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Video review: 2011 Chrysler 300c HEMI first drive or how to whack a bug Gansta' style

The 2011 Chrysler 300c AWD is a unique luxury vehicle that has a ton of swagger.

Sure, it is gangster - but that's what TFLCar loves about it... along with the sweet 5.7 liter HEMI.

The Chrysler 300c of course is a new Lancia in Europe and the European influence on the car certainly show. No longer is it just a square brute American sedan but now it has been rounded down and civilized for more if an Italian flare.

Fortunately, 2011 Chrysler 300c AWD still comes with American muscle in the form of a 375 horsepower 5.7 liter HEMI V8.

The car certainly has enough power to chirp all four wheel, but with all of that power also comes fuel economy that could best be described as pass fail. If you put your foot in it too often you will never fail to pass a gas pump.

Check out our first drive video MINI video review below and/or click HERE to watch our review of the brand new 2012 Chrysler 300c SRT8.

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Video review: Is the 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8's bite as bad as its bark?

The 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 is all about style, attitude, and luxury.

But is the new Chrysler 300 SRT8 bite as bad as it's bite when you get the car on the track?

Recently we had the chance to drive the new 300 on both the freeways of Los Angeles and the race track. Unlike the old car the 2012 300 has been given a serious helping of European panache by the folks at Fiat that now own Chrysler. But deep down inside the 300 SRT8 is still as American as Chicago style pizza.

But how does this unique blend of old and new world design world when the rubber meets the road? 

Watch this TFLcar first drive video below and find out.

The 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 is a very fast enigma

Full disclosure: Roman Mica (TFLcar.com’s Capo) and I have different opinions on the 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8. He finds it too soft and not very comfortable, while I like its comfy ride and my big ass craves those seats. We both agree, there’s too much road noise from those massive 20 inch wheels and tires.

These were preproduction models, so there may be more sound deadening material for the production models.

For me, the Chrysler 300 SRT8 ticked most of the right boxes.

• Externally, it’s brash, while maintaining some semblance of decorum. It looks even more menacing than before with the LED headlight additions and I like the functional spoiler. It sits very low, but not obnoxiously so.

Chrysler 200 Review: The old so-so Chrysler Sebring gets an extreme makeover

Chrysler performed a major miracle in transforming its so-so Sebring mid-size front-drive sedan into the far superior Chrysler 200 model in only about a year. Such a project usually takes much longer, but faltering Chrysler had to rush things.

Many critics are surprised, and some feel it shows that Chrysler promises to be far more competitive under its new Fiat control.

The Sebring name is gone, replaced by the “200” name. The 2011 200 logically fits beneath the name given the improved top-line 2011 Chrysler 300.

Video review: 2011 KIA Optima takes on the 2011 Chrysler 200 in quirky battle

Let's say that you have 2.5 kids and a dog, and you want a traditional family sedan to haul around the kids and to drive to work.

You could go for the Toyota Camry or perhaps the Honda Accord, but for you that's so yesterday.

Instead, you want something a bit more multi-national.

For 2011 both KIA and Chrysler have two new cars that fit the bill.

Both the 2011 KIA Optima and the 2011 Chrysler 200 have six speed transmissions mated to a 2.4L engine.

Both cars cost about $25K and both are front wheel drive.

So which of these two brand new sedans is the right choice for you.

Review: The 2011 Chrysler 200 is better than the average car

Pssst – I’ve got a secret for you. It’s an automotive journalist’s insight into one of the best ways to ascertain a car line. Instead of basing your opinion solely on the top of the line model that the automakers give you to test – do the opposite and drive the base trim. If a car impresses at that level, you’re on to a good thing.

To the depths with journalists who disagree with this method – it works damn-it!

First drive Chrysler 200: The company reinvents and renames the Sebring

Don't even think about calling the new Chrysler 200 a Sebring.

Olivier Francois, the CEO and President of both Chrysler and Lancia, says that the second he drove the new Chrysler 200...he knew it was a totally new car.

In fact, not only is the new Chrysler 200 a new car but in Europe it will also be rebadged as a new Lancia.

Francois says that means that the 200 has to not only drive like a European car, but handle like one as well.

Click HERE or the image (left) for a photo gallery of the new 2011 Chrysler 200.

The new Chrysler 200 now comes with a choice of two engine. The base models four cylinder 2.4L or the 283 HP optional V-6.

Perhaps more impotently the car also comes without any slashes or striations...which were the much unloved trademark of the old Sebring.

First look video: The Chrysler 300S HEMI is old school American muscle at its best

What's the secret sauce that takes a bunch of raw material like metal, plastic, and rubber and glues them into the heart and soul of a car?

The 2010 Chrysler 300S HEMI may not be the newest American sedan on the block but it still is one of the one with the most heart and soul...not to mention that all important trait of just being plain cool and fun to drive.

Chrysler Sebring Convertible the AARP Swinger

 
 

By: Nathan Adlen

Considering who the Chrysler Sebring Convertible caters to, I was a bit surprised to like it as much as I did. Now, that’s not to state that I liked it better then, say, a Toyota Yaris – but I didn’t hate it either. If I were as old as Betty White, played golf and lived in Palm Springs, this car would be an excellent choice – especially when cruising for ancient chicks. 

As I passed by a retirement home, I could have sworn a lady using a walker showed me some extra kankle as I approached. This car is certainly is a babe magnet (of sorts). Just fire up the Glen Miller or Percy Faith, drop the top, put in your teeth and hit the bingo halls. 

Road trip review video: A big American HEMI sedan discovers the new American West

What do Colorado Bison and a HEMI 2010 Chrysler 300C SRT8 sedan in have in common?

Or to be more specific, where do you suppose the HEMI and the Buffalo roam?

The answer...the old West town of Golden, Colorado.

Review 2010 Chrysler Town & Country: a minivan even a car guy could love

Minivans bore me.

I have always disliked the minivan mindset. The idea of a cushy, utilitarian vehicle that is not very much fun to drive is not very appealing to many automotive journalists. Nevertheless, I would be a fool to omit the outstanding versatility of such a vehicle. The Chrysler Town & Country is one of the top in this field.

Road review 2009 Chrysler 300C SRT8: an investment that will easily outperform the stock market

In California the Chrysler 300C SRT8 is considered the poor man's Bentley because like the Bentley it has the size, speed, and serious power to very quickly transport four adults from point A to point B in comfort and style.

In Europe the 300C has earned the reputation as the quintessence large American sedan with broad shoulders and the larger than life swagger and attitude of the early classic American big boy sedans.

In Colorado I found the 300c SRT8 to be the most frustrating and vexing car I've ever reviewed.

Reviewed 2009 Chrysler Town and Country Limited: the not-so-mini minivan

"How the heck do I turn on the heater on this bloody car," I almost screamed at my 11-year-old son while seriously editing my language, and shivering as I was driving him to school?

49--That's how many bottoms, knobs and dual function controls the Chrysler's center stack has, and that's not counting the dozen or more touch screen functions associated with the multimedia entertainment screen.

Reviewed 2009 Chrysler Sebring Limited: the most exclusive car you'll never own

Do you want the good news or the bad news first?

Let's start with the good news?

In Colorado the Chrysler Sebring may be the most exclusive car you'll ever own. In fact, during the one week I drove the car I saw exactly one other Sebring (more about this later).

I felt like I was behind the wheel of Bugatti Veyron as I glanced over the distinctive furrowed hood of the Sebring at all of the masses in their oh-so-common Audi(s), Subaru(s) and Prius(s) or is it Pre(i)?