The 1994-97 Chrysler LHS Was A Cab Forward Styling Masterpiece

[@michaelwhite9375]

Hey! That's MY car. Thanks for doing the video on it. I wish I could have been there to talk to you about it. This is a 1996 in Spruce (exterior) over Quartz (interior). It has the no-cost bench seat option that was quietly introduced in mid-1996 after the New Yorker was discontinued.

[@RareClassicCars]

Very cool! Loved it

[@klwthe3rd]

I was wondering how it had the bench seat when it was an LHS. To my knowledge only the New Yorker had the bench seat.

[@Sedan57Chevy]

It makes me happy to see one of these preserved, and a video showcasing it. These were everywhere and, just like the old Taurus, might as well have never existed, you see so few on the road. It's a shame because they were really game changers in the automotive space, but sadly time wasn't kind.

[@VectraQS]

I own a 1992 Taurus wagon, and it's one of approximately 10 I see around town in a year. Best-selling car in America, and now it's even disappearing from the junkyards.

[@craigbenz4835]

My '94 Taurus was the best car I ever had for driving in the snow in spite of the modest ground clearance.

[@joshuagibson2520]

I'm totally down with you doing some 90s content as well. 60, 70, 80, 90s are what I most like to watch. Thanks for all you do Adam. The channel is awesome.

[@khakiswag]

I agree. The Ford Taurus is begging for an episode. Completely changed how American family cars were designed, revolutionary.

[@tdvandy2]

Yes,yes,yes! I concur!!!

[@Primus54]

@@khakiswag I had a Gen 1 Mercury Sable V-6 as a company car (for a while, the Sable was very distinct from its Taurus cousin). It replaced an ‘85 Pontiac Bonneville that had a V-8 that couldn’t get out of its own way. The contrast in performance, handling, and ergonomics was stunning. I loved that car.

[@j.markkrzystofiak9907]

Huge interiors, quiet, good power and economy, and winning styling for the day. Just couldn’t ratchet up the quality to make it worth owning past 50k miles.

[@MH-fb5kr]

AMEN TO THAT BRO !

[@JimmyDoresHairDye]

My dad had one as a work car. 200k almost-trouble-free miles before he sold it. Chrysler made a lot of garbage, but the LHS was a solid car.

[@jobabs]

We bought a 94LHS with 58000 miles in 2001 and drove it to 250000 miles with no major repairs on the engine or transmission, just normal maintenance. Same thing with an 01 300m and an 03 Concorde lxi. Loved those big Chrysler sedans.

[@markwilliams5606]

In Detroit, My family is still Big 3. Mom retired from Chrysler. She bought a new 94 Sebring LXI. 24 Valve . This thing was Hot! When I Retired from General Moters. Bought a New Impala SS. Ordered it with a 350. Rear wheel drive. Dad All ways drove Cadillac. We'd Race down Telegraph !

[@05gtdriver]

I bought my wife a 1997 LHS in 2016 that had sat a while. It had 21,000 miles on it. It had the moonroof and floor shifter. White over silver. It was in excellent shape but needed lots of TLC since it sat for over 10 years in a car port. Probably spent around $2000 in maintenance, but it was super fine tuned by the time I sold it(bought the old lady a new car). I didn't even break even on the whole deal, but I knew the new owner got a great car with plenty of life left. I think it had 43,000 miles when we sold it in 2019.

[@WhittyPics]

Reliability has always been a concern of mine with Chrysler

[@Henry_Jones]

From the forward look cars of the 50s to today theyve always had the best styling and worst reliability.

[@deepthinker999]

You and everyone else.

[@AnthonyEvelyn]

I really liked the LH series of large FWD cars. Chrysler did FWD with the cab forward design better than its competitors. If only Chrysler got long term reliability down, they would have been in a better position.

[@Grayskull77]

I used to work for Moore Chrysler Plymouth Jeep Eagle here in Arizona in 1996 and 1997. I've always loved the look of all the LH sedans. I used to own a 97 Chrysler Concorde LX for 5 years then I sold it. I currently still own a 96 Chrysler Concorde LX. I've had it for 4 years now. I always wanted a LHS or New Yorker, but one never came my way at the right time. These are rare to see nowadays, but when I do see one, it still gets my attention!

[@dosgos]

That was a clever advert. The beautiful closing image did a nice job communicating luxury.

