2008 Chrysler 300 Series Exterior Review [ 2007 ]

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in Affordable Large Cars

Based on analysis of 74 300-Series reviews and test drives.

MSRP: $25,150 - $42,405
Invoice: $23,430 - $39,395
MPG: 18 City / 26 Hwy
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U.S.News Scores
Overall:8.9
Performance:8.0
Exterior:8.9
Interior:8.0
Safety:7.6
Reliability:7.0

Exterior - What the Auto Press Says

The 300 receives universal praise for its bold, fierce and nostalgic exterior. USA TODAY says the 300 is "unbelievably, dramatically good-looking, as the boldest American cars once were."

Automobile Magazine finds that the 300's styling "gives it a real presence on the road," and Cars.com continues to say that it "looks bold and imposing, flaunting a distinctive shape." Edmunds concludes that the 2008 300's styling is "aggressively American with more than a taste of gangster influence." The Auto Channel says, "Few cars that I've driven have turned as many heads as the 300C. It got positive reactions from an amazingly wide variety of people." Car and Driver muses, "If science ever revives Al Capone, Chrysler has his car," and Playboy sums up the 300's exterior in one sentence: "Chrysler has essentially created the impossible -- a reasonably priced car that looks like a million bucks."

For 2008, Cars.com says that the 300 gets "a palette of new colors ... as well as tweaked styling for the front and rear."

Review Last Updated: 6/17/08