I suppose it leads some credence that, at least in the beginning, that Eagle was something that Chrysler was taking seriously and was trying to build up the brand. 1997 Eagle Vision #6. original. It is why I replaced the OEM leather seat covers with Katzkin leather seat covers (that was an interesting project!). As with some other cars of the era, it bothers me that even when equipped with leather, the door inserts were still cloth. However the TSi's base price was more than a base Concorde. Ads can be annoying. The single color motif was more pronounced on models without the grey lower body trim paint scheme. It may sometimes seem as if this series is predominantly focusing on defunct brands but they do tend to be interesting and sometimes produce oddballs that seem like they should have achieved more success than they did. Some automakers also bundle seat belts and airbags into their powertrain warranties. My Town and Country mini van was a great cruiser but suffered at the end with tranny problems. The design never passed the clay model stage.
The leather doesn’t look very supple either; definitely not European-worthy. Just about everything electrical failed and I want to say it had way less than 100k miles. I may have seen a Vision or 2 in the wild but I did live in Detroit from 2000-2002, American cars of every type were more common there. But ads are also how we keep the garage doors open and the lights on here at Autoblog - and keep our stories free for you and for everyone.
Will different bulbs help ? Agree that the Eagle was the best looking of the group. The other two were let down by some weak details (Dodge in back, Chrysler in front) but this was spot-on. The rear seats were fine, but I figured I had the whole Katzkin set and I replaced those too. one of my favorite cars that I’d forgotten about. Share; … At the time, LH sedans were the new thing and people would ask me what it was because it was fresh and they liked the looks. The Vision was generally the middle offering of the original three LH cars, with the ESi starting between a base Intrepid and a base Concorde (usually just under the Concorde by a few hundred dollars). In 1994, and from then on, Standard was dropped and Touring replaced it.Another great junkyard article, Jim! Only repair I recall was a power antenna that snapped off when it wasn’t retracted properly in a car wash.I had an Eagle Vision as a company car for awhile.
An ’04 Dodge Intrepid ES replaced it, which I had for five years before I had given it to my cousin when I purchased my ’13 Chrysler 200.I still drove my first-generation Dodge Intrepid on an almost-daily basis until an injury to my leg made a taller driver’s seat in a different vehicle a better fit since I could operate its accelerator pedal with the immobilizing boot on my foot.
3.5L V6. If you'd be so kind as to whitelist our site, we promise to keep bringing you great content. It also had the amber turn signals its whole run, to give it more Euro cred over here as well as a wide opening to accept any format license plate without needing modification.As mentioned above, the engine is the 3.5l 24V SOHC V6, producing 214hp and 221lb-ft of torque, mated to a 4-speed automatic. Find 1997 Eagle Vision Vehicles for Sale. I saw one just yesterday, and my opinion remains the same.I’ll bet that a bad tranny killed that Vision. Still was a cool car.I used to see another Esi around town until a few years after that. Though as we’ve found out, bigger sport luxury cars have died off (ie: Mark VIII, Thunderbird, Taurus SHO, etc)–SUV’s and trucks became the status symbols.Oddly enough, if Eagle had stuck with it’s AWD/ 4WD layout that AMC had initially developed and had positioned it as a luxury/ premium Jeep, I’d like to believe that it would still be around today.One design feature of the 3.5 engine that I really like here is the long rectangular shaped runners–it would give it a really nice torque curve that you can feel throughout the rev range. What looked good on the outside lurked many electrical and mechanical demons on the inside. The Aurora, though another great beauty, suffered the same problems as the Cadillac.
I still miss our 96, and the dash of the Eagle was identical to the Concorde dash. No listings at this time That injury is hopefully temporary.“Almost-daily” was due to having too many cars to drive the same one every single day.I liked the look of the Vision quite a lot, I consider the Concord the Badge engineered variant as the details seemed better resolved and more in tune with the body design than the more plastichrome laden Chrysler. That said the sad fact is Chrysler is renowned for cutting corners all too often and bringing vehicles into production that fall apart faster than a loaded freight train tumbling down a hillside. I also have a soft spot for the first gen Intrepid with its first gen Viper like front end design, but I have to admit that the Vision aged the best, better than its pseudo successor 300m as well.An excellent precis, Jim. Surprise surprise my acquaintance’s Concord of this generation shared that trait… Great cars on paper, not in practice.Chrysler was attempting to compete in various classes of cars they hadn’t been competitive in for a long time. However, the Overhead Travel Information System (OTIS), an onboard computer with integrated map lights, was retained. Some include consumables including brake pads and windshield wipers; others do not. I remember the introduction of the “autostick” transmission selector but only because I was at the NAIAS the year that Eagle had a display with a Vision cockpit set up with the autostick to let the public play with it. That’s pretty cool.