The new small cars will also have almost as much interior room as midsize models, thanks to higher roofs and clever designs.

Chrysler dealers have reported a great deal of interest in the auto maker's new L/H midsize models.

It has been many years since Chrysler introduced completely new midsize models.

Considered compact cars in their time, their dimensions are closer to today's midsize models.

The 1993 prices for competitors' midsize models will be announced over the next two months.

Arriving next month will be another midsize model, the car-based Endeavor, which was unveiled recently at the Detroit auto show.

Oldsmobile's midsize model formed the basis of the division's muscle effort.

For the 1990 model year, for example, the price of the 535i sedan, its midsize model, fell to $41,500, from $43,600.

The company is, in fact, trying to attract more men with midsize models, Ms. Santori added.

The new midsize models will be every bit as critical as the Grand Cherokee.