And with EP and incentives, paying aboot $39k, anyone got a perforance review? Is this a deal? Here is a link, Snoop and 50 supposedly have one, is gangsta. Worth it?
Best looking new American car in a long, long time.
Gas mileage will suck.
Shouldn’t this be in MPSIMS or IMHO?
Looks fast to me…
Seriously? I wouldn’t buy a Chrysler, no way. Build quality, reliability, service and retained value all suck with just about every model, and the 300 SRT8 is just a more expensive headache. Consumer Reports’ New Car Prediction is “Much worse than average”.
I’m thinking that I would never buy a car based on the fact that some celebrity owns one. That is just plain silly.
If I had $39K to blow on a car, it sure wouldn’t be on a Chrysler.
Sadly, I must agree. You could buy something really nice for that kind of money…not just something that looks like it *should * be really nice 
Yeah. In a straight line.
Personally, I never liked the design off the 300. It looks just a *little *too macho to me.
You should probably do your own research.
Jeez, you guys are harsh. The 300C is a pretty good machine. The 300 was voted car of the year by several automotive journals. It absolutely blew the competition away when it came out a couple of years ago. The SRT-8 version is incredibly fast. The main drawback will be fuel consumption. The 425HP Hemi doesn’t have the variable displacement feature of the 340HP version, so it sucks gas like crazy, especially when you drive fast.
That said, for 39K US, you’re well into BMW 3-series money. In particular, for exactly the same money you could have a BMW 335i. At 300HP it’s not as fast in a straight line as the 300, but it will eat its lunch in the curves. And it will be cheaper to own since it will hold its resale value much better. It’ll also be much better on gas and very, very fun to drive. If you want even more power, you could go for a certified used M3 for the same money.
When I’m buying a car ‘fast’ isn’t one of the criteria. Any car will go fast enough to allow you to go traffic speed on the highway. Some will come off the line quicker than others, but I’m much more concerned with how well it’ll hold its value over the years. I’m not that interested in paying $39k for something that’ll be a worthless pile of junk in a couple years- not that the Chrysler necessarily will suffer that fate, but their track record certainly doesn’t justify the price, in my opinion.
If 15mpg with a 19 gallon tank at $3.00+ per gallon (about $55 to fill up and go 275 miles, or around 20 cents a mile) is “worth it” to you … then sure, I guess it’s worth it. Like the Cadillac STS-V, it’s a hot rod in a black tie and a tuxedo … though given the state of gas prices today, it’s a hell of a motoring expense. It’s got style, but I’m not sure I like it enough to pay a quarter per mile to drive one, but that’s me. Congratulations on the purchase. Hope you have stock in a petroleum refinery. 
Slight hijack: People wonder why Daimler dropped Chrysler like a hot potato and the company is struggling to stay afloat. While other companies are investing in ways to make cars more efficient, DCX was planning hot rod hemi models for Dodge, Chrysler, and Jeep. Nothing wrong with making souped up cars … most manufacturers do, but the DCX approach of “it’s got a Hemi” is really biting them in the ass now. The company is no stranger to market adversity though, they’ve been close to bankruptcy at least half a dozen times over the last 50 years. Here’s to hoping they learn their lesson and stop pissing into the wind of the gas market. Just this week, they announced a press release regarding their latest marketing campaign which emphasizes fuel efficiency figures and being “engineered beautifully” in an effort to downplay the whole rock and roll Hemi thing they had going. Whatever … when Chrysler makes a quality small and midsize vehicle to rival offerings from Toyota, Honda, Mazda, VW, and yes, Kia and Hyundai, then maybe they’ll start to turn a corner. The problem with DCX is that they try to make every model appeal to a performance niche rather than the mainstream, which they should be aiming for in order to gain some market share.
I agree-the purchase of such a vehicle now strikes me as crazy-wait till gasoline hits $3.50/gallon-and you will be able to buy a one year old, low mileage 300 for less than $10K! The used car lots will be full of mosnter vehicles.
A friend did this during the last gasoline price run-up-he paid about 50% of Blue book, for a loaded, 2-year old Land Rover. It was an excellent deal for him, because he only drives about 7,000 miles/year. Even with the poor gas mileage, the LR cost him less that a small Toyoata would.
Um, hello? You do realize that Dr. Z (the guy from those “It’s got a Hemi” commercials) was the CEO of Chrysler and is now the CEO of Daimler? He has no one to blame but himself.
I don’t get it. It looks like a Cadillac. And that’s not a compliment.
As a Mopar fan all I can say is…
Dear OG! what an UGLY car, you wouldn’t catch me in one, I’m more of a Viper/Magnum/Charger/Challenger kinda’ guy, actual Sportscars, not frumped-up luxury cars…
the 300 has everthing I hate in it, sludgebox transmission, traction control, all sorts of crap that dillutes the driving experience, a sports car needs to be simple and unpretentious, 4 wheels and an engine, nothing more, manual transmission only
then again, I am a little bit of a purist… 
…and as stated above, with gas prices high and climbing, I wouldn’t want to feed that thing… heck, it cost me almost $30 to fill up my Neon, and that’s an “economy” car…
this is more my style, if money was no object, this would be more like it…
Not at all my taste, and if I were to spend $39K on a car it certainly wouldn’t be that gas guzzler. I would be embarrassed to be seen driving it, but it takes all kinds.
You might wanna finance a couple of fill-ups along with the purchase price…
Have you considered getting an Audi instead? I’ve never heard of anyone who didn’t absolutely love theirs.