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Chrysler 300C

Chrysler just released the first official pictures and information of its production-version 300C. The car continues the recent trend towards heavy, blunt and bloated DC vehicles with Mercedes content. The old car managed good performance with a V-6 engine thanks to its moderate weight and front-drive layout. The new version is heavy, rear-wheeled drive and blunt. The top-engine is a 340 hp V-8.

I suspect that the new 300C will continue the DC trend towards vehicles with lower fuel efficiency than the models that they replace. Note, DC was among the automakers that told Congress that they can't meet modest CAFE increases. Gee, lets see, you replace an aerodynamic 250 hp 3500 lb car with one that weighs 4000 lbs, has the wind profile of a truck, and put a 340 hp v-6 in it. Do you really think you're trying very hard?


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