Chrysler
300 SRT Facelift
Muscle
cars are the core of American auto culture, with almost everything revolving
around them. They’ve existed almost since forever and still represent the main
trademark of the motoring industry in the U.S. But 300 SRT8 won’t be available
anymore in the U.S. Still, if you really, really want one, there are ways you
can get it because the car will live on in Australia, New Zealand, Brunei,
Zimbabwe, South Africa, Belarus, Angola, six Middle Eastern countries,
Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea.
The
car now comes with daytime running lights, redesigned headlights and a clean
front grill-mesh sporting the SRT badge, missing the Chrysler logo that was
mounted at the top. In fact, the entire front fascia has been re-tweaked for a
cleaner, unspoiled look. Notice the usual exterior trim strips under the
headlights missing.
Even
the interior got a little improved and now sports a rotary gear shifter, and
redesigned steering wheel and instrument cluster – among other subtle changes.
Performance-wise,
the 300 SRT packs the same 470 horsepower, 637 Nm (470 lb-ft), 6.4-litre Hemi
V8 and comes equipped with Brembo performance 4-piston brakes with slotted
rotors 360 mm front and 340 mm rear, a Getrag limited-slip-diff, Bilstein
dampers and a programmable launch-control system.
It
can be bought from Aussie dealerships in two variants – an entry level 300 SRT
Core (starting at US$ 59,000) and the 300 SRT (starting at US$ 69,000). The premium
models sports some creature comfort features over the base version, such as:
three-mode adaptive suspension, leather and alcantara seats, a Harman Kardon
19-speaker stereo system with subwoofer, carbon-fiber interior trims, adaptive
radar cruise control, lane departure warning with steering assist
