The Chrysler 300C and Chrysler 300 - Comparisons to 2005 luxury cars
For many specs, we are considering bigger to be better; but for external size and weight, smaller is better. Luxury cars have other nice features — wood-grain dashboards, more chrome, higher quality leather, more frequent repairs (BMW, Jaguar), gadgets, snob appeal, better treatment by car dealers, and such. And we didn't make it past J, so Lexus isn't on the list, as it should be.
| Specification (2005) |
Chrysler 300C |
Cadillac STS |
BMW 545i |
Jaguar XJ8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Size |
5.7 V8 |
4.6 V8 |
4.4 V-8 |
4.2 V-8 |
| 0-60 (Motor Trend) | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 6.6 |
| Quarter Mile (Motor Trend) | 14.1 | 14.2@97.5 | 13.7@102.1 | 14.8@113 |
| Braking, 60-0 (Motor Trend) | 122 | 113 | 121 | 96 |
| 600 ft slalom (Motor Trend) | 63 mph | 64 mph | 66 mph | 60 mph |
|
Horsepower |
340@5000 |
320@6400 |
325@6100 |
294@6000 |
|
Torque |
390@4000 |
315@4400 |
330@3600 |
303@4100 |
|
Wheelbase mm (in) |
3048( 120.0) |
2957 (116.4) |
2888 (113.7) |
3033 (119.4) |
|
Front track mm (in) |
1600 (63.0) |
1570 (61.8) |
1557 (61.3) |
1557 (61.3) |
|
Rear track mm (in) |
1603 (63.1) |
1582 (62.3) |
1582 (62.3) |
1547 (60.9) |
|
Width mm (in) |
1881 (74.1) |
1844 (72.6) |
1847 (72.7) |
1859 (73.2) |
|
Weight, lbs. |
4,042 |
4,026 |
3,748 |
3,766 |
| Specification |
Chrysler 300C |
Cadillac STS |
BMW 545i |
Jaguar XJ8 |
|
Front headroom mm (in) |
983 (38.7) |
983 (38.7) |
958 (37.7) |
975 (38.4) |
|
Front legroom mm (in) |
1061 (41.8) |
1082 (42.6) |
1054 (41.5) |
1095 (43.1) |
|
Front shoulder room mm (in) |
1510 (59.5) |
1488 (58.6) |
1455 (57.3) |
1481 (58.3) |
|
Front seat travel mm (in) |
269 (10.6) |
NA |
NA |
241 (9.5) |
|
Rear headroom mm (in) |
966 (38.0) |
963 (37.9) |
963 (37.9) |
980 (38.6) |
|
Rear legroom mm (in) |
1020 (40.2) |
973 (38.3) |
914 (36.0) |
983 (38.7) |
|
Rear shoulder room mm (in) |
1466 (57.7) |
1458 (57.4) |
1453 (57.2) |
1481 (58.3) |
|
Rear seat volume (index) |
51.2 |
48.3 |
45.2 |
50.4 |
|
Interior volume (index) |
106.6 |
104.3 |
97.1 |
104.6 |
|
Total volume (index) |
122.2 |
NA |
111.1 |
121.0 |
|
Gas mileage |
17/25 |
17/24 (V8) |
16/24- |
18/28 |
|
List price with destination |
$32,995 |
V6, $56,000 |
$55,000 |
$59,330 |
See our main 300 page for comparisons to the 300M and Concorde.
