{"id":82462,"date":"2025-05-18T17:22:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T21:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82462"},"modified":"2025-05-18T17:22:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T21:22:42","slug":"this-350-hp-425-mile-stellantis-ev-really-should-be-the-new-chrysler-300","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82462","title":{"rendered":"This 350 hp, 425 mile Stellantis EV really SHOULD be the new Chrysler 300"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/1366_2000.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1600\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"The DS No. 8 is France's umpteenth attempt to take on Audi, BMW, and Mercedes: an electric car worthy of a president, but cheaper than its German rivals.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/1366_2000.jpg?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/1366_2000.jpg?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/1366_2000.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/1366_2000.jpg?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2025\/01\/14\/chryslers-electric-crossover-pipe-dream\/\">After canceling the upcoming Airflow electric crossover<\/a> and killing its popular 300 sedan, Chrysler only has one nameplate left in its lineup \u2013\u00a0but it doesn\u2019t have to be this way. Stellantis already builds a full-size electric sedan that could prove to be a badge-engineered winner.<\/p>\n<p>And, yes \u2013\u00a0it really should have been the new Chrysler 300. Meet the DS No. 8. <\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-416524\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Stellantis\u2019 US brands have had a tough go of the last few years, with Jeep trying and failing to bait luxury buyers willing to part with six-figure sums for a new Grand Wagoneer <em>or<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2025\/02\/05\/jeep-wagoneer-s-ev-gets-5000-price-cut-new-limited-trim\/\">generate excitement for the new electric Wagoneer S<\/a>. The Dodge brand is doing to better with the Charger, a confusing electric muscle car that has, so far, failed to appeal to enthusiasts of any kind. Meanwhile, the lone Chrysler left standing,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2025\/05\/06\/car-insurance-is-crazy-expensive-these-are-the-cheapest-evs-to-insure-in-2025\/#:~:text=Honorable%20mention%3A%20Chrysler%20Pacifica%20Hybrid\">the Pacifica minivan<\/a>,\u00a0made its debut back in 2016. Nearly ten <em>long<\/em> model years ago.<\/p>\n<p>All the while, <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2022\/01\/05\/chrysler-officially-reveals-airflow-concept-vows-to-go-all-electric-by-2028\/\">Stellantis\u2019 European brands have been forging ahead with desireable EVs<\/a> \u2013\u00a0most recently launching the new DS No. 8 high-riding sedan, shown here, back in December \u2026 and I\u2019m here to tell you that it really SHOULD have been the new Chrysler 300.<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\">Advertisement &#8211; scroll for more content<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-this-but-with-rich-corinthian-leather\">This, but with rich Corinthian leather<\/h2>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\">\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\">\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;682aa6d2b83cf&quot;}\" 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Heck, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chrysler_Building#:~:text=the%20building%20was%20commissioned%20by%20Walter%20Chrysler%2C%20the%20head%20of%20the%20Chrysler%20Corporation\">even the interior\u2019s avant-garde styling and architecturally-inspired stitching could tie-in to the Art Deco-style Chrysler Building in New York<\/a>, further strengthening the big No. 8\u2019s Chrysler-brand credibility.<\/p>\n<p>Spec-wise, the DS meets the bill, as well. With a 92.7 kWh battery and the standard 230 hp electric motors on board, the electric crossover is good for 750 km (466 miles) of range on the WLTP cycle. With the same battery and a 350 hp dual-motor setup that sacrifices about 40 miles of range for a more sure-footed AWD layout and a 5.4 second 0-60 time that compares nicely to the outgoing Chrysler 300 V8.<\/p>\n<p>The DS offers reasonably rapid 150 kW charging, too, enabling a 10-80% charge (over 300 miles of additional driving range) in less than thirty minutes.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-it-would-work\">Why it would work<\/h2>\n<hr\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/ds-no-8_6.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-416548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/ds-no-8_6.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/ds-no-8_6.jpg?resize=150,81 150w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/ds-no-8_6.jpg?resize=300,161 300w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/ds-no-8_6.jpg?resize=768,413 768w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/ds-no-8_6.jpg?resize=1024,550 1024w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/ds-no-8_6.jpg?resize=350,188 350w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/ds-no-8_6.jpg?resize=140,75 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">DS Automobiles No. 8; via Stellantis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Think of all the reasons the Wagoneer S and Charger Daytona EVs have failed to reach an audience. From the confusing Wagoneer \u201csub-branding\u201d to the fact that no one was really asking for either an eco-conscious muscle car or a loud EV. On the flip side of that, the 300 is something different.<\/p>\n<p>Since its first iteration seventy years ago, the Chrysler 300 (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chrysler_300_letter_series\">called the \u201cC-300\u201d back in 1955<\/a>) has been a forward-looking vehicle. Even the most recent versions, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chrysler_300\">developed off the Mercedes-Benz W210 platform Chrysler inherited while it was part of the \u201cmerger of equals\u201d with Mercedes-Benz<\/a>, looked forward from the malaise-era K-car brand to a bright, Mercedes-infused future.<\/p>\n<p>With the DS No. 8, Chrysler could do it again. It could revive its classic American nameplate on a European-designed platform that wasn\u2019t designed to be a Chrysler, doesn\u2019t look like a Chrysler, and shouldn\u2019t work as a Chrysler, but somehow does. 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