It's more in the class with the Probe and Talon. The engine drives the front wheels through a four-speed automatic transmission with a shifter that is mounted in a console between the front seats. The automatic doesn't make the car not a sporty coupe, but with the smaller engine one would hope for a stick shift to extract the most performance from it. Fortunately the Avenger was watertight because the week we tested it was one of the rainiest in our area. The HVAC system kept us cool during the hot days and warm on the cooler evenings.
Front seats are individual buckets separated by the console.
But in reality they're pretty flat. They are fully reclining so the passenger can take a nap. In the rear is a bench with decent legroom, even when the front seats are pushed all the way back. The back of the rear seats folds down to extend the trunk space from the standard 13.1 cubic feet. The standard trunk was a decent size and was big enough to hold a couple of coolers for a long trip.