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Showing posts with label 2011 Chrysler 300C. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2011 Chrysler 300C. Show all posts

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Chrysler 300C at the 2012 Chicago International Autoshow

Well, I finally witnessed the new 2012 Chrylser 300C in person. My verdict is this: it is an okay car. It is not better than the previous Chrysler 300C though. And that fact just dissapoints the living hell out of me! I can't, for the life of me, understand why they down-graded the ferocious design of the previous 300. I mean, do you remember those bulldog headlamps (with the nearly concentric circular design), that "lil" Bently allure, that bold this-is-Chrysler-and-look-what-we-can-do design, that design of attitude - right up in your face! That's gone.







Refer to http://seranitafaristreetteam.blogspot.com/2010/10/chrysler-300c-celebrity-car.html for our blog on the original Chrysler 300C, and then refer to our other blog at http://seranitafaristreetteam.blogspot.com/2010/11/2011-chrysler-300c_22.html where we compare both the previous model 300C and the new model 300C. You will realize - if you don't already - what we're talking about.

- Gebre Mesquitta

Monday, January 31, 2011

The new Chrysler.... Hate it or Love it.





Original Chrysler 200C Concept!
 It looks as if Jeep and Dodge are having fun with their lineup of 2011 vehicles. However, I'm not to sure about Chrysler. What do you think of Chrysler's new design direction? Please feel free to comment in the comment box.
        Chrysler is trying to get back on track with a new a lineup of vehicles, such as the 300 and 200 models. I cannot lie though, the new 2011 Chrysler 300 is phenomenal, I believe. I think it has the right essence to represent Chrysler as it moves forward into this new century. As far as the 200 goes I'm not too impressed. I'm really disappointed, my hopes were thrown! :( Remember the the Chrysler 200c concept? Wasn't that a beauty? That was a gorgeous concept that was to steer Chrysler in the right direction. But then Bamm!!! All of of sudden, we got hit with the look-alike of the awful 2010 Chrysler Sebring - which proved fatal for the brand. With the 2011 Chrysler 200C though, we will have to wait and see if Chrysler can erase the bad taste thatwas left by the previuous model.


2011 Chrysler 200C

2010 Chrysler Sebring


DO YOU SEE A RESEMBLANCE?

-Jamal Mcclean

Monday, November 22, 2010

The 2011 Chrysler 300C


So it’s out that Chrysler released the remix to its mega hit single, “The 2005 Chrysler 300C.  This single has been on the chart for quite some time. It raked up numerous awards, and if I’m right, I think it has been the most awarded single ever. Well now Chrysler has decided that it could do with a remix. They have released the Chrysler 300C 2011. Okay, now the previous single was a smasher, so why remix it? Well I guess you gotta keep it fresh, don’t want it to get stale. Right? Well let’s see if the remix is better than the original hit. It’s time to pick apart the design of the new 2011 Chrysler 300C.
I will start with the rear of the sedan. Over lies gorgeousness and stateliness. The taillights aesthetic has been changed. It now includes surround chrome highlights. In addition, the reverse lights within the taillights are also highlighted with chrome. Furthermore there is a vertical chrome piece within the taillight that extends downward to meet the reverse light. This gives the entire tail light a unique look. It makes it pop! Right where the taillights end begins the rear fender. The top surface of the rear fender is also in chrome. This, in combination with the uniquely apportioned placement of chrome in the taillight, by extension, gives the entire rear of the car a very classy look. The fat dual exhaust pipe then completes everything perfectly.
Lets now move on to the side of the car. Here, a beautiful continuation of the chrome usage is in effect. The entire window set is wrapped in an outline of chrome. The chrome treatment is also given to side mirrors and door handles. Moving lower down on the side of the car is a double surfacing. A rear shoulder similar to the Dodge Charger, but not, exactly is captured it seems. A curve sympathetic to the upper outline of the rear taillight is surfaced into the metal and continues all the way to the beginning of the front wheel well bulge. This surfacing is giving a slight lip; this is where the “double” surfacing comes in. This effect gives extra drama to the side of the vehicle. It’s just different - a lil bit of pizzazz, “jus’ a lil bit”
Ok, now, let’s slide on ‘round to the front of the car - where the premier of Chrysler bangin’-ness originally debuted itself. HMMM! (Eyebrows become knitted and puts index finger in front of mouth LOL). Here, the grille has changed. It is smaller and is no longer the previous egg-crate grill design, but instead, a design composed of horizontal slats. I have to admit that I do not too much enjoy this redesign. The previous grille was larger and the egg-crate style made for more impact. In addition, the headlamps are too much tamed and none-aggressive looking, compared to the former “bulldog-looking, growling, get-out-of my-face-look. I’m disappointed with that aspect that they altered. What they should have done with the headlamps instead, is hahaha…I will provide a sketch of this soon…so stay tuned!






 The above picture is a realistic rendering that I found on some website while the remix of the 2005 Chrysler  300C was still a just a rumor.....notice the large grille here, and more assertive headlamps than on the current spyshots of the new 2011 production model.

Anyway, all in all, the remix is vey good, but not awesome.....
- Gebre Mesquitta