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Sometimes, dreams do come true—even the sad ones. If you're a Mopar fan, you probably heard already that Chrysler's 300 sedan has almost reached the end of its lifeline.
The Stellantis-owned brand recently pulled the plug – as promised – on the Hemi-powered 300C full-size sedan. Even worse, the rest of the lineup won't survive long after, as production will end for all versions on December 31, 2023. That's pretty darn tear-worthy, frankly.
The final 300C built at the Brampton factory in Ontario, Canada, was the Velvet Red example powered by the 6.4-liter HEMI V8, rated at 485 horsepower (492 ps/362 kW) and 475 pound-feet (644 Nm) of torque. It's as mighty as it sounds – zero to 60 mph (97 kph) is over in 4.3 seconds, and the quarter mile is a 12.4-second affair. These are respectable figures, right?
Well, Stellantis is not giving us anything in return – just the rumor that a 300-replacing EV sedan is coming, which is one of the reasons why the Challenger is killed and the Charger returns to the original two-door configuration. Back to the Chrysler stuff, I didn't mention the Charger for no reason. Instead, I want to take you back to a few months ago when I wrote a story about one of the virtual artists I usually keep tabs on to explain how the disappeared Chrysler 300 can get a quirky new lease of life… as a coupe utility!
Back in October, Oscar Vargas, the virtual artist better known as wb.artist20 on social media, continued to dream of automotive stuff that feels great if you're from Texas (or love their lifestyle). Himself a do-it-yourself builder of 'Project Rampage' – a DIY or turn-key Dodge Charger Ute project that involves morphing the Charger Sedan into a coupe utility with help from a kit officially created by Smyth Performance, the pixel master also imagined for the company the looks of the Chrysler 300 Ute.
At the time, I wasn't sure if that was going to be wishful thinking or not. I really hoped that Mark Smith – the legendary entrepreneur and founder or co-founder of Smyth Performance, Factory Five Racing, or Local Motors – would find the time, wits, and willpower to work on a conversion kit for the 300, just like he did for the Charger and brands like VW, Audi, Subaru, or the Jeep WJ.
Well, as it turns out, we helped speed the process by talking about Oscar's great CGI work involving the crimson Chrysler 300 Ute. Now the author is back with confirmation that, indeed, Mark Smith has found the solution to the conversion predicaments, and if anyone feels the Chrysler 300 doesn't work as well as a sedan, it will be easy to make it a muscle coupe utility. However, beware, as Smith pledges to build no more than 25 kits for the Chrysler 300 Ute conversion starting in January – but at least you can snatch them with free shipping as a launch gift!
The final 300C built at the Brampton factory in Ontario, Canada, was the Velvet Red example powered by the 6.4-liter HEMI V8, rated at 485 horsepower (492 ps/362 kW) and 475 pound-feet (644 Nm) of torque. It's as mighty as it sounds – zero to 60 mph (97 kph) is over in 4.3 seconds, and the quarter mile is a 12.4-second affair. These are respectable figures, right?
Well, Stellantis is not giving us anything in return – just the rumor that a 300-replacing EV sedan is coming, which is one of the reasons why the Challenger is killed and the Charger returns to the original two-door configuration. Back to the Chrysler stuff, I didn't mention the Charger for no reason. Instead, I want to take you back to a few months ago when I wrote a story about one of the virtual artists I usually keep tabs on to explain how the disappeared Chrysler 300 can get a quirky new lease of life… as a coupe utility!
Back in October, Oscar Vargas, the virtual artist better known as wb.artist20 on social media, continued to dream of automotive stuff that feels great if you're from Texas (or love their lifestyle). Himself a do-it-yourself builder of 'Project Rampage' – a DIY or turn-key Dodge Charger Ute project that involves morphing the Charger Sedan into a coupe utility with help from a kit officially created by Smyth Performance, the pixel master also imagined for the company the looks of the Chrysler 300 Ute.
At the time, I wasn't sure if that was going to be wishful thinking or not. I really hoped that Mark Smith – the legendary entrepreneur and founder or co-founder of Smyth Performance, Factory Five Racing, or Local Motors – would find the time, wits, and willpower to work on a conversion kit for the 300, just like he did for the Charger and brands like VW, Audi, Subaru, or the Jeep WJ.
Well, as it turns out, we helped speed the process by talking about Oscar's great CGI work involving the crimson Chrysler 300 Ute. Now the author is back with confirmation that, indeed, Mark Smith has found the solution to the conversion predicaments, and if anyone feels the Chrysler 300 doesn't work as well as a sedan, it will be easy to make it a muscle coupe utility. However, beware, as Smith pledges to build no more than 25 kits for the Chrysler 300 Ute conversion starting in January – but at least you can snatch them with free shipping as a launch gift!
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