New Chrysler is pumpin out some hp!

series1 · 08-22-04, 10:21

This is the new Chrysler 300 C SRT-8. (Picture is from fast-autos.net)It's gonna have 85 more horsepower than the regular ones. Still has the hemi V8 in it and it goes from 0-60 in 5 seconds. I would sure like to own a car like this!

MattZ28 · 08-22-04, 10:44

Damn, hopefully I'll line up with one some time at the track

a.k.a. Patrick · 08-23-04, 05:19

IMOO, i think Daimler/Chrysler is making the most beautiful domestic cars available......They sure have come a long way.

kgb · 08-23-04, 05:56

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IMOO, i think Daimler/Chrysler is making the most beautiful domestic cars available......They sure have come a long way.

I don't like the 300 at all but I do agree with our statement. My buddy works for them and owns a Pacifica and Crossfire and they are both nice rides and I have driven in the new Magnum and think that is nice as well.

Option 13 · 08-23-04, 06:42

I agree...it appears that domestic car makers have finally broken out of that boring cookie cutter platform they've been using for the last 20 years.

It's good to some some classic elements in the new designs.

I always wondered why car manufacturers didn't re-introduce the classics...I know they would sell them as fast as they could make them.

But with the designs they're introducing lately the'll be creating new classics!!!!!!!!!!!!

blackcaraddict · 08-23-04, 07:06

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it appears that domestic car makers have finally broken out of that boring cookie cutter platform they've been using for the last 20 years.

I completely disagree. The new 300M gets a 10 for style but a 1 for originality, as Rolls Royce and Bentley have already done the front square grille and chunky lines--it is completely unoriginal. Daimler is keeping Chrysler alive otherwise they'd be going the way of the Plymouth--its the only reason the Crossfire sells. The Impala is a joke from what it once was (even as recently as the 94-96 models). The GTO is a cheesy Grand Prix with an LS1 stuffed in it. The list goes on and on.

The overdone retro look is the result of lack of creativity. There is definitely a line between integrating and inundating a car with retro themes. When have you ever seen Audi, BMW, etc go "retro"? They don't, because they are constantly being innovative and cutting edge. BMW, for example, does a great job of retaining certain trademarks into their design without making a car look retro--see the kidney shaped front grille. Or have a look at Porsche with their classic sloped rear deck. To me, retro is an easy, lazy way of designing a car because you do not have to be nearly as creative. It is a fad and a novelty, and hopefully it goes away soon here in the States.

PAW · 08-23-04, 07:14

I think Chrysler had been doing good exterior designs for several years - Viper, PT Crusier, 300, Magnum, (other names I can't remember at the moment). I would be concerned about reliability.

The BMW - 500 and 700 and IMHO are ugly. Especially the trunk! I've seen quite a few cutting edge autos - Infinity FXs for one that are just butt ugly.

blackcaraddict · 08-23-04, 07:30

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I think Chrysler had been doing good exterior designs for several years - Viper, PT Crusier, 300, Magnum, (other names I can't remember at the moment). I would be concerned about reliability.

The BMW - 500 and 700 and IMHO are ugly. Especially the trunk! I've seen quite a few cutting edge autos - Infinity FXs for one that are just butt ugly.

I certainly understand that its all subjective and a matter of opinion, so my views can't really be qualified...But I will give you the Viper, its a very nice car (designed by a non-American though, I think he's Japanese).

Well I love the new BMW's, those kinds of designs grow on people, they don't go out like a fad (see Ford Thunderbird). Lastly, I didn't mention Japanese auto makers, but I still think they're ahead of Domestic cars.

L33 · 08-23-04, 07:31

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I completely disagree. The new 300M gets a 10 for style but a 1 for originality, as Rolls Royce and Bentley have already done the front square grille and chunky lines--it is completely unoriginal.

Well put, thats the first thing that came to mind when i saw them. Personally not a fan of the look of the magnum either, looks like a big suped up hearse.

The 5 series has been growing on me, but i absolutley love the 7, one of the more beautiful cars on the road. Just personal pref.

blackcaraddict · 08-23-04, 07:52

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but i absolutley love the 7, one of the more beautiful cars on the road. Just personal pref.

I saw a silver 745i with 20" chrome Enkei wheels a while back and darn near soiled myself....

groebuck · 08-23-04, 08:05

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When have you ever seen Audi, BMW, etc go "retro"?

Well there is the Mini Cooper - that's retro

blackcaraddict · 08-23-04, 08:36

yeah sort of, but not really. I saw an old school mini cooper yesterday I couldn't believe how small it is. We damn near ran it over with a 2500 Dodge Cummins