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  • After 8 years since the previous 300M model, Chrysler came out with new headlights and that's the kind of car "Germans should keep an eye on" ? :) You're joking :)

  • A lot of people griping about a 300 either just want to hate on Chrysler, Have never known the pleasure of a 300, or just want to pine after a German car they can never afford. The 300 is actually a more proper image of what a real middle-class luxury car is. I won't argue the minutia of it's engineering, Chrysler does better work w/ Mercedes parts than Mercedes personally, but you get a fine car for far less. The Germans can't touch that.

  • if it only came with the 6spd then i'd have bought it.

  • @BMan100 At some point Chrysler opted against Manuals in everything but the 300 SRT-8. It was a business decision more than fan adoration for stick. Chrysler won't change that to keep stick special and that too few people buy stick in their larger cars for it to make them money enough to afford it. Modern Automatics will to satisfy all but the most ardent prospects.

  • @DocWolph yeah it's sad deal, but oh well what can you do, Ralph Gilles really kicked things up when he took over dodge, and now SRT. god how many sleepless nights am I going to have until my new 392 comes along....mind you the 18 speaker stereo will give me sleepless nights too I think lol

  • good job SRT team...........

  • 1:05 Watch that head bobble! lol

  • that car is exacly what is wrong with america-it dosent know what it is

    is it a sporst car -no,not enough performance and handling not sharp enough

    is it a luxury car -no,ride to hard and looks just stupid

    is it a sport saloon-meaby but not rly competitiv to M5 or GOLDEN VXR

    and motortrend all is intrested in is drag strip and lateral G's and how hard its to drif it thats not

    for them is 0-60time + lateral G + burned rubber = reviev

  • @sahiel5 Are you fukin' kidding??? It's a performance sedan. You know...like BMW, Benz, Audi and Jaguar. I think you're the only one that doesn't know what it is.

  • ugliest car i've seen in a long time .

  • @masfuertemasraro then whats the most beautiful car then?

  • the 2012 srt8 was to compete directly with the ctsV- yes the 300 is heavier, less hp BUT for what you get, I understand why Chrylser pitted this against the ctsV- Cost. hitting up most options, you will be out the door 15-20 g's less than the ctsV. In 2 yrs when they correct the 5 spd auto and correct to a 8, this should be a real American car for years to come- Chrysler, you finally got it right

  • Looks way better than the ugly Dodge.

  • Love the new design

  • the old one looked better..

  • 0-60 in 4.5 was super car stuff not too long ago.

  • why does every fucking review of this car mention its swagger?!?

  • This new 300's front fascia looks too much like an Audi. I liked the old style better, had much more character and presence.

  • @Jakeness21 The style is classic Chrysler. If anything,audi doody is the copy. Germans are fascinated with American cars and many would love to own a new one, just like we love to own german cars, but high German purchase taxes prevents that from happening.They and the japs know how to protect their auto industry!

  • @TVRnGTR-if it had 4 valves per cylinder, it would make way more power dummy. its only 2 VALVES PER CYLINDER!!!!! GM's 6.2 liter v-8 makes only 420 horsepower, their not double overhead cam engines!!!! thats why GM use SUPERCHARGERS to extract more power out or their PUSHROD v-8 engines. this HEMI is also a PUSHROD!!!! if chrysler put a blower on it it surely would make way more power.

  • @sesmiley You think Chrysler engineers don't know all this? Four valve engines are strong at higher RPM's,but low on that important bottom end torque.

  • 6.4 litres and only 470hp. weak as fuck

  • this was filmed in 2011?

  • Now that Fiat made a proper car it's worth buying for the first time.

  • @Dodek72 Fiat had nothing to do with this car.

  • @TaurusSHO97 This is true. Actually,Fiat's upmarket Lancia is selling a rebadged 300 as the Lancia New Thema and can't get them fast enough. They're built alongside the 300 in Canada but use Fiat and Lancia V6's exclusivley,no V8 yet due to high taxes and fuel prices in Italy. Aren't we Americans lucky,afterall !!!

  • I fully agree that this is a beautiful car. I'm not much of an American car fan,so this is something. However,I am perplexed by people who keep comparing this to a Bentley. I do not see any part of either vehicle looking like each other,apart from the large grill and emblem. Anyone cares to explain?

