I drive the 2023 Chrysler 300C and it's a tire-roasting, rubber-melting grin fest.

This is the 2023 Chrysler 300C and this isn’t the 5.7-liter V8 with just 363 hp that’s available on the 300S Touring. No, this is the full-fat farewell offering with the 392-cubic-inch hemi under the hood. Just 2,000 300C models will be produced for the 2023 model year in the US, after that, the 300 as we know it is done as is the Hemi, so today, I’m going to test it and see how it goes.

It seems fitting that the 300 C gets a fitting send-off, yes it sits on an aging platform from the days of when Daimler owned Chrysler but it doesn't feel as old as it is, something we all wish for.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro
0:38 History
0:58 Under The Hood
1:22 Exterior + Options
2:18 Exhaust Sound
2:52 Cargo Space
3:04 Pricing
3:20 Reat Accommodation
3:46 Interior And Tech
7:03 Driving
15:38 Verdict

Under the hood

Chrysler first introduced an SRT8 model in 2011 and discontinued it in 2015, under the hood it had a 425-hp 6.1-liter Hemi. For 2023 this 2023 Chrysler 300C will be powered by a 6.4-liter Hemi V-8 that now makes 485 hp and 475 lb-ft driven through an 8-speed torqueflite automatic.

That'll get it to 60 mph in 4.3 seconds, through the quarter mile in 12.4 seconds, and up to a 160 mph top speed. Not bad.

2023 Chrysler 300C Numbers

BASE PRICE: $55,000
AS TESTED PRICE: $56,595
ENGINE: Pushrod 16-valve V-8, iron block and aluminum heads, fuel injection
DISPLACEMENT: 392 cu in, 6417 cc
POWER: 485 hp @ 6000 rpm
TORQUE: 475 lb-ft @ 4200 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 8-speed automatic with manual shifting mode
CURB WEIGHT: 4,475 lb
ZERO TO 60 MPH: 4.3 sec
TOP SPEED: 160 mph
EPA Combined/City/Highway: 18/15/24 mpg
OUR OBSERVED: 16.2 mpg
PROS: A real sleeper, ferocious engine, and active exhaust, a grin fest
CONS: Heavy, dated interior