Chrysler 300C

Chrysler 300(Chrysler 300)Is、Automobiles sold by Chrysler under the Chrysler brand。1955It is a modern arrangement of the "Chrysler 300 Letter" series, which is a luxury sedan that represents the old Chrysler that started in the year.。

300/300C

300Is、Chrysler luxury car。It is the successor to the "300M" sold under the Chrysler brand.。

2001The "Dodge Super 50's style in the year of Detroit Auto Show 8 The predecessor was the model exhibited as the "HEMI" concept.、2004A year、Released as "Chrysler 300"。Powerful style、It became a very popular model because it was cheaper than competing cars in Japan and Europe despite its extensive equipment.、Former DaimlerChrysler、Contributed to the recovery of business performance in the Chrysler division。2006Sales have been sluggish since the trend changed due to the soaring gasoline prices in the year.。

Designed by Vice President of Jeep & Truck Design、Made by Ralph Jill。You can see the remnants of the 300M design on the rear。Also、1998The grille design of Chrysler's concept car "Kronos" announced at the Detroit Auto Show in 2011 is utilized.。The platform is called the "Chrysler LX platform"、Mercedes-Benz E-class (W210 / S210) components、Diverted to rear suspension and transmission。Based on rear wheel drive、The top grade 300C will be equipped with a V8 "HEMI engine"。

The initial grade is、2.7"Base grade" of liter V6 OHC engine (190 horsepower)、3.5"Touring grade" of liter V6 OHC engine (250 horsepower)、And the "300C" equipped with a 5.8-liter V8 OHV "HEMI" engine (340 horsepower)、There are 3 types、Both were sedans。2005February、Equipped with a dedicated bumper and 20-inch wheels、6.1"SRT-8" equipped with liter V8 OHV "HEMI" engine (425 horsepower) was added。HEMI engine、Because it uses a cylinder deactivation mechanism (8 cylinders → 4 cylinders)、6Fuel economy is good for a large displacement car before and after liter、2006Showed moderate sales even when gasoline prices soared after the year。

2005Received "North American Car of the Year" in 2011、In addition, it has been selected as the "Canadian Car of the Year (new luxury car category)".。
2004Years、The Dodge Magnum, a wagon that shares a platform, was released in the United States.、In some markets outside the United States、This model's badge engineering will sell it as a "300 station wagon"。Not released in North America so as not to spoil the image of luxury sports in sedans、Overseas, it is more profitable to use the 300 series, which has a higher price than Magnum.、Europe、Asia、It is said that it became an export-only model only for Oceania。Chrysler abolished Dodge Magnum during 2008。

Sales in Japan

セダンの3グレード、2 grades of wagon、Regularly sold by Chrysler Japan (at that time DaimlerChrysler Japan)。In those names、There is a confusing difference from the original name in the United States home country、Be careful。

・ "300C" which is a combination of "C" which is the grade name of V8 model、It is the car name in Japan。The car name in the United States is "300"。
・ The grade name of the V6 model, "Touring"、It is used as a name for the wagon model in Japan.。"Chrysler 300 Touring" in the United States、Is a sedan。

It should be noted that、The "300C" right-hand drive car and "300C Touring" sold in Japan、Manufactured and exported in Graz, Austria。
When it was first introduced, it was only a left-hand drive car,、2005A right-hand drive vehicle was introduced on October 14, 2014 (only the V8 5.7L model of the sedan can select either the left or right handle.-The V6 3.5L and SRT8 sedans and all touring models are exclusively for the right-hand drive. )。

However、2009Touring model is abolished in the year model、Furthermore, although the 2010 model announced on June 15, 2010 was newly equipped with an "ECO lamp",、The top model SRT8 and V8 5.7L model right-hand drive cars have been abolished.、Vehicle price has been reduced slightly。Although the overall price is higher than the "Dodge Charger" that shares the platform at the same time、It ended up losing the attention of the existence of right-hand drive。Also, on January 8, 2011, the 3.5L left-hand drive car, which was abolished after the introduction of the right-hand drive car, was revived.、The price is also low at 3.98 million yen in the F segment of imported cars.、Along with that, a rare phenomenon that the right-hand drive car becomes expensive (4,765,600 yen as of January 2011) has occurred.。