2010 Chrysler 300C SRT8 - Quick Spin - Car and Driver

With a rumbling 425-hp, 6. 1-liter Hemi V-8 sending its fury to the rear wheels, the 300C SRT8 is the deviant of the Chrysler 300 lineup, a classic tire-shredding muscle sedan wrapped in a crisp, if somewhat dated, suit. It remains a tremendous performance buy for the money, and we look forward to the next version, which will be based on the more modern next-generation Chrysler 300 scheduled to be released later this year. The SRT8 drives better than lesser 300s but is unable to hide its antiquated underpinnings (it debuted in 2005). The steering feels lifeless, especially in comparison with many of its newer peers, and the ride-and-handling balance doesn’t feel... The side-to-side action of Chrysler’s manumatic shifter is clumsy, and fuel-economy ratings of 13 mpg in the city and 19 on the highway—we averaged 15—are as behind the times as the rest of the car. But the Hemi’s bellow is addictive, and in a previous test , the 4200-pound SRT8 was able to hit 60 mph in 4. 7 seconds and cover the quarter-mile in 13. 2 at 109 mph. (The car we tested in 2005 wore different rubber than today’s car, but we expect similar performance. How Does It Stack Up. . The SRT8 is a heavy, blunt instrument in a sea of more agile, modern sports sedans, but it is still larger, quicker, and more visually alluring than almost anything offered by Germany or Japan for similar money. Source: www.caranddriver.com