Chrysler 300 News
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Production of the Chrysler 300 ends this year, but there are rumors the nameplate will return as an EV.
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1993 Chrysler 300 prototype surfaces, $35,000 puts it in your garage
Before there was the modern Chrysler 300C, there was this one-off prototype.
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2023 Chrysler 300C brings back big V-8 power before production ends
As a final hurrah before ending production, the 2023 Chrysler 300C brings back the 6.4-liter V-8 engine with 485 hp but no SRT badging in sight.
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Chrysler 300 will reportedly live on as EV
An electric successor for the Chrysler 300 is reportedly coming in 2026 with up to 500 miles of range.
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Chrysler 300 to gain SRT Apperance Package
Chrysler is adding an SRT Appearance Package for the Chrysler 300, but the 6.4-liter Hemi V-8 is still not on the menu.
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Rare 1958 Chrysler 300D checks in to Jay Leno's Garage
Jay Leno's body man and painter brings his rare fuel-injected 1958 Chrysler 300D to Jay Leno's Garage.
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles never gave Hellcat power to the Chrysler 300 from the factory, but that didn't stop one owner from doing it themselves. YouTuber TalonTSi97 captured this 2014 300 SRT8 with a Hellcat engine block and twin turbochargers from Hellion. Needless to say, it's quite a beast. The attached video shows the hopped-up sedan clip off the quarter-mile in 10.21 seconds at 142 mph. Another pass yields a 10.18-second pass at 144 mph. Finally, the owner ends the day with an impressive 10.11-second pass at 145 mph. According to the video, the unknown owner plans to make some changes...
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Hellcan't? No, a Chrysler 300 Hellcat isn't coming after all
Hold your horses. All 707 of them, apparently. A report from Automotive News on Monday had us salivating that a Chrysler 300 Hellcat could be ready to leap out of the skunkwerks and into showrooms. Not so fast. A Fiat Chrysler Automobiles spokesman told Motor Authority on Tuesday that the automaker...
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A Chrysler 300 Hellcat might be coming in 2018, refresh for 2019
Hellcats are stalking the hallways at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles nowadays, apparently. While we thought it would strike next in a Ram in the form of a production TRX Concept, it seems the supercharged behemoth will make its way into a Chrysler 300 next. Wait, what? Automotive News (subscription...
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Report: Dodge Challenger, Charger redesigns delayed until 2020
In its five-year strategy announcement for Dodge made in May 2014, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ [NYSE:FCAU] target date for redesigning the Challenger and Charger muscle cars was calendar year 2018. In 2015 we heard that the redesign might be delayed until 2019, and now we’re hearing that...
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Marchionne hints at front-wheel-drive Chrysler 300
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] CEO Sergio Marchionne has given his strongest indication yet that the successor to the Chrysler 300 might ride on a front-wheel-drive platform. Speaking during a recent visit to FCA’s Windsor Assembly plant, where the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica entered...
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2017 Chrysler 300S gains Sport Appearance Packages
Chrysler's flagship sedan will receive a mild styling nip-and-tuck for the 2017 model year highlighted by a pair of styling packages for its interior and exterior. The Sport Appearance Packages are offered separately for both the interior and the exterior of the full-size four-door, which was last...
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Chrysler 200 and 300 fans can look forward to special Alloy Edition versions of both cars being added to the lineup for the 2016 model year. The special edition treatment delivers a bolder appearance for the 200S and 300S variants by adding a number of visual tweaks along with available sports-tuned suspension. MUST SEE: Koenigsegg Designs The World's Most Expensive Car Key: Video Inside, there’s the usual mix of accent stitching, special badging and, in the case of the 300S, the availability of Nappa leather. The 300S Alloy Edition buyer can also go for the aforementioned sports-tuned...
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2016 Chrysler 300 Gets 90th Anniversary Edition
In 2015, Chrysler turns 90 years old. For perspective, that means when the marque released its first car in 1925, now-standard components like air cleaners and oil filters were high-tech innovations. ALSO SEE: Barracuda Coming Back As A Dodge? Needless to say, current models are a little more...
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2015 Chrysler 300 Preview: 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show
If you’re in the market for a big and brawny sedan with a touch of luxury and refinement, it’s hard to look past the Chrysler 300. And now the Chrysler flagship has been made even more enticing, with new styling, greater refinement and more tech, but best of all it’s still...
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Is This The 2015 Chrysler 300 Facelift?
Chrysler is set to introduce a facelifted version of its 300 sedan at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show in November, and this could be our first undisguised look at the car. Prototypes for the facelifted 300 have been spotted for several months, though these have all been heavily camouflaged. The...
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2015 Chrysler 300 Set For 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has been busy announcing 2015 model year updates for a number of its cars, but one model in particular has been noticeably absent. We are, of course, talking about the Chrysler 300, updated versions of which have been spied in prototype form. FCA has now confirmed that the...
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2015 Chrysler 300 Spy Shots
These are the first spy shots of a facelifted version of the Chrysler 300 due out later this year, as a 2015 model. Being a mid-cycle update (the current 300 was all-new for 2011), the updates to the car aren’t extensive though they should help the big and boxy sedan fit in with a raft of...
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With SRT recently confirmed to be losing its standalone brand status and becoming an in-house tuner of Dodge, many are wondering what will happen to current SRT models sold by brands other than Dodge. We know the Viper supercar is returning to its Dodge roots, but what about the Chrysler 300 SRT and Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT? According to Car and Driver’s sources at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, the Chrysler 300 SRT will soon be axed but the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT will get to live on for the time being. The move makes sense as the 300 SRT competes with the Dodge Charger SRT whereas the...
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Chrysler 300C John Varvatos Limited Edition Returns For 2014
Chrysler’s 300C sedan enhanced by American fashion designer John Varvatos is back for the 2014 model year, and is available for the first time with all-wheel drive. The first 300C John Varvatos Limited Edition was launched for 2013 and proved such a hit that Chrysler is offering it once...
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2014 Chrysler 300S Preview: 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show
The 2014 Chrysler 300S benefits from some special touches, including a Beats by Dr. Dre sound system developed specifically for it by Dr. Dre and Jimmy lovine.
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Chrysler 300 Diesel Still On The Table: Report
As more and more diesel models slowly creep their way onto the market, and with gas prices showing little sign of receding, there has probably never been a better time for the launch of a diesel-powered Chrysler 300. Jeep’s Grand Cherokee is once again offered with a diesel engine, a...
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SRT Adds 'Core' Performance Models To Its Catalog
The idea behind the 2012 Dodge Charger SRT8 Super Bee is a simple one: focus on the performance and handling aspects of the car, while reducing luxury content to keep the price attractive to the enthusiast buyer on a budget. SRT is now applying this less-is-more philosophy to the Challenger SRT8...
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Chrysler Celebrates Motown Spirit With Special 300: Video
Chrysler continues its ‘Imported From Detroit’ campaign with a new special edition 300 that celebrates the spirit of Motown.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran