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WOOHOO!! Chrysler will build the 300 Hemi C convertible

Uh.... Damn. That is a cool car. I already thought the 300M was kinda neat, but add convertible and more motor? Nice.

Fausto
 
They are also currently working on another sport wagon(not the citadel) and the 300N

link

the top pic is the 300N. Its RWD, to boot!!!



<< Look for the 3.5 to put out between 250 and 300 horsepower. The HEMI will put out at least 353 ponies and almost 400 pound feet of torque. It will probably be matted to either the new 46WRE 4-speed automatic transmission or a Mercedes automatic. The re's also been Buzz that Chrysler is considering offering a 6-speed manual transmission in the convertible. >>



mmmmm....


BTW, this is fact. They are currently working on the interior.
 


<< They are also currently working on another sport wagon(not the citadel) and the 300N

link

the top pic is the 300N. Its RWD, to boot!!!



<< Look for the 3.5 to put out between 250 and 300 horsepower. The HEMI will put out at least 353 ponies and almost 400 pound feet of torque. It will probably be matted to either the new 46WRE 4-speed automatic transmission or a Mercedes automatic. The re's also been Buzz that Chrysler is considering offering a 6-speed manual transmission in the convertible. >>



mmmmm.... >>


All I can say is that GM and Ford suck when it comes to cars like this😀
 
Must be Mercedes influence. Otherwise I would have expected an underpowered 6 or god forbid 4 cylinder engine.
 


<< Must be Mercedes influence. Otherwise I would have expected an underpowered 6 or god forbid 4 cylinder engine. >>




yes, because we all know that the Hemi is a MB creation.... wait... no
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<< Must be Mercedes influence. Otherwise I would have expected an underpowered 6 or god forbid 4 cylinder engine. >>


Nothing to do with Mercedes influence. The 5.7 liter Hemi is Chrysler's own design. The vehicle would have gotten NO LESS than the 3.5 liter 253HP V6 in the current 300M.
 
Umm my neighbor HAD a hemi cuda. The origional. Of course Merc did not develop that engine. But look where Chrysler went afterwards. K-cars and such. Yeah I know about environmental issues, fuel economy, etc. Notwithstanding, other manufactures tried to take a stab at what passed for performance in the US. My brother-in-law has a PT Cruser and he loves it. BUT he hates the engine. Now, something shook up Chrysler to make this new car. And it wasn't just the market. Remember the bail-out? Happened because Chrysler couldnt "get" what people wanted. So... what has happened in the last few years that has not happened before? Hmm seem to remember this "partnership" that in more ways became a take over. That company was Mercedes. Hence I stand by my earlier statement. It is not about technology, but corporate politics directing the companies goal. So they want to use a non Merc engine? I think that's fine. And I think it is a nice car. This is not a an American vs German car thing. Just about WHY it happened, and it' to our benefit.
 
SWEEEET! I saw that car at the auto show a few months back, it is gorgeous!


I've said it before, and I'll say it again... Mmmmmm.... Hemi... 😀
 


<< Umm my neighbor HAD a hemi cuda. The origional. Of course Merc did not develop that engine. But look where Chrysler went afterwards. K-cars and such. Yeah I know about environmental issues, fuel economy, etc. Notwithstanding, other manufactures tried to take a stab at what passed for performance in the US. My brother-in-law has a PT Cruser and he loves it. BUT he hates the engine. Now, something shook up Chrysler to make this new car. And it wasn't just the market. Remember the bail-out? Happened because Chrysler couldnt "get" what people wanted. So... what has happened in the last few years that has not happened before? Hmm seem to remember this "partnership" that in more ways became a take over. That company was Mercedes. Hence I stand by my earlier statement. It is not about technology, but corporate politics directing the companies goal. So they want to use a non Merc engine? I think that's fine. And I think it is a nice car. This is not a an American vs German car thing. Just about WHY it happened, and it' to our benefit. >>


WTF are you talking about???

Remember the Viper???? 400 HP V-10 originally (now 450 currently, 500 in '03). Not to mention that they r@ped everything at LeMans in their class.
How about the Prowler with the 253HP 3.5 liter V6?
How about the RAM with the 300 HP V-10?
How about the '97 Grand Cherokee with the 245 HP 5.9 liter V8?
How about the Dakota R/T with the same engine stated above
How about the PT Cruiser...that was a daring proposal for Chrysler. Had NOTHING to do with Merecedes
What about the 300M?? I guess that was b/c of outside influence as well??



I've heard my share of BS for today:|
 
That's sweet.....I remember hearing about this before, when they weren't going to produce it or something. 🙂
 
I just hope they decide to go ahead with the Charger. That was by far my favorite concept over the past couple of years.


But if not, I could definitely settle with the 300 Hemi C 🙂
 


<< I just hope they decide to go ahead with the Charger. That was by far my favorite concept over the past couple of years. >>


Nope, that concept was killed. But the article linked by NFS4 says that they will be building a Charger of some sort, it is currently being designed.
 


