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Chrysler 300/300C
libertycat
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It will be called the 300N; the 300C stands for concept, the N follows the current M. Anyway, I'm sad to see "cab-forward" go, but this looks cool too.
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Chrysler has displayed some concept cars over the past couple of years, but the 300C is the only announced production vehicle. It is due to hit the market near the end of February, 2004.
Don't know what the sticker will be, but I would guess a base of high 30's to low 40's.
If the 300C is produced with a 2.7 litre engine, they may dip down to around 30k MRSP and be available in the 25k range fairly quickly, depending on demand. The 3.5L and hemi will of course be higher.
Again, just a guess...
I think you are referring to some other cars.
As a prospective buyer of a new 300C, (Brampon will begin to build them the second week of Jan 04), I have to say I have mixed feelings about it at this point in time.
I had been at my local dealership getting my '94 Lebaron Landau repaired, when I popped my
nose into the showroom. There was a Pacifica there, listed at $35,000 (US). Okay, I got in,
and my first impression was not the layout, or comfort, but how cheap the blue pvc plastic
made the interior. Get this, NO woodgrain, whatsoever. I have LOTS of woodgrain on my Lebaron dash, AND, of course, that's just plastic. At 35,000 bucks, one must have some
perception of luxury, so toss in the woodgrain, at least. From the pics of the 300C's interior
that I've seen, the dash is also pretty much devoid of woodgrain also. Which brings me to
another possible problem. The 300C concept car has two different sized tires (wider on rear)
and I believe as does the production CrossFire. I do hope I'm wrong in this regard, as surely
there's no room in the trunk for two different sized tires. What size does the Crossfire come with????? Again, I hope I'm wrong on this.
http://wwwsg.daimlerchrysler.com/GMS/CONTENT/IMAGES/555233c2004_0- 32-h__mid.jpg
Thus far, we've only seen interior pictures of the 300C concept, not the production version. If you've seen the interior of the Pacifica concept, you'll recall that it had no wood trim at all. Perhaps Chrysler will add more wood trim to the production version of the 300C as they did with the Pacifica. While I'm not sure about the tire sizes of the 300C concept, I'm almost positive that the production version will have the same size tires front and rear so that the spare can be used on either end. The production Crossfire has 19" tires in the rear and 18" tires in the front, but no spare tire at all in an effort to conserve cargo space. In place of a spare, there is a seal kit and air compressor tucked away into the trunk. Several BMW and Mercedes models use similar systems.
ANY wood trim. The interior was a light blue, and the dash was done in blue plastic,
again, the "plain-jane-ness" of that is what caught my attention. Evidently, there must be
different trim packages available. Also, thanks for your input on the CrossFire's tire
(or lack of) ammenities. Not having a spare in below-zero weather would certainly
be a factor in buying one or not.
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Pacificas don't come with blue interiors.
But Honda Element does. I think it is very likely that you saw an Element.
you are half right , on regular 300M's they use fake wood , but if you order the luxury package the 300m comes with REAL wood on the dash . The Special uses carbon fiber looking dash inserts
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the Brampton CAW union website.
sometime in the near future, something like the unreliable Cadillac 4-6-8. I hope the
engineers at Mopar do it right, and not "hurry up", just to get it into production as Cadillac
did.
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2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
The menacing look is a bonus.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
The 300M was Motor Trend's Car of the Year for 1999.
Any bets on the 300C?
BTW, the LHS had the same engine.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Not any quicker than my 21K DOHC Intrigue was.
Also a vehicle that has an incredibly inefficient automatic transmission that saps hp.
It is an attractive enough car, but it doesn't have class leading performance in any category.
Except for styling(subjective), the 300C will offer advantages over the 300M in EVERY category.
another story on the LX
http://www.cars.com/news/stories/100703_storya_cc.jhtml?page=stor- - - y&aff=national
the silver 300 is a beauty .
a "look-see", eagerly awaiting any information on it. The link is:
http://www.chrysler.com/300series/index.html?context=homepage&- ;type=promo2
I do hope, (maybe pray also), that Chrysler does a better advertizing blitz on the
the 300C, that they failed to do on the Pacifica.
With the weight and boxy styling of the 300C, it will not "offer advantages over the 300M in EVERY category." - especially with a base 2.7 litre engine. In fact, it doesn't even appeal to a 300M owner.
BTW, my "vehicle that has an incredibly inefficient automatic transmission that saps hp." achieves extraordinary high end (50 to 80 mph) acceleration times and yields 26.5 MPG @ 75-80 mph on 200 mile highway runs.
Is it a perfect car? - no. Has it been improved since the first year? - no, at least not performance wise. But with the 2.7 and 3.5 litre engines and its 4000 lbs. of bulk, the 300C is a step backward. And the hemi option will just make it a faster boat.