2016 Chrysler 300 SRT: It's Alive - Car and Driver (blog)
What It Is: Less than a year ago, we snagged a pair of 2015 Chrysler 300 s doing the hide-in-plain-sight thing, running around Detroit with the fresh bits—primarily the hood, fascia, and rump—obscured by the usual fabric cloaking. What caught our eye then and now, however, was the inclusion of an SRT model, which was axed from Chrysler’s North American lineup at the end of the 2014 model year, when Chrysler reeled SRT back in under the Dodge banner. Spurred by the arrival of this set of fresh images, we called Chrysler for an update on all things 300 SRT. Why It Matters: Now that Fiat-Chrysler seems to have a handle on its nameplate hierarchy, Chrysler may be able to stretch out a bit without stepping on Dodge’s mission as the automaker’s performance brand. And seeing as Chrysler is already prepping a 300 SRT for other markets, it wouldn’t be a massive undertaking to re-up the model for American soil. Platform: The 300 SRT in these images is clearly still riding on Chrysler’s LX full-size platform, incorporating the same mild lighting and fascia updates that appear on the 2015 Chrysler 300 , with no major alterations aside from a row of LEDs in... Source: www.caranddriver.com
