We Almost Didn't Get The RWD Chrysler 300

Love it or hate it, you can’t really deny the impact that the Chrysler 300 and the LX platform cars had on the automotive industry. The first-generation Chrysler 300 was a design icon, so bold and American it was almost shocking when it hit the market in 2005. Amazingly, though, the future legend almost didn’t make it to production.

In a recent interview with Motor Trend, former Chrysler design and product chief Tom Gale spoke about the 300, its history and its legacy now that the model has officially ended production. Gale rose through the ranks in Chrysler. He started with the company in 1967 and by 1985 he was head of Chrysler design, helping to create and influence iconic models like the cab-forward LH sedans, overseeing the design of the show car-like original Dodge Viper and Plymouth Prowler and of course, the 300.

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“A BMW with good tires would do anything and everything a front-wheel-drive car would do in the snow, Gale countered. On top of that, he proposed the LX platform would be designed to accept all-wheel drive,” said Motor Trend.