▁which ▁was ▁rather ▁un common ▁for ▁its ▁time . ▁A ▁new ▁Ch rys ler ▁med all ion ▁on ▁the ▁gr ille ▁replaced ▁the ▁pent ast ar . ▁ ▁MY ▁ 1 9 9 6 : ▁Body ▁color ▁mirror s ▁were ▁no ▁longer ▁available , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁optional ▁car phone . ▁With ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York er , ▁front ▁ben ch ▁seats ▁became ▁optional . ▁Hom el ink ▁gar age ▁door ▁op ener ▁and ▁a ▁hidden ▁anten na ▁became ▁standard ▁equipment . ▁ ▁Second ▁generation ▁( 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 ) ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁one - year ▁hi atus , ▁a ▁red es igned ▁L HS ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁for ▁MY 1 9 9 9 . ▁It ▁featured ▁the ▁new ▁wing ed ▁em blem ▁of ▁the ▁Ch rys ler ▁division . ▁With ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 0 0 M ▁and ▁the ▁dis continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York er , ▁the ▁second ▁generation ▁L HS ▁competed ▁with ▁traditional ▁large ▁lux ury ▁sed ans ▁while ▁the ▁shorter ▁and ▁sport ier ▁ 3 0 0 M ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁performance ▁lux ury ▁market . ▁The ▁new ▁generation ▁of ▁the ▁L HS ▁was ▁much ▁more ▁ref ined ▁than ▁its ▁prede cess or , ▁and ▁its ▁ 3 . 5 ▁L ▁SO HC ▁ 2 4 - val ve ▁V 6 ▁produced ▁ ▁@ ▁ 6 4 0 0 ▁r pm ▁and ▁ ▁of ▁tor que ▁@ ▁ 3 9