[@2006gtobob]

I was 21 when the LH was released and it was so futuristic and ahead of everyone else. I had huge hope for Chryslers continuing improvements and success. 30 years on and the exterior styling is still an eye catcher. The interior seating was comfortable. Just redo the IP to modern standards, drop in the 3.6 drivetrain and this could be re-released, in my opinion.

[@dosgos]

I think there is pent up demand for US family cars; that market was killed by stupid fuel standards that moved families to monster trucks.

[@edkelley1649]

You should have seen the look on my face when the Ford Taurus hit the streets... we first saw this car the Taurus in that movie Robocops... I'm guessing it is in 83 84 85 I can't remember I'm 65 now so whenever it came out I remember bringing my younger brother see that movie he would have been 12 I would have been 18 and 85 so maybe it was 84 or something like that but we're both Blown Away by it they using the cop cars in the movie it was futuristic time Big Time futuristic I ended up buying an 87 Mustang GT convertible right out of the Boston Auto Show is it is the show car black on black on black I wish I still had it

[@Jag-leaper]

Until aurora lol

[@cptkettch]

@@edkelley1649 Ford released the Taurus in '86 (last year was '19) and Robocop came out in '87. We owned a '94 Taurus for a few years, it was a nice car.

[@jd70HJ19]

NOTHING WAS FUTURISTIC ABOUT THESE CARS ...THE FIRST VERSION OF CAB FORWARD WAS FIRST MARKETED IN 1966 BY OLDSMOBILE...THE TORONADO.NOTABLY IT HAD A CHASSIS FRAME AND 2 DOORS LESS THAN THE HLS.

[@325xitgrocgetter]

Memorial Day weekend 1992....I'm watching a PBS special on the development of the LH platform...and had to leave to meet a friend to go to a movie...let's just say I watched as much of the show as I possibly could and left at the last possible moment. Being old enough to recall the debut of the K-Cars...it was shocking how much of a departure these cars were. 1990s Chrysler was an era where they pretty much hit the market at the right time with each product. Viper, Grand Cherokee, LH, Neon, Cloud Cars, Ram Truck, third gen minivans, Second Gen Dakota, Durango, and Prowler....I think the second gen LHs were more mainstream and somewhat decontented...but I did like the 300M which was supposed to be a second gen Eagle Vision, which was my favorite LH car. Such a great product portfolio....until the Daimler merger.

[@americanflyer4126]

Exactly right. Chrysler was on a roll at the time. Bob Eaton almost torpedoed the company with the Daimler merger. Even Iacocca admitted he should have made Bob Lutz chairman.

[@Jonathan-dq8hb]

Do you recall the name of the PBS program ?

[@christopherg9806]

Adam, thank you for this great review. Although my passion is with the 60's cars in your collection, I always felt that the LHS was a beautifully styled, underrated car. I had an Intrepid ES loaner car for a few days (back when they were new) and I remember that it was quick and handled very well. Chrysler was on such a great trajectory right up until (former GM executive) Bob Eaton sold them down the river. Daimler just bled the company dry, and I know from a former top executive that the company had their best talent leave for greener pastures once the autocratic Germans started micromanaging everything. So maddening. The LHS was a giant leap forward from the cheesy Dodge Dynasty-based New Yorker of the previous generation.

[@boogts]

It may have been styled a little better than the Dynasty / New Yorker but we had an 88 Dynasty that was still on the road with no repairs well after 75%+ of the 1st gen LH cars had been scrapped. Simple Mitsu 3.0 SOHC and 3spd torqueflight trans, not the maddening A604. The interior of the "uplevel" k-cars were much nicer. Even our Dodge had far more padded surfaces, door and opera lights, and nicer trim than the LHS.

[@christopherg9806]

@@boogts I shouldn't have used the word "cheesy," but by the time the Dynasty came out, Iaccoca thought he could just keep stretching the K platform into slightly longer cars and call it "full sized." (Even the M-bodies were laughable as full-sized cars, considering the Aspen was called "a magnificent small car" in 1976 ads.) My brother had both an E-body New Yorker and a Dynasty New Yorker (both new) which were very problematic (though he had the A604 nightmare). He swore off Chrysler after that. I just felt that Dynasty styling looked like it was designed with only a straight edge. Too sharp, too narrow and too upright. And I felt that way at the time. As much as I was (and am) a Mopar guy, I felt that the Eagle Premier was a way more attractive car, as was the Pontiac 6000 STE. My sister-in-law had a Dynasty that was apparently good, and another brother had a Spirit (2.5 and a 5-speed) which was excellent. My other sister-in-law's Acclaim was excellent too (2.5/auto).

