2005 Chrysler 300C SRT-8 Quick Spin

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TO THE POINT What’s New? New 6.1-liter engine, heavy-duty brakes, performance-tuned suspension, minor interior and exterior changes
Selling Points: Roomy, comfortable, stylish, athletic performance
Deal Breakers: Poor fuel economy; limited production means sticker markup
Our Advice: If you’re shopping for a BMW 5 Series and aren’t concerned about fuel economy, take a good hard look at this Chrysler.

MEET THE COMPETITION BMW 545i
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FAQ Can you really buy a Chrysler 300 SRT-8 for less than $40,000?
No. A limited production vehicle with this type of fanfare will certainly suffer from dealer markup. Even still, it competes handily as a performance luxury sedan with the likes of the BMW 5 Series and Infiniti M45.

Why make the 5.7-liter Hemi even bigger and more powerful?
Because they can, “they” being the folks at Chrysler’s Street and Racing Technology (SRT) group. If you can imagine another 85 horsepower from expanding displacement and opening up the air holes a bit, you can easily see why, for performance nuts, this is a Chrysler dream come true.

Which is better, the Dodge Charger SRT-8 or the Chrysler version?
It depends on what you want. For overall refinement, and style, however, our money is on the Chrysler 300C SRT-8.