Chrysler will revive the SRT components for a special 2023 300C product equipped with the snarling 6.4-liter Hemi V8. Even though the badge itself won’t return, the 2023 300C will provide everything the outdated 300 SRT experienced and much more, such as a limited-slip differential, huge brakes, a sport exhaust and active dampers. Chrysler 300 Scat Pack, below we occur — but you would much better act quickly, as only 2,000 of them will be created for the U.S. market (moreover a further 200 for Canada). And after 2023, the total Chrysler 300 lineup will be absent for superior.
“We’re celebrating the Chrysler 300 and it’s legendary legacy in the automotive earth,” mentioned Chrysler model chief Chris Feuell. “The Chrysler 300 adjusted the automotive world in so quite a few approaches, and we will have that spirit of ingenuity ahead as we change Chrysler with a thoroughly electrified potential and breakthrough consumer encounters.”
Chrysler past marketed the 300C variant (with its typical 5.7-liter Hemi V8) for the 2020 model yr. When the 5.7 was still accessible in the 300S, the C was extensive the pinnacle of non-SRT designs in the 300 lineup. In considerably the similar way that Lexus IS500 F Sport Functionality revived the fundamental formula of the aged IS F, this restricted-version 300C delivers back the magic that manufactured the SRT8 (afterwards just SRT) product so attractive.
Before it was canned for the U.S. marketplace in 2015, the 300 SRT was briefly supplied with the 6.4, albeit with the five-speed automated that dated to the Daimler-Chrysler years. The 2023 revival packs 485 horsepower (up from the old SRT’s 470) and 470 pound-feet of torque. Power goes to the rear wheels by way of an eight-speed computerized and minimal-slip differential. Chrysler says this combo is very good for a 4.3-2nd sprint to 60 and a quarter-mile time of 12.4 seconds.
From there, the checklist of goodies on this constrained-operate 300C traces up pretty closely with a standard Dodge Charger Scat Pack. Chassis advancements involve four-piston Brembo brakes and energetic dampers, and the spherical black ideas are hooked up to an lively exhaust to permit for moderate cruising or wild hooning. Unique 20-inch wheels, black chrome accents on the grille and bumpers, blacked out head- and taillights and a new tri-colour Chrysler badge will assistance the 2023 300C stand out in a crowd.
Inside of, unique components involve Black Laguna leather-based seats embossed with the 300C brand, distinctive silver stitching, carbon fiber inserts and gloss black trim. Chrysler’s 19-speaker Harman Kardon sound technique is included in the package, as are heated/ventilated seats and a heated steering wheel. The 2023 300C will be a one particular-measurement-suits-all-proposition with an MSRP of $56,595 (including place).