2012 Chrysler 300C SRT8 Official Photos and Info - Car and Driver (blog)

Although this cat already escaped the bag a few weeks ago when our spy photographers nabbed some clear pictures of an unmasked 2012 Chrysler 300C SRT8, we still felt giddy as we sorted through the official details. Indeed, the particulars have us looking forward to overwriting fond memories of the last-gen car —an office favorite for its antics-inspiring 425-hp, 6. 1-liter Hemi V-8—with ones created behind the wheel of the even burlier new model. As expected, the new SRT8 is packing a 6. 4-liter Hemi V-8 engine, producing an “estimated 465 hp and 465 lb-ft of torque. The company expects 60 mph to arrive in the high four-second range and the quarter-mile to take just under 13 seconds. Although the new version will be heavier, we don’t see those times being difficult to achieve, as the last car hit 60 mph in 4. 7 seconds and the quarter in 13. 2 in our testing. A screen in the IP includes a function to keep tabs on your personal 0-to-60-mph times, maximum lateral acceleration, and quarter-mile times, among other numerical bragging points. The engine and exhaust also are said to have a throatier voice, which is most excellent: SRT had a virtuoso as a base point of comparison ( listen to the old SRT8 here ). A bit stiff riding at times, the old model should be trumped by the 2012 and... Source: www.caranddriver.com