  • this is actualy a realllllyy nice car. i drove 1 around. jizzzz

    sounded nice, engine pulls damn hard. and aparently there getting a 8-speed auto tranny with tiptronic and the interior was pritty nice. arguably nicer then some more expensive vehicles...and above all... the "Beats" by: Dr.Dre audio system IS FUCKING AMAZING. haha seriously...probably the best factory audio system i've ever heard. lol cudos chrysler *****

  • I agree with his remark about the Chrysler taking cues from Bentley. Thats actually what they WANTED. The Chrysler 300 is a pretty car, powerful and the build quality seems to be on par. But it has the stigma of being on every street corner in the "hood". You dont see lots of these in Suburban neighborhoods. I also think that Chrysler made a terrible mistake when their Chief Engineer said "We model these cars to appeal to basketball players" LOL OUCH!

  • i never knew freddie prince jr. was doing car reviews in his leisure time.

  • yeah wipe that shit up, bang all gone. someone had to take a shit in the bad tub.

    you know that commercial?

    thats this guy's voice

  • Bought one an hour ago lol

  • I would take this over anyotheer car in its segment. It sounds great, and is very hushed inside.

  • poor man's bently

  • @RichKilla86ers you cant say that bcuz, the original plan for this car wasnt to be up there with the Bentleys.

  • @westboundcali hell yea i can nigga its a luxury car for the working class

  • @RichKilla86ers

    and what are u a fucking slave

  • @RichKilla86ers

    wot have u got a trabant

  • @moparcarsonly no but do u have a Toyota Matrix

  • @RichKilla86ers

    spotty faced arsehole

  • @moparcarsonly u r nothing but a trollin ass coon

  • @moparcarsonly u r also nigger bitch go use ur welfare check and put on some 26s on a 300

  • @RichKilla86ers

    i will do buddy, have a beautiful day

  • break in turn ??? gas and push thru the corner!

  • That chrysler has so much syle I would take that over the M5 or E63 or CTS-V any day!

  • I'm not a fan of the red leather though.

  • In the words of Austin Powers, " shes a SEXY BEAST" lol

  • thank god this doesnt have all the hideous chrome like the normal 300s.

  • I like much better this one! wooow! finally changed

  • the old ones rule

  • American cars friggin rule. I dont care what anyone says

  • I'm only getting 15 hwy and 12 city

  • Makes me want to trade-in my '07 cammed SRT8 300

  • 32MPG FREEWAY 28 MPG TOWN.

  • @albion2742 Thats what my brother is getting from his 2012 300 v8

  • 2:10 that's what she said

  • swagger? really?

    just NO!

  • They should've kept the 2007 exterior. I don't like the new look. It doesn't have the presence like the '07 model

  • im mexican mah

    

  • where is this desert runs where the Chrysler

  • is it rear wheel drive ?

  • The new `011 and `012 300s look absolutely wonderful. A more refined and less blocky exterior than the earlier pre `011 300s, and certainly has a far more refined and luxurious interior as well. Imo, for those who say that Chrysler has destroyed the new 300s???,,,,should see a damn shrink in a BIG hurry!!! Chrysler has done an excellent job.

  • All you people talking about it looks like a regular car, yea maybe in pictures. See one in person and it still has the big blocky sedan look to it. It does not look like an accord or camry. It looks like a clasic american sedan, in 2012 form.

  • @rehsa2194 you're absolutely right buddy. pictures don't do this car justice. This car has so much more presence than audi, bmw, entry level mercs, lincolns.

  • @rehsa2194 Looks like an Accord or a Camry? Not even in Pictures. You are right. The 300 is it's own well-groomed animal.

  • What borrowed bently cues? That notion is crap, look up a 1953 chrysler 300 and tell me the new ones dont look just like the old 50's chrysler 300's. It wasn't built to look like a rolls or bently, it was built to look like a classic chrysler.

  • @rehsa2194 Well said, and I was one that agreed with the "Its a copy of bently" hype until reading your post.

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  • @rehsa2194 great call, someone just needs to google '1952-53 Chrysler 300 Ghia" to see where the lineage of this car came from...good eye for seeing that

  • @rehsa2194 they don't even look remotely similar.. Maybe they both have a big grille? that's about it

  • Good thing

    

  • did he say swagger????

  • @luiluilui272727 LMAO YEAH what a white boy

  • @luiluilui272727 Yes, swagger is a word and has been for a very long time, only recently did it get the usage you're thinking..

  • Chrysler destroyed the new 300. It's supposed to be big and beautiful, that's why it stood out. Now it just looks like every other car out there esp. with those gay headlights. Very disappointed in them. Guess I'll be looking for a 2010 SRT8 when I upgrade this spring.

