, I’m working on getting one of these. Love this car to pieces. Edit: also, this car looks better without the two-tone.

That “Leaving the party early” bit towards the trans had me on the ground holy fucking shit😂💀😂💀😂💀

Omg, this is one of my most favorite vehicles from the 90s! growing up I always loved these cars and wanted one. They're still gorgeous looking