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2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 [w/video]

Imported From Detroit And Then Some To the average driver, the term "horsepower" has, for all intents and purposes, no meaning whatsoever. Not surprising, really, as there isn't any single established explanation, at least not a good one, as to how today's piston-powered engines became so intertwined with the output of a horse. Think, for a moment: Can you really quantify how much power 200 horses produce? Regardless, and though not all engines have been measured with the same methods of certification, enthusiasts of the four-wheeled kind have well over a century of automobiles and ... Read More

Vital Stats

Engine:: 6.4L V8
Power:: 470 HP / 470 LB-FT
Transmission:: 5-Speed Auto
MSRP:: $48,170 (base)

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Review: 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 [w/video] 1327078620

Imported From Detroit And Then Some To the average driver, the term "horsepower" has, for all intents and purposes, no meaning whatsoever. Not surprising, really, as there isn't any single established explanation, at least not a good one, as to how today's piston-powered engines became so intertwined with the output of a horse. Think, for a moment: Can ...
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First Drive: 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 1311350220

Reborn Luxury Bruiser Aspires To Great Heights We couldn't help but ask Chrysler officials point-blank about what cars their 2012 300 SRT8, the brand's self-proclaimed "Ultimate combination of world-class luxury and performance," will compete against. Their answer, delivered with zero hesitation and a perfect poker face? The Cadillac CTS-V. That ...
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Official: Chrysler prices 2012 SRT fleet 1310736420

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New York 2011: Chrysler's new 300 SRT8 is a tuxedo-wearing thug 1303336860

We may have fallen all over the 2012 Dodge Charger SRT8 that debuted this past February at the 2011 Chicago Auto Show, but if we're honest, The Pentastar's latest LX-platform creation – the 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 – is the one we'd want to take home. In its previous generation, this car was one of our favorite guilty pleasures, and with all of ...
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If the economic downfall of 2008 had happened just a few years earlier, the Chrysler 300C SRT8 probably wouldn't exist. Think about it: when the nation was on the verge of $4.00/gallon gasoline and people were doing everything possible to get out of their fuel-sucking SUVs and into smaller, more efficient vehicles, a 425-horsepower flagship sedan with a ...