Chrysler Announces Special Edition 6.4l Hemi 300C
Opening this year’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit (the first Detroit show since 2019), was Chrysler’s evening event the day before the official press day.
Held in a large tent just down the street from the Detroit show’s Huntington Place extravaganza (you may remember that as Cobo Hall before it went through a flurry of renaming), Chrysler only hinted before that this would include some nods to the 300.
The 300 was expected to be on its way out much like the Dodge Challenger and Charger which bow out soon after a series of ‘last call’ special editions.
So, it was no surprise when Chrysler dropped a special edition 300C tonight..
Surprising is that it is powered by a 6.4l Hemi V8 with 485hp and 475 lb*ft of torque which pushes the car to 60 in 4.3 seconds. This is a return of the 6.4l version of the Hemi V8 which has not available in the 300 since 2014 the SRT8 variant went out of production.
Slowing down the new car are 4-piston Brembo brakes. Other bespoke parts include an active damping suspension and an active exhaust, making this car somewhat of a re-issue of the aforementioned SRT8 model since that version of the 300 had those as well.
The special edition 300C will be available in just 3 colors (black, white, and red) will be limited to 2200 examples (2000 for the US and 200 for Canada).
The car is available for pre-order today at Reservation.Chrysler.com. MSRP is $55000. Buyers merely pick a color, a dealer, and make a $300 deposit. So, don’t dilly dally if you want one of your own.
This is the end of this generation of 300 and something electric no doubt is on the way to replace it, likely with a variant something like Dodge’s recently previewed Charger Daytona EV to take on performance duties.