[@boogts]

@@christopherg9806 The A604 was pretty "special" all right. We had a 93 Intrepid ES, nice car but a 2 year lease. Then a couple of cloud cars and some jeeps. All zero problems but also leases. Dynasty continued on through all of them. They may have gotten better looking but the bean counters maimed Chrysler before Eaton sold his soul - and the company. Possibly too edgy but it was parked near my dad's curvy c3 corvette which seemed like a tacky and dorky cartoon car next to the Dynasty so maybe that's what made the Dodge seem good by comparison to childhood me.

[@1voiceofstl]

@@christopherg9806 spirt and acclaim was the best "K" cars.

[@dalemccartney]

This was one car I've always loved for styling. It's a beautiful looking car. From personal experience I think they were just poorly built and that's why so few remain. I traded my first 1988 Chrysler Fifth Avenue for a 94 LHS, and the first 2 weeks of ownership were fine. After that the car would stall at operating temperature, the horn would sometimes would blare while driving, it just became an embarrassment to drive. I've had a couple cloud cars, a 200, and now a Ram and another Fifth Avenue and can say the LH cars are the only Mopars I've owned that were junk.

[@brandon18054]

Second generation cars did not have as many problems

[@MNBluestater]

Always thought the Eagle Vision had awesome styling. Same here, didn’t buy one due to maintenance reputation and glad I didn’t.

[@flubberlane8437]

I like the looks of these model cars. Even modern in todays standards

[@vladislavdimitrov4646]

This screams 90's....

[@alitheretrokid]

I am not old enough to remember when these cars were new, but in my eyes the look very futuristic, especially in that teal color.

[@madmanmapper]

I had a 94 Concorde. The LH cars were really interesting and strange, but robust and comfortable. I'm a big tall guy, and I could wear a tall hat inside my Concorde. Massively comfortable. I drove a group of friends to a store once, parked right next to a semi truck. The truck was idling and was very loud, but none of us even realized the truck was running until we opened the doors. It was THAT quiet inside.

[@BobNSuch]

I always liked the body styles of these cars. I never owned one but I had friends who did and were pretty decent cars unless you had the 2.7 L engine.

[@marcodarko6941]

It's nice to see one of these in good condition. I always thought they were a very sharp looking car and it has aged quite well.

[@Henry_Jones]

Lets get a vid on that Dustbuster van next to it.

[@DavidPysnik]

I kind of forgot about these cars, but seeing it brought it all back. The design is definitely well done, sleek yet substantive. The interior is surprisingly impressive, too, as I don’t think I’ve ever seen inside one before. Makes me wish the Chrysler 300 were a little longer with a stance more like this car. Thanks for sharing!

[@terrencerobinson2799]

Adam, these cars made really cool stretch limos too. The MGM Grand in Las Vegas had a fleet of them in Emerald Green Pearl Coat to go with the Wizard of OZ theme that the hotel had when it opened. Chrysler was also a sponsor of the hotel and provided the give away cars in the Casino (Vipers, Sebring Convertibles, etc.). My favorite LH was always the Char Gold Satin Glow Dodge Intrepid ES!

[@ricksand6477]

I believe Chrysler VP of Design Tom Gale was the father of these cab forward design cars. They set the Detroit design community on their ears when they debuted. Kudos too, to Chrysler President Bob Lutz who godfathered this bold new look.

[@kobbetop]

I can imagine him smoking his cigar and approving the program. 😀 what a legend that guy is.

[@HelvisCamaro]

Owned a 97 LHS years ago. White with silver two tone. Gray leather bucket seats, floor console, auto dimming rear view mirror and it was one of my favorite rides I've owned. Great looking cars!

[@A2Wx8]

I had a 97 Concorde which I bought off lease that got me through college and through getting a job, a house all that stuff. Fantastically comfortable, handled well, could go through the snow like anything, and funny enough rock solid reliable until it was about 13 and started to develop electrical gremlins that were getting it stranded. The 3.5 sounded pretty good and had really great low end pull off the line. If you had all the software updates for the 42LE transmission and kept up with fluid and filter changes it was a lot more reliable than its reputation made it out to be (the disaster transmission for me was the NAG1 in the Charger I got to replace it). It was an unusual car for a college kid but I loved that thing.

