The Chrysler 300 is a rear wheel drive road car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Powering the Chrysler 300 is a double overhead camshaft, 2.7 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 190 bhp (193 PS/142 kW) at 6400 rpm and 258 N·m (190 lb·ft/26.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The Chrysler 300 weighs a quoted 1688 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3048 mm | 120 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1603 mm | 63.1 inches | |
| Length | 4999 mm | 196.8 inches | |
| Width | 1881 mm | 74.1 inches | |
| Height | 1483 mm | 58.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1688 kg | 3721 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 53% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 68 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.331 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.36 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.78 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.7 litre 2736 cc (166.961 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 78.5 mm
3.39 × 3.09 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
193 PS (190 bhp) (142 kW) at 6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
258 Nm (190 ft·lb) (26.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
51.8 kW/litre 70.4 ps/litre 69.4 bhp/litre 1.14 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
94.3 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1185 kPa (171.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6600 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 456 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 10.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 114.12 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 83.94 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 112.56 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.91 kg/kW 19.9 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 21/28 US MPG city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.2/8.4 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 8.9/11.9 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 25.2/33.6 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 21.0/28.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.750 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7.0 x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.0 x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | P215/65 R 17 98T | ||
| Tyres rear | P215/65 R 17 98T | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Braked area | 3324 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 133441 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 27.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Chrysler 300 (2005) added 2005-08-23. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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