This vehicle has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 5.7 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 353 bhp (358 PS/263 kW) of power, and maximum torque of 479 N·m (353 lb·ft/48.8 kgm).
The engine transmits power to the wheels compliments of a 4 speed automatic 'box.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1589 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 257 km/h (160 mph).
Full specs
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2939 mm | 115.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1638 mm | 64.5 inches | |
| Length | 5032 mm | 198.1 inches | |
| Width | 1925 mm | 75.8 inches | |
| Height | 1224 mm | 48.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1589 kg | 3503 lb | |
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| aerodynamics | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5700 cc (347.835 cu in) |
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| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 358 PS (353 bhp) (263 kW) |
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| maximum torque | 479 Nm (353 ft·lb) (48.8 kgm) |
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| Specific output | 46.2 kW/litre 62.8 ps/litre 61.9 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
84.04 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1056 kPa (153.2 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 712.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 257 km/h (160 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 225.24 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 165.66 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 222.15 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.04 kg/kW 10.08 lb/bhp |
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8 x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9 x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | P255/50 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | P255/50 R 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 356 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 356 mm | ||
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| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 132616 | ||
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| Model family | Concept | ||
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| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2000 Chrysler 300 Hemi C Convertible added 2005-08-24. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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