Chrysler 300 SRT8 coming to a road near u soon....

[Vulture]

Just seen the stats for the 300c set8, quicker & cheaper than local, in a straight line that is!

Yep, makes the locals (especially HSV) look VERY over-priced.

[sixlta]

I'll be getting one, the new grand Cherokee is ready to be traded ASAP, now just need them to hit the shelves!

[Humpy]

I had a 2010 Challenger for a week and it got plenty of looks. As an overall package it went ok. Downsides were poor visibility when reversing, and the 5 speed auto is just not good enough. It often got confused as to what gear it should be in and reminded me of Borg-Warners of 20 years ago. So if you're contemplating a new 300, I'd suggest waiting for the eight speed option. It's available now in Chargers in the U.S. so shouldn't be to far away in 300's.

[sixlta]

I had the 2011 300c v8, had the 5speed as well, never really had a issue with it, have heard the 8 speed is a great box, I think with that much torque, shouldn't be a issue, on the other hand, the 5 speed in the new jeep is a junk box, no torque mean heaps of hunting, and talk about a long 1st, can pull 98kmh befor it hits 2nd

[SUZUKI MALISHA]

Oh and it comes standard with 245 tyres

Being objective about it, for people who like the looks and style of it which is of course the matter of one's own opinion, there's a fair bit of technology and equipment in there. Xenon headlights, high quality stereo, adaptive cruise, blind spot monitoring, heated and cooled seats, heated and cooled cup holders for goodness sake, and the playstation HSV style graphics G Force read outs e.t.c. to name a few of the more noteable items.

On the gearbox matter the V6 Chrysler 300 models allready have the ZF 8 Speed, wonder why they didn't fit it to the SRT8 ??? - Cost for the higher torque version of that gearbox perhaps

[Troutman]

The Chrysler does look good, though an FPV would be in another performance league with both cars given an aftermarket tune.

[Pickles]

Looks like a great car....TOP value too.
If I was in the market though, I'd be getting the story on the Aus release for that 8 speed auto before I put my order in.
Cheers, Pickles.

[mrtockley]

Aus release initially will be 5 speed auto which is terrible. Great engine though. Puts HSV and FPV to shame!

[Swordie]

How many gears is enough in car? If a 10 speed auto comes out will the make it better then an 8 speed? An 8 speed on a manual would be pushing it.

[Phizzle]

How many gears is enough in car? If a 10 speed auto comes out will the make it better then an 8 speed? An 8 speed on a manual would be pushing it.

It's not automatically a better car because it has more gears. In this case it is just that the original 5 speed auto is a complete piece of crap so anything made by ZF would be a godsend, in this case it is an 8 speed unit which will handle the torque. The 5 speed auto hunts and bumps and crashes and generally doesn't know what it is trying to do.

[GEN III VX]

I would hate to see how much it would cost if one of those 8 spds ever stuffed up

[sixlta]

Lived with the 5speed for 3 years, thought it was a great box, compared to a Holden, 100 x better

[Humpy]

How many gears is enough in car? If a 10 speed auto comes out will the make it better then an 8 speed? An 8 speed on a manual would be pushing it.

The new multi speed boxes coming out are for two reasons ... one is that its easier for the box to mate to the engine in a multiple of driving conditions and the other is that governments are demanding cars get better fuel economy every year, so a 300C with and 8 speed box is going to be cruising on the highway at a lower RPM than a 5 speed one ... thus saving fuel.

[Troutman]

Hyundai are working on a new 10 speed transmission.

http://www.leftlanenews.com/confirme...nsmission.html