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Chrysler’s 300 HEMI® C Drop-Top Dream Reemerges

Chrysler’s 300 HEMI® C Drop-Top Dream Reemerges​

2000 Concept Makes A Rare Appearance at Chrysler’s 100th Anniversary in Detroit​


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Earlier this week, while celebrating Chrysler’s 100th Anniversary at the Detroit Yacht Club (DYC) on Belle Isle, the company surprised a lot of people, including me, by pulling one of its best-looking concept cars out of the vault: the 2000 Chrysler 300 HEMI C Convertible. For anyone who grew up during the late ’90s and early 2000s loving bold Mopar design, this car was a showstopper back then — and it still holds up today.

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Chrysler’s 300 HEMI® C Drop-Top Dream Reemerges

Chrysler's 300 HEMI® C Convertible reveals stunning design and performance from its 2000 concept car at the anniversary event.
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Does the pain never stop ? Another example of Chrysler exceptionalism and poor decision make all in one concept. Classic amazing looks and another management decision that heavens knows why this never happened.
Upgrade the interior, put some engineering and tech updates on this 300 and we are good to go. Now that I’ve endured the pain, it’s time for old Willy to muscle the Chrysler hierarchy (don’t forget I’m from New York) and get this drop top and a 300 sedan to market, pretty much as presented here for inspiration. Enough heritage design that transcends the decades to inspire and my supple arm twisting, New York style, to put the Project Team to work on this pronto.
Leave the Chrysler , take the Cannoli !
 
Beautiful car, then and now.

I'm glad they saved and are showing the classics from the past, but what else is there to do? As has been said so well here, when it comes to new, "There ain't nothin' here to see".

Sad, so sad.
 
crouchta said:
Beautiful car, then and now.

I'm glad they saved and are showing the classics from the past, but what else is there to do? As has been said so well here, when it comes to new, "There ain't nothin' here to see".

Sad, so sad.
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Think they have had new stuff it just never got through implementation. I saw SUV CUSW along side the Pacifica... supplier were far along on the Airflow. The CUSW 300 was ready to go. There are products in the Development funnel, but the ROI has it plugged up. But for goodness sakes they can't even launch popular stuff in the USA let alone take a flyer on Chyrsler.
 
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Where are the design teams from the nineties? The engineers? The folks whom could convince the been counters to open up the checkbook and greenlight something this special...dammit, we need a Kareem Abdul Jabar sky-hook of a CHRYSLER type reveal and now!!!
 
XRT2SRT said:
Where are the design teams from the nineties? The engineers? The folks whom could convince the been counters to open up the checkbook and greenlight something this special...dammit, we need a Kareem Abdul Jabar sky-hook of a CHRYSLER type reveal and now!!!
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Just a concept.... 1 hostile takeover, 1 rescue, and 2 mergers ago.
 
In all seriousness, Chrysler maintains a viable if shrinking customer base, Look at what Genesis did from even less. That should be Chrysler’s direct competition and benchmark. Affordable luxury, something classy. If the Koreans can pull it off, why not Chrysler? I’ve unapologetically stated my Chrysler fixation before, but I keep banging away for a time I can actually drive another “worthy” Chrysler. At least I have my Crossfire roadster to keep the dream alive. Maybe the new SUV will be worthy. Call me fixated.
 
The Citadel concept from 1999 will likely make it to production as a Honda. My post from last January.

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Here is the Chrysler Citadel concept from 1999.
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Here is what Honda recently presented at the CES.
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The Honda prototypes are pure battery electric. The Citadel concept is a hybrid. The front e-motor is alongside the IC engine which drives the rear wheels. The front drive is what we today call an e-axle. The Citadel is based off the LH sedans and like them is low slung. Until there is a major demographic change in the average age (and weight :p) of auto buyers, a low slung design would be a very hard sell. The engine placement is longitudinal like the LH series. It...
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TripleT said:
Think they have had new stuff it just never got through implementation. I saw SUV CUSW along side the Pacifica... supplier were far along on the Airflow. The CUSW 300 was ready to go. There are products in the Development funnel, but the ROI has it plugged up. But for goodness sakes they can't even launch popular stuff in the USA let alone take a flyer on Chyrsler.
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I know you won’t agree, but I think the Airflow should have made it into production as an EV, Hybrid and ICE. I think putting it out with 3 options, it would have done better than people think. I believe it was further along than we were told. They had nothing to loose taking a chance. They are losing a lot more having no product and are waiting to long to reboot Chrysler!
 
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Firepower Modern Concept but nothing touches the Falcon

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Maybe we can modernize this slightly, and put it into production. Ford did it with the T-Bird from 2002-05. Yea it would be a limited production, but so was the Viper and Prowler. If sales are there, you can increase numbers.
 
Several of The most beautiful cars produced - Chryslers. At least we will have something to cherish in a couple years when they finally tap it out of the ring for good.
 
Mike201 said:
I know you won’t agree, but I think the Airflow should have made it into production as an EV, Hybrid and ICE. I think putting it out with 3 options, it would have done better than people think. I believe it was further along than we were told. They had nothing to loose taking a chance. They are losing a lot more having no product and are waiting to long to reboot Chrysler!
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Toyota has shown pure ICE no longer needs to be offered.
 
Mike201 said:
I know you won’t agree, but I think the Airflow should have made it into production as an EV, Hybrid and ICE. I think putting it out with 3 options, it would have done better than people think. I believe it was further along than we were told. They had nothing to loose taking a chance. They are losing a lot more having no product and are waiting to long to reboot Chrysler!
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Your spot on, the wait is damaging and excruciating. I panned the Airflow, though, like you, if it were offered with three power options it might have been a winner for Chrysler. My biggest objection was the cookie cutter front end which had nothing to do with the Chrysler signature look. These concepts from the past leave no one in doubt as to being Chryslers. Why they lost that signature look in creating the Airflow I don’t know, but a styling update would have cured that easily avoidable issue and the 100 year celebration would have had a birthday model that launched a new era. We got a minivan with a decal.
 
Sorry, we need a new Chrysler 300i with level 3 driving experience.
 

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Clamback with a double gate.
 

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I believe the Halycon Concept should be used for the next 300 design vice the manta ray design. Considering the this old concept back in the days had great flow design.
 

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