The Chrysler 300S V8 Hemi is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted powerplant which delivers its power through the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 5.7 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 363 bhp (368 PS/271 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 534 N·m (394 lb·ft/54.5 kgm) at 4200 rpm.
An 8 speed automatic gearbox transfers the power to the wheels.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1921 kg.
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 | 3053 mm | 120.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1621 mm | 63.8 inches | |
| Length | 5044 mm | 198.6 inches | |
| Width | 1905 mm | 75 inches | |
| Height | 1491 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1921 kg | 4235 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 55% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 70.1 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5654 cc (345.028 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 99.5 × 90.9 mm
3.92 × 3.58 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.09 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 368 PS (363 bhp) (271 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 534 Nm (394 ft·lb) (54.5 kgm) at 4200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 47.9 kW/litre 65.1 ps/litre 64.2 bhp/litre 1.05 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
94.45 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1186.8 kPa (172.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 5800 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 706.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 191.59 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 140.91 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 188.96 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.1 kg/kW 11.85 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 | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8.0 x 20 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8.0 x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | Firestone Firehawk GTV 245/45 R 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | Firestone Firehawk GTV 245/45 R 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.62 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 383570 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 49.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2014 Chrysler 300S V8 Hemi (2015) added 2014-11-21. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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