  • @Racer85ta So just because it looks less than a Bentley and (let's face it) less gangsta, then it's destroyed? The only thing Chrysler destroyed were those cheap ass interiors.

  • @TitanSubZero15 They shouldn't have changed the front end look of the car. That big grill was impressive, now it doesn't stand out, it was the main reason I bought one. Hopefully I see some nice aftermarket ones that could change my mind otherwise I'm not interested. However, they drastically improved the interior to what you would expect from a luxury car.

  • I bought my 2006 300C SRT8 new. It has been - and continues to be -a great car. One day I hope to upgrade to this latest model. SRT8's are cars you have to OWN to fully appreciate.

  • For a modern US saloon it isn't too ugly, although an aesthetically decent-looking front end is ruined by those stupid LED fairy lights, all the rage among car manufacturers these days.

    Range Rover, Audi, Mercedes, Jaguar and more...they've all gone nuts for the pointless blingy xmas lights. But that's what dumbass buyers want.

    Also, the over-excited reviewer saying the Germans should "keep an eye" on this car is a funny joke. A good M5, AMG or Quattro would dick all over this chunky cruiser.

  • @Reegatron Of course the German cars would kill the SRT8, because if you paid that much and didn't get a substantially better car, it'd be criminal. The Chrysler and the M5 aren't really competing because their price-points are so different; even the CTS-V has to face being massively more expensive than the SRT8 four-doors. If you're looking for a sports sedan at this price point, the SRT8 is simply as fast as you get. They won't beat M cars, but a similarly-priced 5-series is toast.

  • @JETZcorp This is the most sense I've ever seen someone make when backing the Chrysler Corp. That's why I love Dodge in particular. Of course they don't compete with Euro makes, but they are also unbelievably more expensive, and Chrysler makes their cars on a budget compared to them. In the US we don't have Formula 1 testing on our cars like they do, and we still make these monsters, respectively. Also this dude is as biased as it gets on the lights. They're for looks, & I think they look fine.

  • lmfao the dude that was driving it at the track def had a boner.

  • I own an 06 srt8 300c and in two years I'm trading mine in for this same thing just white.. Ahh... The attention I'm gonna get.. Lol:p such a fine and plush car.. So European but still American..

  • omg... what have they done to its design! Horrible! I owned a black 300C and it looked beautiful!  And the interior is still garbage... I guess I've been spoiled by my Mercedes

  • @saqib1786 Spoiled..... maybe.....or it could be that you were suckered into paying ridculously high prices for an over hyped mediocre car with a great marketing dept.

  • want recommendations on what needs to be done? stretch out the trunk a little more, then i will say it's acceptable. and put more quality into it please.

  • cheap design. low quality. i'm sorry but i hate this car

  • @MultiSharmuta Hateful,tasteless,Ugly.I'm sorry but you should be assassinated.

  • @MultiSharmuta Are you talking about the old 300? Maybe before your so quick to judge actually drive the car for yourself. And no im not a dodge/chrysler fan. But I do know Fiat and Alfa Romeo are helping Dodge out a lot.

  • @MultiSharmuta Drive your Prius then.

  • @TitanSubZero15 I love my 2005 lincoln towncar. as a matter of fact, i hate prius. and i'm looking to get a 2005 BMW 745LI

  • Soo, that's how an intelligent white man sounds when he says "Swagger" . Well bravo, I've had my fill of excitement for the day now.

  • Never thought I'd say this....but this is a sexy Chrysler!

  • The guy driving looks like the sketch of a rapist I saw on unsolved mysteries once lol

  • this needs a 6 speed manual

  • you know, most buyers wont track this car...as a potential owner

    i want to know about

    -nvh

    -reliability

    -service costs

    -warranty

    -how smooth and easy to live with it is

    i dont care about the track times or how it feels at its limit in a turn, please make a relevant video..

  • @bigbad1000do7a i wish there more videos like that on youtube

  • "like this haahaa" fucking cocky ass mother fucker...motortend fire him..get the stig.no talk just driving

  • Like this! Ha HA! fucking idiot.... Sweet car

  • Why wouldn't this be a 4300lb car? It's luxury, I would never in a million years take this to a track. It's just luxury with a big engine, just like amg, and m division.

  • i rather buy the new 300srt than an European car by all means

  • I hate that thing. The old SRT8 looked american. Big, boxy, maybe stupid, but incredibly cool. With good old american muscle inside... This just looks like those chinese cars trying to be mercedes. They need import-like quality, not import (yuck) like looks.

