Skip to main content

Review: 2011 Chrysler 300 V6

The Big American Sedan Is Alive And Well Of the many hurtful similes one can hurl at a vehicle, few are more insidious than drawing design or driving parallels to the oft-maligned American sedan. Thanks to the dark days of the '70s and '80s, once proud nameplates like Imperial, Impala and Galaxie were either completely forgotten or bastardized into models with about as much personality as a tube sock. Whether you blame it on oil prices, safety standards or the popularity of disco and cocaine, there's no denying that the domestic four-door suffered a major fall from grace. Now, ... Read More

  • 0
    Chrysler 300
    Podcast: Autoblog Podcast #316
    1358286600

    2013 Detroit Auto Show recap featuring Corvette, plus Ralph Gilles interview Episode #316 of the Autoblog Podcast is here, and this week, Dan Roth, Chris Paukert and Michael Harley talk about the sights that have been seen at the 2013 North American International Auto Show, especially the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette. Plus, Dan and Zach recorded an interview ...

  • 0
    Chrysler 300
    SEMA: Chrysler previews SEMA showcars
    1350060300

    Chrysler is taking on the 2012 SEMA Show in Las Vegas in a big way, with a sprawling 15,300 square-foot display encompassing a total of 24 modified vehicles. We got a chance to preview some of those creations, including the plucky little Fiat 500C you see above. Designers decided to take a page from the West Coast custom scene with unique widebody fender ...

  • 0
    Chrysler 300
    Official: Chrysler marks return to China with 300 Ruyi design concept
    1335219600

    Considering the rate at which the Chinese market gobbles up Buick models, you'd think it would be a prime market for Chrysler. Yet the House of the 300 wasn't present in China at all in recent years, as the brand has just announced at the Beijing Motor Show its return to the Chinese market. In the coming months, it will begin selling both the 300C and ...

  • 0
    Chrysler 300
    Beijing: Chrysler preparing two Chinese-influenced concepts for Beijing
    1333730700

    Chrysler has announced that in honor of the brand's return to the Chinese market, it's bringing two design concept to the Beijing Motor Show later this month. The first is a sharp-looking 300C with an all-black exterior, a set of very large wheels and a two-toned interior with light-colored leather seating surfaces. The seatbacks are embossed with some ...

  • 0
    Chrysler 300
    Chicago: 2012 Mopar 300 dialed M for Murdered Out
    1328738400

    Our first face-to-face look at the murdered-out Mopar 300 occurred at the Chicago Auto Show today. Peel away the black hood and you will find the the company's familiar 5.7-liter V8 as standard equipment. Output remains at 363 horsepower, but a new final-drive ratio of 3.91:1 working in conjunction with its five-speed W5A580 automatic transmission should ...

  • 0
    Chrysler 300
    Official: Mopar rolling into SEMA with Challenger ACR, Ram 392 and more
    1319578260

    Since the Chrysler Group joined up with Fiat, its brand portfolio has grown to include Chrysler, Dodge, Ram, Jeep and Fiat vehicles. And you know what that means: more stuff for Mopar to tinker with. That's just what Auburn Hills has got in store for the upcoming SEMA show in Vegas, with a whole slew of show cars to demonstrate just what the group's ...

  • 0
    Chrysler 300
    New York 2011: Chrysler's new 300C Executive Series brings the swank, monocle not included
    1303394280

    Chrysler says its new 2012 300C Executive Series is poised to be "the most luxurious Chrysler flagship sedan ever." That's a pretty tall order, but one quick glance at the Executive Series' spec sheet makes us think that The Pentastar may have hit the nail right on the head. What makes the 300C Executive Series so swanky, you ask? For starters, the ...

  • 0
    Chrysler 300
    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 ...

  • 0
    Chrysler 300
    2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 debuts with new 465-horsepower 6.4L V8
    1303272060

    The redesigned 2011 Chrysler 300 took a leap forward in refinement, but the large sedan's makeover didn't come with an SRT8 variant. No worries, though, because the all-new, more powerful and damn sharp-looking 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 is debuting today at the 2011 New York Auto Show. There's a lot to go over on this new 300 SRT8, but we wouldn't waste a ...

  • 0
    Chrysler 300
    Autoblog Podcast #224: Tesla and Top Gear fight, new Beetle, M5, Galibier and Hemi Wrangler
    1302039900

    Autoblog Podcast #224 is here. It's staffed this week by stalwarts Chris Shunk, Zach Bowman and Dan Roth. We talk about Top Gear and its ongoing fight with Tesla Motors, Volkswagen's decision to unveil the latest Beetle with MTV as a partner, the new BMW M5 Concept headed for Shanghai, Bugatti saying "go" to the Galibier and the possibility of a ...

Autoblog iPhone App