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<< Umm my neighbor HAD a hemi cuda. The origional. Of course Merc did not develop that engine. But look where Chrysler went afterwards. K-cars and such. Yeah I know about environmental issues, fuel economy, etc. Notwithstanding, other manufactures tried to take a stab at what passed for performance in the US. My brother-in-law has a PT Cruser and he loves it. BUT he hates the engine. Now, something shook up Chrysler to make this new car. And it wasn't just the market. Remember the bail-out? Happened because Chrysler couldnt "get" what people wanted. So... what has happened in the last few years that has not happened before? Hmm seem to remember this "partnership" that in more ways became a take over. That company was Mercedes. Hence I stand by my earlier statement. It is not about technology, but corporate politics directing the companies goal. So they want to use a non Merc engine? I think that's fine. And I think it is a nice car. This is not a an American vs German car thing. Just about WHY it happened, and it' to our benefit. >>

WTF are you talking about??? Remember the Viper???? 400 HP V-10 originally (now 450 currently, 500 in '03) How about the Prowler with the 253HP 3.5 liter V6? How about the RAM with the 300 HP V-10? How about the '97 Grand Cherokee with the 245 HP 5.9 liter V8? How about the Dakota R/T with the same engine stated above How about the PT Cruiser...that was a daring proposal for Chrysler. Had NOTHING to do with Merecedes What about the 300M?? I guess that was b/c of outside influence as well?? I've heard my share of BULLSH!T for today:| >>



Well if you want to get nasty about it go for it. Yes I forgot about the Viper. So I'm fallable. Jump all over that if you like. Lets see...RAM.. TRUCK Dakota...TRUCK Cherekee... TRUCK I thought trucks were to have more power to be useful. My error I guess. The prowler was a car that the designers were allowed to play with and were rewarded for it by producing it. Not much of that cars improvements were mainstreamed, although I could (non sarcasticlly) wrong on that. PT Cruser was a nice idea that could have been better executed. Is that Prower engine an option I missed? The 300M is a nice car. Oops, I suppose I am not to acknowlege that Chrysler did make some good models. AND I may be overestimating Mercedes influence in this product, although it has to have gotten their approval to get on the market. So even if I was wrong in my opinion you need to cool down, That was not called for since I did not say Chrysler was inept at THIS time, but there was some carryover in design philsophy that was outmoded. Your mother would not approve.
 


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<< Umm my neighbor HAD a hemi cuda. The origional. Of course Merc did not develop that engine. But look where Chrysler went afterwards. K-cars and such. Yeah I know about environmental issues, fuel economy, etc. Notwithstanding, other manufactures tried to take a stab at what passed for performance in the US. My brother-in-law has a PT Cruser and he loves it. BUT he hates the engine. Now, something shook up Chrysler to make this new car. And it wasn't just the market. Remember the bail-out? Happened because Chrysler couldnt "get" what people wanted. So... what has happened in the last few years that has not happened before? Hmm seem to remember this "partnership" that in more ways became a take over. That company was Mercedes. Hence I stand by my earlier statement. It is not about technology, but corporate politics directing the companies goal. So they want to use a non Merc engine? I think that's fine. And I think it is a nice car. This is not a an American vs German car thing. Just about WHY it happened, and it' to our benefit. >>

WTF are you talking about??? Remember the Viper???? 400 HP V-10 originally (now 450 currently, 500 in '03) How about the Prowler with the 253HP 3.5 liter V6? How about the RAM with the 300 HP V-10? How about the '97 Grand Cherokee with the 245 HP 5.9 liter V8? How about the Dakota R/T with the same engine stated above How about the PT Cruiser...that was a daring proposal for Chrysler. Had NOTHING to do with Merecedes What about the 300M?? I guess that was b/c of outside influence as well?? I've heard my share of BULLSH!T for today:| >>



Well if you want to get nasty about it go for it. Yes I forgot about the Viper. So I'm fallable. Jump all over that if you like. Lets see...RAM.. TRUCK Dakota...TRUCK Cherekee... TRUCK I thought trucks were to have more power to be useful. My error I guess. The prowler was a car that the designers were allowed to play with and were rewarded for it by producing it. Not much of that cars improvements were mainstreamed, although I could (non sarcasticlly) wrong on that. PT Cruser is not a Chrysler product? Sorry I misunderstood. Another error. Ford perhaps. The 300M is a nice car. Oops, I suppose I am not to acknowlege that Chrysler did make some good models. AND I may be overestimating Mercedes influence in this product, although it has to have gotten their approval to get on the market. So even if I was wrong in my opinion you need to cool down, That was not called for since I did not say Chrysler was inept at THIS time, but there was some carryover in design philsophy that was outmoded. Your mother would not approve. >>


Simple rule, don't make statements you can't back up. You make broad statements that COMPLETELY leave out the whole 90's era at Chrysler and make it seem as though the Hemi C is the only thing that Chrysler has taken a risk at. If it weren't for Chrysler's design risks in the 90's, they'd be dead by now. I just hate it when people make sweeping statements with such blatant fallacies.
 
i think the problem is that you forget that the PT Cruiser is a wagon on a Neon frame. I have seen a Neon car a V6 before, but the damned thing was so big that they had to make a hood cowl to cover it. Its too small of a frame for anything bigger than the 2.4L 4cyl.
 
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