  • That needs 2 less doors and a 6 speed manual

  • @AnalogRocks thats what the challenger srt8 is for.

  • Now just put a fucking manual in it got DAMN IT!!

  • @Will404 It'll never happen. This was meant to be a 4door Luxury Gran Turing Family Saloon, I.E. a car for comfort. Not a Sports Car.

  • Chrysler should make a 300 with a Viper engine :D

  • @MrPotato441 one guy did exactly that in his own garage! insideline(.)com/chrysler/300/­viper-powered-chrysler-300-srt­10

  • why the drivers are always idiots?

  • 4300lbs?? wow.

  • Dear santa.......

  • yet again. another shitty chrysler product

  • Oh cool...looks just like a Bentley to the untrained eye, yet again.

  • the lights look stolen from an audi at the front and slightly rolls royce at the real 

  • lol the way white guy says swagger..

  • What suprising to me is that this car would try to compete the G8

  • Damn this is one nice car...

  • Styling isn't that great previous 300 looks better.

  • LOL swagger...

  • Nothing makes you chuckles like hearing a middle aged white guy say swagger

  • That beast is MEECHY

  • what race track is that in the back at 1:25

  • @25Celtics Auto Club, AKA California Speedway

  • Plentiful swagger. lol

  • same shit

  • Congrats, Chrysler! You are now where GM was a few years ago!!

  • Germans should keep their eye on? Oh my what a joke. I'd rather have a base model E-Class than this. I don't think Germans have aaaaanything to worry about from Chrysler. SRT-8 sales are always crap and always will be.

  • I can see the Rolls Royce Phantom design hasn't left. Jeeze, no wonder its called Poor mans phantom. The sad thing is, thats what people called it when Chrysler debuted the 300C concept design lmao.

  • Does it still run on an old-generation Mercedes E-Classes platform?

  • The engine is okay, but everything else sucks.

  • whoahooo....now thats a car

  • i love this car, i want one really badly. its like a bentley, just, not as good, but who needs perfect?! and the guy who was driving is REALLY hot, i would have been blowing him while he was driving haha ;)

  • @vettey4ever whoa, girl's got no limits in making herself look like a slut

  • @ud0ntkn0w im a dude!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

  • @vettey4ever touché

  • @ud0ntkn0w :D i find it hard not to fap to this car and him at the same time........... HAHAHAHAHAHA im such a dork lol. U GOT A PROBLEM WITH GAY PEOPLE?! hajk

  • Looks like a car from the fourties with a horrible front!

  • I swear motortrend is sitting on chrysler's dick

  • the front is just aweful!!!!!

  • "a rewarding machine that the Germans should keep an eye on" - R u kidding me. This econo box will never come anywhere close to any German car anytime soon.

  • @wagsbass reality check bud, they work cars for a living, you probably don't. Everything from a crap car to a Veyron and these people document it. I can't say I agree with Motortrend 100% of the time either, but regardless I'm sure they know what they're talking about. Also for the record, I'm not much of a Chrystler fan, I like Dodge preferably.

  • 2:28 having fun. wat if u die the same time.. bitch.

  • What a tank...

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  • thumbs up if you chuckled when he said swagger

  • @barrinout its motortrend. all they do is give american cars love and praise. completely bias opinions.

  • @deedundone Ford did NOT get a bailout. They were the only company to bail their self out.

  • @deedundone Ford didn't take a bailout

  • Looks better but I would never buy one...not my style.

  • i like the imposing fenders

  • This guy's commentary during the road test is almost unbearable.

  • @ryanalexander4 I agree.

  • @ryanalexander4 I didn't think so... its a little strange he does a step by step commentary, but he knows what he is talking about, and is great at conveying what the car is doing. I don't mind it, and actually began to enjoy it as the lap went on.

  • this guy sounds like Barats and Beretta

  • It doesn't have near the grip of the CTS-v. Lame. It better cost less.

  • Why does it look like a CTS? I am impressed by the 392 but not the design...please make a 300 that looks more unique to itself..

  • automatic........and 470 HP dont go together

  • @gnolhsobners They do in the AMGs

  • I still tHink CHrysler and THe SRT Team are doing an Amazing JOb With These cars IN two to three years We will see Chrysler On Top Again!! DODGE IS MY KINDA CARS!!

  • the SRT8's 6.4L 470 HP makes me think "Wow what a game changer for the whole group" that number shocked me I was expecting a number ranging from 395 - 415.