[@craigbenz4835]

I had the same electrical gremlins in my '93 that were traced back to the body rusting so bad I couldn't keep a good ground between the block and the body. I loved driving it until it died.

[@A2Wx8]

Yeah my body was okay but the harnesses started to rot out so I'd lose a circuit here, get that fixed, lose a circuit there a couple of months later. Not great when the problems were under the hood and I'd lose a crank sensor or a coil pack.

[@paulnoone4351]

This video brings back such great memories. Back in '96, we had one of these as a hire car when we visited Florida from the UK(same colour as the one in the advert). Drove really nice and had a column change which I really liked! The Mariah Carey cassette made me smile too as I remember "Always be my baby " being on every radio station while we were there!

[@Modeltnick]

My dad bought a new ‘94 Chrysler New Yorker. It was that shade of green. I remember how beautiful that car was and he loved owning it. It’s amazing that you rarely see these cars anymore. They were indeed a beautiful design for the era. The Chrysler ads of the time were very well done with Lee Iacocca explaining the new concept and showing the then modern Chrysler facility. Thanks for posting this!

[@tjhess2]

I worked at John Wallace Dodge in Overland Park, KS in 1993 when these cab forward cars came out. The Intrepid struck me as such a beautiful and futuristic design. It was such a departure from the square designs that came before it. I had the pleasure of owning a 1995 Chrysler Concorde. Phenomenal gas mileage and interior comfort.

[@Jordi7174]

At 2:24 and 3:00 I loved seeing the Mariah Carey Daydream and Mary J Blige album cassettes. Those albums were massive and would've been all on the radio at the time the LH cars were at the height of their popularity. Nice touch in pointing out this era of the 90's. 💛

[@geraldbull8349]

Adam, your videos keep growing in knowledge and specific content. Awesome job! Thank you for keeping vintage autos going and loved...

[@loveisall5520]

I remember the pleasure of driving the Dodge Intrepid as rentals on business trips. Naturally, not as ritzy as this interior--but the interior space was amazing and it was so very different from the K-cars, which I also liked. I bought a 1999 Plymouth Breeze, the smaller cloud car, with a stick shift and drove it over 100K miles. Had seats as good as my old Peugeot.

[@toddsholtis4470]

My father and brother got these at the same exact time when they first came out (father had the Chrysler Concorde and my brother had the Dodge Intrepid), we leased them as company cars. I remember that the sound system was very good (Infinity sound system I think). The ride was good and it had a lot of room inside. Great cars and helped Chrysler emerge from the K Cars.

[@christopherbero3388]

Thank you thank you for reviewing this forgotten gem - love your content🎉😊

[@malcolmhamilton5200]

That 3.5 liter four valve V-6 was a game changer. I remember a motorcycle buddy coming in and telling me how impressed he was with the high speed passing power of the Eagle Vision he'd been in. No small praise from a motorcyclist. Later I took the Intrepid for a test drive. The V-6 was more powerful by then and the salesman encouraged me to manually shift it using the shifter built for that purpose. I was suitably impressed. Nowadays the Pentastar V-6 is a have your cake and eat it too engine. Malcolm Ottawa Valley

[@davef.2811]

The CEO of the company I worked for back then had one of these LHSs and loved it, constantly raving about it to everyone. I got to drive it a few times going to lunch or taking him someplace and recall it being a very nice car to drive.

[@Henry_Jones]

The Dodge adds from this era were exceptionally good.

[@caseyrevoir]

Extremely comfortable ride, very quiet. (body frame rails, roof pillars filled with spray foam even on base models) Amazingly corrosion resistant, incredibly resilient in a crashes. This and the Taurus (I think) were the first vehicles from the big 3 designed to be in an accident and protect. Disappointingly saturated with Lucas Electrical components that were very unreliable and always expensive to replace. Things like a blower motor resistor were about $800 for the part only when these things were popular. (many items could be fixed by reflowing the cold/broken solder joints) The engine would sludge up quite fantastically if oil changes were missed, but seemed to live forever mechanically if even basic maintenance was kept. Featured a non-interference timing belt setup. The inner tie rod is fantasticly difficult to replace and quite unique in design. You have to take the right front wheel off to service the battery. The engine starters were a Denso unit oddly enough, I think I only changed one in all my wrenching and it had almost 300k miles.

