The last Chrysler 300C leaves the factory, what’s next?

It is a page of history that has been turned during the making of Chrysler 300 it will be finished in the future at the Brampton, Ontario plant. The last of 2,200 copies 300C 2023 (200 in Canada) crowning the last of America’s big sedans left the lineup on Friday.

Reservations for this special edition, which packs a 6.4-liter HEMI V8 with 485 horsepower and can accelerate from 0 to 100 km / h in four and a half seconds, were filled in just 12 hours after its announcement at the Paris Motor Show in Detroit in September 2022. Our colleague Antoine Joubert was able to test it recently with you share your thoughts.

Remember that the Chrysler 300 first saw the light of day in 1955 with a 300-horsepower HEMI engine. Two years later, the company added the 300C, which had a HEMI boosted to 6.4 liters and produced 375 horsepower. The modern 300 launched in 2005 followed roughly the same formula, offering a more powerful 300C with a 5.7-liter HEMI engine and 340 horsepower. Let’s not forget the 6.1-liter, 425-horsepower 300C SRT8 that followed.

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“Chrysler is proud to celebrate the 300C’s legacy as an automotive icon and one of the muscle cars origins that embody bold American luxury, said the brand’s CEO, Chris Feuell. We are also excited to work to advance Chrysler toward a sustainable, all-electric future as part of Stellantis’ Dare Forward 2030 strategic plan. »

According to what was reported Members of Mopar Last April, the manufacturer presented to its dealers three future models, including a Chrysler’s electric sedan which would indirectly serve as a replacement for the 300. We’re still waiting to find out more, however.

As for the Brampton plant, it will be replaced in 2024 and will resume operations sometime around the 2025 season, producing vehicles built on one of the new Stellantis platforms, including at least one electric model. We learned that at the beginning of November The next Jeep Compass will be released there.