2010 Chrysler 300C SRT8 Introduction

Specifications

GENERAL INFORMATION

Body Style: Four-door sedan Assembly Plant: Brampton, Ontario, Canada

EPA Vehicle Class: Large car Introduction Date: April 2005 as 2006 model.

ENGINE: 6.1-LITER HEMI V-8

  • Availability: Standard Type and Description: 90-degree V-type, liquid-cooled
  • Displacement: 370 cu. in. (6059 cu. cm) Bore x Stroke: 4.06 x 3.58 (103.0 x 90.9)
  • Valve System: Pushrod-operated overhead valves, 16 valves, 16 conventional hydraulic lifters, all with roller followers.
  • Fuel Injection: Sequential, multi-port, electronic, returnless
  • Construction: Deep-skirt cast-iron block with cross-bolted main bearing caps, aluminum alloy heads with hemispherical combustion chambers.
  • Compression Ratio: 10.3:1
  • Power: (estimated SAE net) 425 bhp @ 6,000 rpm (69.8 bhp/L)
  • Torque: (estimated SAE net) 420 lb.-ft. @ 4,800 rpm
  • Max. Engine Speed: 6,400 rpm (electronically limited)
  • Fuel Requirement: Premium 91 octane (R+M)/2-recommended
  • Oil Capacity: 7 qt. (6.6L) Factory Oil Fill: SAE 5W-40 Synthetic Coolant Capacity: 14 qt. (13.25L)
  • Emission Controls: Dual close-coupled three-way catalytic converters, quad-heated oxygen sensors and internal engine features.
  • Max. Gross Trailer Weight: Not rated for trailer tow
  • EPA Fuel Economy: mpg (City/Hwy) 13/19

TRANSMISSION: W5A580 FIVE-SPEED AUTOMATIC

  • Availability: Standard
  • Description: Adaptive electronic control, performance-tuned Auto Stick driver-interactive
  • manual control and electronically modulated torque converter clutch
  • Gear Ratios: 1st 3.59 – 2nd 2.19 – 3rd 1.41 – 4th 1 – 5th 0.83 – Reverse 3.17
  • Final-drive Ratio: 3.06 Overall Top-gear Ratio: 2.54

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:

  • Availability: Standard
  • Alternator: 160-amp Battery: H7 Case, 730 CCA, maintenance-free

DIMENSIONS AND CAPACITIES:(a)

  • Wheelbase: 120.0 (3048) Track, Front: 63.0 (1600) Track, Rear: 63.1 (1603)
  • Overall Length: 196.8 (4999) Overall Width: 74.1 (1881) Overall Height: 57.9 (1471)
  • With SDAR Antenna: 58.5 (1486) Ground Clearance: 5.1 (129)
  • Frontal Area, sq. ft.: (sq. m) 25.8 (2.40) Drag Coefficient: 0.355
  • Curb Weight: lb. (kg)-Est. 4160 (1888) Weight Dist.: F/R 55/45
  • Fuel Tank Capacity: gal. (L) 19 (72)

(a) All dimensions measured at curb weight with standard tires.

ACCOMMODATIONS:

  • Seating Capacity: F/R 2/3
  • Front – Head room: 38.7 (983) Leg room: 41.8 (1061) Shoulder room: 59.4 (1510)
  • Hip room: 55.9 (1420) Seat travel Driver: 10.6 (270) Passenger: 8.66 (220)
  • Recliner angle range: Driver 70 Degree – Passenger 69 Degree SAE volume: cu. ft. (cu. m) 55.6 (1.58)
  • Rear – Head room: 38.0 (965) Leg room: 40.2 (1020) Knee clearance: 4.8 (122)
  • Shoulder room: 57.7 (1466) Hip room: 55.9 (1421) SAE volume: cu. ft. (cu. m) 51.0 (1.44)
  • Total Interior Volume: cu. ft. (cu. m) 106.6 (3.00) SAE Cargo Volume: cu. ft. (cu. m) 15.6 (.442)
  • EPA Interior Volume Index: cu. ft. (cu. m) 122.2 (3.46) Trunk Lift-over Height: 30.2 (768)

BODY:

  • Layout: Longitudinal front engine, rear-wheel drive Construction: Unitized steel body

SUSPENSION: SRT-tuned Front and Rear Suspension:

  • Front: Independent SLA with high upper “A” arm, coil spring over gas-charged monotube Bilstein shock absorbers and stabilizer bar.
  • Rear: Five-link independent with coil springs, link-type stabilizer bar, gas-charged monotube Bilstein shock absorbers and isolated suspension cradle.

STEERING:

  • Type: Rack-and-pinion with hydraulic power-assist Overall Ratio: 16.1:1
  • Turning Diameter: (curb-to-curb) 38.9 ft. (11.9 m) Steering Turns: (lock-to-lock) 2.75

TIRES:

  • Front – Availability Standard on 300C SRT8
  • Size and type: P245/45ZR20 all-season Mfr. and model: Goodyear Eagle RS-A
  • Revs per mile: (km) 729 (452)
  • Rear – Availability Standard on 300C SRT8
  • Size and type: P245/45ZR20 all-season Mfr. and model: Goodyear Eagle RS-A
  • Revs per mile: (km) 720 (447)
  • Front – Availability Optional on 300C SRT8
  • Size and type: P245/45ZR20 three-season Mfr. and model: Goodyear F1 Supercar
  • Revs per mile: (km) 729 (452)
  • Rear – Availability Optional on 300C SRT8
  • Size and type: P245/45ZR20 three-season Mfr. and model: Goodyear F1 Supercar
  • Revs per mile: (km) 720 (447)

WHEELS:

Standard – Type and material: Forged polished aluminum Size: 20-in. x 9-in.

BRAKES:

  • Front – Rotor size and type: 14.2 x 1.26 (360 x 32) vented
  • Caliper size and type: 1.73 (44) Brembo four-piston fixed with aluminum housing
  • Swept area: 351 sq. in. (2261 sq. cm)
  • Rear – Rotor size and type: 13.8 x 1.10 (350 x 28) vented
  • Caliper size and type: 1.26 (32) Brembo four-piston fixed with aluminum housing
  • Swept area: 316 sq. in. (2036 sq. cm)
  • Four-wheel Anti-lock and Traction Control (Standard)
  • Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and Brake Assist (Standard)
  • Power-assist Type: 8 x 9 (203 x 229) active tandem-diaphragm vacuum booster

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