Someone likes the merger !

From : greekphilosophizer

Q: http//www.caranddriver.com/article.aspsectionid=15&articleid=8429&pagenumber=1 fourth page of story august 10 2004 stateside eights 1 2 3 4 continued first place chrysler 300c hemi chrysler 300c hemi highs one mother of a motor refined ride and handling baby-bentley looks plenty of space. lows small patches of cheapness may be too stiff-legged for some unproven quality and reliability. the verdict the winner by default also has darn few faults. as far as were concerned the verdict on the daimlerchrysler merger is in. together the two companies have built a gotta-get-one vehicle that neither mercedes nor chrysler was ever able to deliver at anywhere near this price. case closed jury dismissed. is the 300c really that good you ask with brow deeply furrowed or is this just typical motor-mag shill in a nutshell no. granted here in the company of the aged and the overheated the newest car seems especially modern and civilized. the 300c is not the biggest with more inches at the wheelbase but four inches fewer between the mirrors than the crown vic and a shorter overall length than both the ford and pontiac. yet it never feels wanting for space inside until you pack three across the back seat. the single-piece skin swathing the dash looks durable if a bit over-grained. chrome-ringed dialsgreen fluorescent at nightadd suavity and convey the essentials. knobs sit where a roving hand expects to find them even for the navigation system which is quickly mastered. the climate control makes its climates quietly especially when set to low auto a shrewd feature that restricts fan blow to hold down noise. a thick leather-wrapped steering-wheel rim feels substantial serious even with its whimsical tortoise shell accent which looks like sea scallops afloat in aunt jemima only better. fake tortoises also donated fake shells to the pulls on the door panels which despite an additional chrome sash still look a little dowdy. a fan club did develop for the 300s seats and their simple supportive design. the chrysler gets nearly universal palaver. jaded john q. cant get enough of that elvis-era grille skimmed roof and wide-set wheels. sure its a new shape but a half-dozen other cars unwrapped this year wont draw half this much attention. the 300c has got the look. its got the brawn too. a growling hemi and a mercedes-designed kokomo-built five-speed automatic are a dream team. the v-8 delivers a devastating punch and the automatic makes sure its delivered through the appropriate ratio. feeling playful your mood is read fast by the computer which starts holding gears. if you want something different just slap the shifter sideways from the d position. nothing is simpler or more transparent. our 300c sucked up fuel at the rate of a gallon every 15 miles over 400 miles even with the hemis seamless cylinder-deactivation system at work. ditto the crown vic and the pontiac slurped its way to just 14 mpg. obviously the hemis cylinders werent deactivated very much especially during the track testing. we were unable to duplicate our initial 300c test numbers mentioned at the top. this car ran to 60 mph in 5.9 seconds and turned the quarter in 14.4 at 99 mph significantly slower for no readily apparent reason same test site similar test weight. both were preproduction cars perhaps with slightly different computer calibrations. the braking distance from 70 mph was an undistinguished 189 feetall three cars here stopped within seven feet of that. the electronic stability button doesnt turn the system off it just cuts it to a reduced-intervention mode. on the skidpad lateral g and high slip angles are an aphrodisiac to the yaw sensors so the chrysler herked and jerked its way to a 0.76-g performance the lowest of the group. but in the emergency lane change where a good stability-control system helps rather than hurts it was fastest by a wide margin 62.2 mph. in the real world the 300c instills cornering confidence with negligible body lean and steering that scribes precise arcs. the ride can get a little crusty over bumps but the chipped-from-granite structure prevents sympathetic rattles and shivers. grunt grip attitude and comfort. until theres a serious contender chrysler owns the detroit franchise on all of it. 1 2 3 4 copyright 2004 hachette filipacchi media u.s. inc. contact us | revised privacy policy | terms & conditions how to advertise | subscribe and subscription services .

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From : greg surratt

on 10 aug 2004 091322 -0700 greekphilosophizer@hotmail.com greekphilosophizer wrote snipped our 300c sucked up fuel at the rate of a gallon every 15 miles over 400 miles even with the hemis seamless cylinder-deactivation system at work. ditto the crown vic and the pontiac slurped its way to just 14 mpg. snipped more i like my ram even more now - 18 mpg over the last 45000 miles including about 10000 towing a 12000 lb trailer - even if it wont do the quarter in 5.6 seconds. greg .

From : mopar man

heres what the 300 is gonna look like in a few years http//tinyurl.com/3qtb3 http//tinyurl.com/6z583 .

From : ted mittelstaedt

heres what the 300 is gonna look like in a few years http//tinyurl.com/3qtb3 http//tinyurl.com/6z583 it looks like its screaming aaaahhhhhh!!! all its missing now are the flames and a set of big red plastic lips on the front. ted .

From : just me koi

i sure hope not! -- the difference between involvement and commitment is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast the chicken was involved - the pig was committed. http//community.webshots.com/user/godwino heres what the 300 is gonna look like in a few years http//tinyurl.com/3qtb3 http//tinyurl.com/6z583 .