[@tedlym.3390]

This was a premium presentation. Thank you,

[@DavidHall-ge6nn]

I had a Polo green LHS. Great car! A real head turner in '94. Comfortable and handled very well. Absolutely HUGE inside, like the Tardis!

[@Aptnumber9]

Loved the roof line when they came out and still do.

[@phildavis3105]

Almost forgot these cars and really appreciate the coverage. Just loved them when they came out.

[@kesando84]

My father bought a Champagne 1994 LHS brand new. It was the car I later passed my road test in and had many great memories with it. It’s interesting to see an example with a column shifter

[@joeseeking3572]

We were into Audis when the cab forward came out but they still merited a serious look, even if they weren't quite in the same class. Really revolutionary, maybe not quite up there with the first Taurus, but close enough. After years of being a joke, Chrysler finally had something. They handled decently, had enough poke, etc. And when the 300M came along with the 2nd gen that again was a moment for reconsideration (though by then a 5 series had first spot in the garage, and not much could get anyone out of an E39)

[@paulpeterson4311]

Absolutely stunning design!! Looks better than and sedan on the road now. So ahead of its time. Totally underrated.

[@rolandpotter479]

Hi from England. I hired the LHS in LAX and drove to Flagstaff on to Monument Valley back via Zion national park to Las Vegas taking in Page. Few days in Vegas then Zabriski point Death Valley, Barstow and back to friends in Huntington beach. Wow this car was so comfortable for the trip best car I have ever driven.

[@rickwitt5735]

I remember driving an LHS almost daily. I worked for an auto supplier in Auburn Hills (MI) while going to college in the '90s. Every day, I was expected to take the company car (belonging to the V.P. of sales) to drop off mail. That LHS was a very luxurious car, as I recall. I would drive the V.P. insane by not returning the car with the driver's seat in the same position that I'd found it (LOL). I recall really enjoying the ride of that car.

[@Soulkeeper1]

My uncle had a fuly loaded 96 LHS in the same color as the one in the commercial you showed. It was a gorgeous car and reminded me of Chryslers of old. He bought the LHS to replace his '91 Olds 98 Regency and I loved that car as well.

[@markbehr88]

These are still a good looking car. I remember when I was in Product Planning managing all the large car programmes for Holden, we had one of these as a design study during the VT Commodore program.

[@bcfairlie1]

Usually I'm not a fan of the 90s American cars. But I have surprised myself as,I really like this Chrysler. Elegant, great lines, nice interior.

[@christopherhartos7249]

Always loved these

[@23billd]

Adam, I enjoyed that video. I actually owned a 1995 Eagle Vision which was one of the LH cars. The LHS was too expensive for me at the time. Those were great cars of that era although I do recall doing quite a few repairs during the 17 years that I owned the car. They were beautiful designs.

[@tracebur]

Thanks for reviewing this beautiful car. I owned a new black cherry one . The ride and handling was excellent. Back room space was huge on the LHS which enjoyed several additional inches of back legroom for my in-laws. Loved everything about this car and still remember that first viewing at the Auto Show.

[@joehovanec1985]

I had a 94 and 97 LHS. Good looking, comfortable, snappy. Chrysler built these with too many cheap parts that broke and needed expensive repairs. Not built robust enough. These cars have made me stop buying Chryslers. Chrysler just doesn't want to build decent vehicles. It seems to pride itself on building vehicles with built in flaws, and many of them. After a while, people just don't want to buy any more of their inferior vehicles.

[@davidjames666]

I thought the engines on these cars were recalled many times, and eventually exploded the day after the 70k warranty was up

[@aaronsmith5433]

& for a decade or so previously they the indestructible 3.3 v6 & it's big brother. Many went 500,000 miles and more. There was a website(Dave's farm , I think) got tired of trying to kill a Dodge Dynasty they finally drained all the fluids and put a brick on the gas pedal. It still ran at full speed for 20 minutes before seizing up!

[@philojudaeusofalexandria9556]

"comfortable" is an understatement. I bought a 97 lhs new. The car shocked any of my friends that had the pleasure of sitting in the back. Incredible amount of space back there. Not to mention the ridiculously huge trunk. It was a 70s luxury boat with 90s styling and (relative) economy.

