On the road, the 200S is no S4, but at only $32,000 before incentives, that’d be an unfair expectation. That said, with nearly two inches more wheelbase and more than eight inches of additional length to work with, designers delivered a balanced and elegant shape that yields a roomy interior and spacious trunk to match the segment benchmarks. We could wish the shape bore less resemblance to a taffy-pulled Dodge Dart, though the underlying architecture is basically a taffy-pulled Dart. Want it to look even meaner? There’s a 19-inch black-painted wheel upgrade ($695) that this example lacked. The 200S looks all-business with blacked-out trim accenting the sleek body, which relies for its prettiness on the current mid-market idiom of coupelike roof lines. Together, those elements might suggest a budget Audi S4 in the making. Also, the 200S’s four-wheel-drive option is something far fewer competitors offer. On paper, the 200S promises to break out of the ho-hum horde with class-leading V-6 power, certainly separating itself from those sedans with just four cylinders. Otherwise, this trade is mainly about anonymity and inoffensiveness. Notable exceptions are the Accord Sport and the Mazda 6. The fact is, cars such as the 200, designed to appeal to the widest swath of new-car buyers in the largest car-market segment, generate profits for automakers but little excitement around here. You got a problem with that? MARC URBANOĪnd here it is. The 200 always gets its hair done at Bleach Salon.
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