2018 CHRYSLER 300 FIRST DRIVE HIP HOP HOORAY

2018 CHRYSLER 300 FIRST DRIVE: HIP HOP HOORAY In this, its lucky 13th year of production with only one major redesign, the Chrysler 300 might not spring instantly to buyers’ minds when contemplating large cars for purchase. This quieter, more luxurious, and stoic sibling of the wilder, crazier Dodge Charger and Dodge Challenger SRT Scat Packs, Hellcats, and wheelie-pulling Demons hasn’t drawn much attention to itself lately. Chrysler cancelled the 300’s high-powered SRT8 variant in 2015 just as Dodge began probing the outer limits of powertrain insanity. And although the results of a 23andMe cheek swab of the 300 will reveal DNA evidence of ancient ancestral migration from Stuttgart, Germany (thanks to some turn-of-the-century W210 E- and W220 S-Class bits), this car feels neither ancient nor the least bit Swabian. Nope, this baby’s all ate up with Detroit swagger, thanks to its strong, muscular shoulders, prominent wheel arches amply filled by big wheels and tires, and narrow greenhouse openings that almost seem designed to afford protection from stray gunfire coming from Slim Shady’s hood south of 8 Mile Road. Although the design was refined a bit for 2011, it still struts with a confidence that has helped land it starring roles in numerous hip-hop music videos and at least one song lyric reference (“Always saw you for what you could’ve been / Ever since you met me / Like when Chrysler made that one car that looked just like the Bentley”—Drake, “Keep The Family Close,” 2016). How much longer will Chrysler’s original gangsta sedan and only actual car remain in production? Scuttlebutt suggests when the LX platform gets replaced for 2021 on an Alfa-shared architecture, the 300 might be put out to pasture. That’s sad; together with the Charger, FCA’s LX sales currently dominate the full-size car segment, outselling GM (Chevy Impala and Buick LaCrosse) by 17 percent last year. Oh well. To freshen up for its three-year dash to the finish line, the 2018 300 lineup gets a bunch of detail tweaks, starting with the model series lineup. It now progresses from Touring, through Touring L, 300S, and Limited, to the ultimate—300C. That new base Touring model gets cloth seats, 17-inch aluminum wheels, and a $3,345 price drop (to $30,090) from the previous base Limited model. All but the 300C come with standard V-6 power and optional AWD. The 300S gets a more powerful V-6 and an optional Hemi V-8 (rear-drive only). The range-topping 300C now gets the 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 and rear-drive as standard, along with new Mocha-colored quilted Nappa leather seating and door-panel upholstery plus natural open-pore wood trim. Two new metallic paint colors join the rainbow: Green and Ocean Blue. keywords : chrysler 300, chrysler 300 ac, chrysler 300 awd, chrysler 300 custom, chrysler 300 exhaust, chrysler 300 hellcat, chrysler 300 hemi, chrysler 300 review, chrysler 300 rolls royce, chrysler 300 s, chrysler 300 srt, chrysler 300 srt8, chrysler 300 srt8 2017, chrysler 300c, chrysler 300c 2017, chrysler 300m, chrysler 300s 2017 top speed 2018, new car 2018, price, specification, reviews, first ride, first drive, test drive, image, photos, gallery, hd image, fhd image, hd video, fhd video, 4k video, youtube, release date, spyshot, spied, spotted, testing, price release, announce price, auto show, motor show, supercar, concept car, future car