[@bluntdanieldb]

I had a 94 New Yorker back in 97, in that dark Chrysler purple with grey lower cladding + grey leather... the 3.5L that came with these cars was pretty damn good, that big Chrysler would boogie when you gave it a kick. I never see these or any 1st gen LH cars anymore.. even 2nd gens are increasingly rare. Thanks for highlighting these rare birds. I certainly miss mine.

[@dosgos]

That was an attractive design. I can see GM picked up this design cue on the later Regals etc.

[@peterdelestrez8880]

Drove one once. The ride and quietness was beautiful. They should have named it Imperial. The comfort inside was really great. Love those honeycomb rims were beautiful.

[@waltersjohn6339]

These were such beautiful cars. They represented such an amazing departure from the usual stuff. At the time, I remember thinking "How can Chrysler be in trouble? They make these amazing cars that everybody seems to love". I wasn't aware of the parasitic effect that the merger had upon the company. Now that you are venturing into the nineties would u consider mentioning something about the Olds Aurora? That too was a amRT looking car of innovative design packed with luxurious extras. It seemed to signal the return of the American made luxury sedan. It was ahead of its time. How /why did it fail??

[@ScottSellsSoCal]

I remember being in Las Vegas in the 90’s and there were LHS all over the place. One of them was knocking hard, and the second time we rode in one the rear shock was banging around.

[@JrGoonior]

I had two versions of this. First one was a 1994 New Yorker I bought used in 2000, electrical and transmission problems made it a headache. Second one was a 1996 LHS I bought in 2007 w/102,000 well cared for miles. That one was a dream as long as I kept up on the front suspension, I drove that one until 2011 when I sold it with 230,000 miles, the car still ran great.

[@a1ar127]

I owned an LHS, either a 95 or 96, and loved it. Everybody commented on the huge amount of legroom front and back, plus a trunk that could hold 4 sets of golf clubs for those buddy outings. Fully loaded the car could’ve used a little more power. I did have a few problems.. the ac broke twice, and it needed some front suspension work ..ball joints or something. When the ac went out again in 2002 I said it was time for a new car and I’d always wanted a Caddy so I got a year- old Seville, also a great road car, big trunk, etc.

[@nateg1998]

I bought a 94lhs in 2009, 56,000 miles garage kept and only dropped 900 bucks on it! I absolutely LOVED that car❤️ Reliable well riding beaut that would take me anywhere I wanted to go! I literally took it from md to ca and back 7 or 8 times without any issue or worries. Unfortunately I was T-Boned in 2012 and she was destroyed, it was the first “nice car” I had ever owned and even tho I do very well for myself these days if I found one of these in good shape again I’d probably buy it!

[@mxcland]

Thank you for expanding beyond the cars from the 60s and 70s, I think it is a good idea. With your passion towards the industry in general plus your insider knowledge I feel we all can learn a lot about how the American manufactures evolved over time. Thanks for the great job so far, keep on going.

[@chriscallen6897]

I was in high school when the LHS came out. It was so modern looking back then along with the Dodge Ram in 94. It has aged very well. It still looks sleek and modern to my eyes.

[@clarkesteele9168]

I sold them and I completely agree! They were luxurious, beautiful, handled well, and had respectable performance and fuel economy.

[@michaelsimko7694]

When I first saw the LHS at the New York auto show when I was 11, I was amazed at the styling. I was seeing many of them on the roads and highways during their run and they were easily recognizable. Such a smooth, sleek design with a combination of contemporary, luxury, and sportiness. They were usually driven by lawyers, judges, doctors, managers, and real estate agents.

[@2packs4sure]

One of my best friends got a new 93 or 94 Chrysler Concorde in a teal color with a teal leather interior it was absolutely beautiful,,, he was a big Mopar man and was very proud of it and proud of Mopar and I was impressed,,, so comfortable,, and it moved,, I mean really moved !! At around 60000 miles about 3 years later it all went wrong.. One thing after another broke and was repaired ending at about 80000 miles with blown head gaskets which were repaired but it didn't last and they blew again.. He traded it for a new Ford Explorer which turned out to be the best vehicle he ever owned...

[@timothymabry6663]

As a Chrysler dealership mechanic from 1984-2015 I got to see a lot of changes. The LH cars were a sensation when they came out. Quite a change from the K cars I started out on. I remember seeing one for the first time at the 93 auto show, beautiful. But as a mechanic they were difficult to work on. I was what was called a heavy line mechanic. Engines and transmissions. As mentioned they are called Cab Forward design. Well guess where the cab went? Forward over the dang engine compartment! It took some time to get used to them but they were never easy.

