The Chrysler 300C SRT8 is a rear wheel drive road car, with its engine located in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 6.1 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 425 bhp (431 PS/317 kW) at 6200 rpm and 569 Nm (420 lbft/58 kgm) at 4800 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 5 speed automatic transmission.
The quoted kerb weight is 1888 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 266 km/h or 165 mph.
Full specs
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| 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 | 1882 mm | 74.1 inches | |
| Height | 1471 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1888 kg | 4162 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 55% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 72 litres | 15.8 [19] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.355 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.40 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.85 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.1 litre 6059 cc (369.743 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 103 × 90.9 mm
4.06 × 3.58 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
431 PS (425 bhp) (317 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
569 Nm (420 ft·lb) (58 kgm) at 4800 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
52.3 kW/litre 71.1 ps/litre 70.1 bhp/litre 1.15 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
93.91 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminum alloy heads | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1180.1 kPa (171.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6400 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 757.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 3.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 11.5 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.3 s
@ 108.2 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 266 km/h (165 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 228.23 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 167.86 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 225.11 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.96 kg/kW 9.95 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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.U&LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.5Li.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 9 x 20 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9 x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | P245/45 R 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | P255/45 R 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 360 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 350 mm | ||
| Braked area | 4187 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.06 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 121825 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 52.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Chrysler 300C SRT8 added 2004-09-26. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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