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Final Chrysler 300C comes off the Brampton assembly line

Final Chrysler 300C comes off the Brampton assembly line



A Velvet Red 2023 Chrysler 300C is the last-ever Chrysler 300C to leave the building; that building being the Brampton Assembly Plant in Ontario, Canada, that's produced the 300 range since the nameplate's return in 1999. Chrysler closed the books on the entire lineup of the all-American sedan at the end of July this year. The production milestone represents the end of the beefiest trim, the 300C. Chrysler announced the specific trim's. return this year as a limited edition with 2,000 units going to the U.S. and another 200 for Canada. SRT's take on the 300C was effectively Chrysler's version of Dodge's Scat Pack; a 6.4-liter Hemi V8 making 485 horsepower and 475 pound-feet of torque plus upgrades including an active suspension, a limited-slip differential with 3.09:1 gears, Brembo brakes, and an active exhaust.

The lines will keep pumping out less potent trims of the 300 until December 31 at the latest. On Chrysler's site at the moment, shoppers can still click relevant buttons for the Touring and Touring L, powered by the 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 making 292 hp; the 300 S V6 with a 300-hp version of the same engine; and the 300S V8 using a 5.7-liter Hemi V8 with 363 hp and 420 lb-ft. A bit of trivia: All of these trims are not only less powerful than the 2023 Chrysler 300C, they're no more powerful than the first-ever Chrysler 300C, introduced in 1957 (pictured below) with a 6.4-liter Hemi V8 making 375 horsepower. In fact, the first Chrysler 300, which hit the market in 1955, made 300 horses and 345 lb-ft from a 5.4-liter Hemi V8.