[@joedepoto]

Do I sense a Plymouth/Dodge Neon video in the near future?!?!

[@haitianspaceprogram735]

i hope

[@djhaloeight]

I had a 1995 Intrepid ES with the 3.3L V6. Was a good car. Never had any major problems with it. The LH cars were the right cars at the right time for Chrysler, that’s for sure.

[@victorstewart7833]

My dad had 3 Dodge Intrepid in a row. I loved driving them. I was driving a VW GTI then. Wasn’t a fan of big cars, but it drove nicely!

[@steven.l.patterson]

I was in my mid 20s when these came out. Worked for two brothers that owned a company they’d started years earlier - each had a new LHS. Very different than the boxy 87 Volvo 740 I had when I started, or the 86 Saab 900 I had when I left the company 5 years later.

[@jamesmcintire3800]

I remember working in a Chrysler dealer around 1999-2001 when the 2nd gen LH cars were being sold. They were rather problematic as I recall. But then that was at the beginning of the Daimler-Chrysler era of cost cutting when Chrysler’s quality control took another nose dive. My mother bought a Plymouth Breeze new in 2000 and really loved it. It stayed in the family after her death and last I heard hit about 200k by 2011-2012 and was on its last legs at that point.

[@gtopp9619]

These were nice cars. I remember that they were quite something when they were introduced. The bad thing was that the material quality wasn't up to par. A friend had one and it only lasted to 60K miles. Very quick off the line and was reasonably powerful. Thanks for the video, Adam!

[@tombrown1898]

I had a 1999 Concorde LXi, It was a lease car with 36,000 miles on it. Beautiful car! Impeccably maintained, fully loaded. Fantastic road car. It handled better than any car I'd owned. BUT, although the drivetrain gave me no problems, virtually everything electronic failed. The AC died at 60,000 miles. The CD player crashed shortly afterwards. I traded it for a 2002 Dodge Ram short-bed half-ton pickup.

[@kevinwong6588]

The extended length LHS and New Yorker sedans debuted in May 1993 as early 1994 models. Rear legroom was among the largest in class, more than a Town Car. New Yorker had a standard six seat configuration, but was dropped in 1996 due to low sales, with a no-charge six-seat bench option on the 1997 LHS as a replacement. The second gen LHS and 300M sports sedan debuted in May 1998 as early 1999 models, but 300M outsold LHS. For the first time starting in 2001, genuine wood grain trim was offered by Chrysler on the 300M/LHS in the luxury package, which also appeared on the 2002 Grand Cherokee Overland.

[@OLDS98]

I must admit the 1994-1997 Chrysler LHS and New Yorker were a great design. I did not know LHS offered a front bench seat. I thought it was bucket seat only. I thought just the New Yorker offer a front bench seat. I see this car I see two things.. A redesign of the 1990-1993 New Yorker/Fifth Avenue or a redesign of an Oldsmobile 98. It reminds me of the 1985-1990 Oldsmobile 98 for some odd reason with a redesign. They sold this model in Europe too. A video is on You Tube. The changed the taillamps to European standards. You have to wonder of they LHS would have made a great Imperial too. They also designed the roof so you could not put vinyl tops on this car.

[@kingkrimson8771]

I bought a new 1995 Eagle Vision TSi, the sportiest of the LH variants. Fun car to drive with a very nice teal blue leather interior.

[@hawk00055]

I had one as a rental car in the 1990's and it was fantastic.

[@TonyM132]

Nice to see you posting a video about a 1990's vehicle. Next you'll have to review some early SUVs.

[@traumajock]

My Dad's retirement gift to himself was a red 1993 LHS. White leather interior, 3.5 V6. Fast, quiet, luxurious. I drove it for about a year after he died in 97. I traded it in on a 98 Silverado with a 305. I shoulda learned from my previous experience with a 305, a 78 Caprice.

[@traumajock]

I watched him write a check for 27K for that car.

[@Chinunit22]

Some of them came with floor shifters also. They sure look beautiful, especially in Champaign color

[@DerrickOil]

Good looking car, nice color for the time period too.

[@JKCougar]

Dude... I recently found your channel and even though I'm a Ford guy I loved these cars especially the LHS. At the time I thought they were gorgeous. I haven't seen one in years.

