{"id":48176,"date":"2023-04-25T12:03:08","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T16:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=48176"},"modified":"2023-04-25T12:03:08","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T16:03:08","slug":"chrysler-reportedly-showed-its-dealers-an-electric-300-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=48176","title":{"rendered":"Chrysler reportedly showed its dealers an electric 300 replacement – Autoblog"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chrysler 300<\/a> is nearly ready to retire<\/a> after almost 13 years in production. Details about its successor haven’t been released, but a recent report claims that the Stellantis-owned brand privately showed some of its dealers<\/a> an electric model that will take the sedan’s torch.<\/p>\n

Citing anonymous dealer sources, enthusiast website Mopar Insiders<\/em> wrote<\/a> that the yet-unnamed model takes the form of a sedan with a fastback-like roof line. Some attendees drew a parallel between the EV and the prototype shown in renderings (pictured) in 2021; others pointed out its proportions and size are reminiscent of the Dodge Charger Daytona concept<\/a>, which will reach production in the coming years.<\/p>\n

Nothing is official, but we wouldn’t be surprised if the Charger<\/a> Daytona spawns a Chrysler<\/a>; the current-generation Charger<\/a> shares its basic platform with the 300, after all, and building several vehicles on the same platform is a way for carmakers to reap economies of scale. One point worth noting is that Dodge executives have confirmed<\/a> the architecture that will underpin the next Charger is compatible with the straight-six engine found in several Stellantis products. If it fits in the Dodge<\/a>, it’s reasonable to assume it fits in the Chrysler.<\/p>\n

Dodge hasn’t announced plans to offer the Charger with the straight-six engine and neither has Chrysler; executives haven’t revealed what comes after the 300, though company CEO Christine Fuell told Autoblog<\/em><\/a> that there are “quite a bit of new products in our roadmap.”<\/p>\n

The rumor<\/a> echoes an earlier report<\/a> that details an alleged 300 successor due out in 2026 with battery<\/a> power, between 201 and 443 horsepower depending on the variant, and an 800-volt electrical architecture for faster charging. This hasn’t been confirmed, however. As of writing, the only upcoming model that Chrysler has announced is a production version of the Airflow Vision we first saw as a very futuristic concept at CES 2020<\/a>, as a more realistic design study at CES 2022<\/a>, and with a black finish at the 2022 New York Auto Show<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Regardless of whether the 300 gets replaced and what replaces it, at least Chrysler seemingly has a future \u2014 it was skating on perilously thin ice<\/a> when Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles (FCA<\/a>) and PSA Peugeot-Citro\u00ebn merged to form Stellantis in 2021. Greg Migliore, Autoblog<\/em>‘s editor-in-chief, argued in favor of keeping the brand alive<\/a>, and dealers pleaded that letting the 97-year-old carmaker die wasn’t an option<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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