For the past year or so, we have been hearing rumors backed up by appearances of prototype models circulating around the U.S. of a new Chrysler compact model named the “100” purportedly designed to go against the Ford Focus hatch and even sedan offerings in the same segment like the Honda Civic.
A similar, if not the same exact, test car based on the Alfa Romeo Giulietta that has been captured in the past by scoop photographers in the U.S. and featured in the likes of Car&Driver and even in a user-submitted video on Autoblog (see below) was nabbed by Carscoops readers Kenji N. and John F. rolling on a street in Los Angeles.
John told us that it could be a test mule for the Chrysler 200, which is an alternative theory to one we put forth above with the Chrysler 100 hatch, as both models would use the same Giulietta-sourced CUSW, which also underpins the new Dodge Dart and Jeep Cherokee models.
Whereas Chrysler hasn’t mentioned anything official about the 100 (for all we know, it may not exist or perhaps it has been placed on ice), the Detroit company has confirmed the introduction of the new 200 for January, 2014.
We tip our hats to Kenji and John for the scoop!
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