[@trailermonkey8687]

Excellent input Adam! The first new car my wife and I bought was a 93' emerald green Eagle Vision with tan leather interior and the 3.5 V6. That car was very nicely made with excellent fit and finish inside and out. Very quick and agile with excellent space for the family in the cabin and in the trunk. We got great service from that car for 75K miles with only a timing belt issue at 70K which was disappointing but not catastrophic. I replaced that timing belt myself and it was fairly easy, because the engine was installed "correctly". Unfortunately we sold it too soon to buy a minivan - (the wife's idea). I still hate that Minivan :)

[@davidfinkel7379]

I'll always remember the story of how my grandparents got one of these in 94. They were leaving florida in their diesel oldsmobile which of course broke down. After limping it to a dealership and finding out they'd need a whole new engine, my grandfather said screw it and bought the LHS off the lot and never looked back.

[@gg8435]

Boston Coach (a livery service) had thousands of these in their fleet. Really nice cars to drive.

[@MMB11969]

Had a 95 Eagle Vision TSI. Good, but somehow simple car. However, road holding was excellent. Thank you for your review, Adam. Deep and comprehensive as usual.

[@JohnnyAloha69]

I’m not a Chrysler guy and I’m not into 90’s cars but I must say that the LHS was a strikingly good looking car in its day and were pretty good driving cars by 90’s front drive standards.they were forgotten quickly when the rear drive 300C V8 cars replaced them.

[@texanfournow]

I drove an LHS as a rental car once in the 90s. I was impressed. Very comfortable and handled well.

[@Slowgroovin]

My mother rented one for travel back in the 90's. Nice, comfortable car.

[@akrocuba]

Beautiful cars in my opinion

[@joeapplebaum3763]

My parents had a ‘94 Eagle Vision TSi. It was a great car!

[@jeffstonecipher1594]

Very cool to see one of these still in mint condition like this example -a lot of these just fell apart within several years of ownership. My grandfather had one of these (95' I think) after having two Lincoln Continentals from that time period. I got to drive it quite often and was really impressed with the way it drove -not just the impressive design. I remember though him warning me not to pick one up one the used market because the overall build quality was just not on par with Lincolns and Caddy's he'd driven before in those days. Which isn't saying much compared to what the Japanese were putting out there in those days 🙂

[@CalTxDude]

Spring of '97, I purchased a '96 LHS In the same color as this featured car, The dealer call it "Spruce"..??? In any case, It was gorgeous with black leather interior, bucket seats with the center console & shifter. It was fully equipped including a Smoked glass Moonroof! It was off the showroom floor, I owned it for a little over 2 years and put nearly 70,000 miles on that car.

[@fuzz7boy]

I remember the first commercial featuring the Dodge Intrepid. The "cab forward" design did indeed look like a spaceship compared to the Dynasty. The LHS was certainly the best looking of this bunch.

[@DanEBoyd]

I remember when these came out, and actually liked the look of them, especially compared to their corporate counterparts. It maybe drew inspiration from the '88 and later FWD Cutlasses.

[@lasuvidaboy]

I remember seeing the LHS when it was new at the LA auto show and thought they were really attractive. They have a very attractive formal appearance compared to the other good-looking Mopar cab forward models. The unique 4-door hardtop Japanese model parked next to it is also interesting.

[@ramoncarter6585]

These cars are so rare think they were some luxury cars loved these cars when was little did like the LHS and Concorde from 98-02 prefer the 94-97 LHS cars they were stylish. It seems back in the day (Chrysler - Mopar) made cars totally luxury more than of today's think they got more class than the 300s growing up being car lover really did like Chrysler's in the early 90s still love them today even the 2020s they are more technology. These cars now are rare haven't seen one think back in the 2000s such beautiful masterpieces.

[@josephdunkle1152]

The cab forward Chryslers had quite advanced design for the time and remember it was Bob Lutz that was a main driver to bring this platform into the market. This LHS is still a handsome car almost 30 years later.

[@twoturbo468]

Intrepid by dodge was on same platform, I’m sure, seemed very popular in my area and was very impressive for a 4 door sedan in handling as I test drove those LH bodies back in the day.

[@Henry_Jones]

Forward Look for the 90s along with the poor reliability 🤣 I do give them alot of credit. These were wicked cool when they came out, especially the Intrepid. Too bad reliability was so bummy though.