2010 Chrysler 300C AWD - Short Take Road Test - Car and Driver
As a new-car publication, our aim is typically to be the first people in the newest cars, but this is a case of the opposite. The Chrysler 300 has been on the market since 2004 and has not radically changed since then. With its replacement just around the corner, we went in search of a last opportunity to get into the hard-charging, broad-shouldered sedan and lined up a test of the all-wheel-drive version of the Hemi-powered 300C. All Wheels Driven, All... Although the 300’s rear-wheel-drive architecture never feels overpowered—even when the 425-hp, 6. 1-liter SRT8 V-8 is wedged up front—the all-wheel-drive version with the 360-hp, 5. 7-liter eight achieves a nearly perfect match of platform and power. With all four wheels driven, it feels as sturdy as Jefferson’s Monticello. Previous experiences with the car through a Michigan winter also found no surface the all-wheel-drive 300 didn’t positively dominate—this on the stock all-season tires. Updates have 20 more ponies at the Hemi party than when the car was introduced, bringing the total to the aforementioned 360. Torque drops an invisible single lb-ft to 389. With the benefit of all-wheel-drive traction, this 300C barrels to 60 mph... While they were reprogramming the Hemi, engineers swapped in a new all-wheel-drive system that completely decouples the front axle when the extra. Source: www.caranddriver.com
