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Now that every Gen X or millennial engineer at a car company can be expected to have grown up mastering Xboxes or PlayStations and programming computers, it mystifies me why every transmission with a Sport mode can't be programmed to shift exactly like this one. It pre-emptively downshifted when braking hard into a corner and always seemed to be in the right gear for corner exit. Here again, Sport mode held lower gears when lifting off the throttle and turning into a corner. Similar praise is due the programmers of the ZF-licensed Torqueflite 8HP70 transmission's shift logic. This is how all manufacturers that care the least bit about making their cars' driving experience enjoyable should program such systems. And yet in the car's Sport mode, said intervention was both late and delightfully subtle, permitting a judicious amount of slip and body rotation. Heathcote Raceway, 30˚C, dry.The test loop included several fairly tight corners the Hemi could easily overwhelm the rear tire grip when exiting those corners if not for stability control intervention. Steering feedback shift feel overly tall gearing It’s getting on handling build quality issues Sound exclusivity exterior looks pace handling Multi-links, coil springs, adaptive dampers, anti-roll barģ60mm ventilated discs, 4-piston calipersģ80mm ventilated discs, 6-piston calipersģ50mm ventilated discs, 4-piston calipersģ30mm ventilated discs, single-piston calipersĭriftability still looks tough metal for your money It comes with a capable standard V6 engine and offers a potent V8, and it gets decent gas mileage for the class. Struts, coil springs, adaptive dampers, anti-roll bar Links, coil springs, adaptive dampers, anti-roll bar And yet, Chrysler places this mass on 245mm-wide tyres at all corners. Since it’s weighed with virtually an empty 70 litre tank, its true kerb weight is even more. Compared to the Mustang, it’s 277mm longer in length, 332mm longer in wheelbase and 233kg heavier. Roll, squat and dive always threaten to creep in and the whole thing feels inert. The steering wriggles in your palms with some feedback, the brakes are firm and the throttle is responsive, but you can always sense its size. Still, it makes an easy target of the 300 SRT. Or, delivers the steering feedback you need to push as hard as you want.

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As a result, it tries hard to handle like a sportscar, holding the road with barnacle-like grip and darting into corners as soon as you point the steering off-centre. 2018 2018 Chrysler 300 Review Check the price in your area: Chrysler 300S For Sale Compare insurance prices: Save an average of 440 Free Quote 2018 Chrysler 300S RWD powered by.

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The update also introduced the Core, a budget version with static dampers and a downgraded equipment list, but we think the 300 is best enjoyed like a burger – with the lot.įord’s equips adaptive suspension on all Bullitts, so on top of uprated dampers, bigger swaybars, revised rear toe-links and Michelins, it has bigger front bearings and inverted front struts.

Sales did peak, despite its architecture dating back to 2005, when it was revamped in 2014 with a new face, bum and interior. And although sales remain small in Australia, it survives here because our local four-door V8s gifted it an uncontested segment when they were axed. The 300 injects FCA’s presence into right-hand drive markets where the left-hand drive Charger and Challenger miss out. As a result, it shares the 300 SRT’s same platform and pushrod Hemi 6.4-litre V8 that punches out 350kW at 6150rpm and 637Nm at 4250rpm. After all, the 300 SRT can claim family relations to the scene’s menacing 1968 Dodge Charger R/T 440.īesides both cars being built by Chrysler, now known as FCA, the Dodge Charger was revived in 2016 with four-doors to avoid stealing Challenger sales.

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But when its $73,680 price lands within only a couple grand of the Chrysler 300 SRT, our inner movie buff is screaming for a showdown. Sure, you could call this comparison pointless when our 700-strong allocation is virtually sold out.