Is this the bargain of the century or what? The new Chrysler 300 SRT8 ‘Core’ is a slightly scaled back version of the thumping SRT8 we all love, with a price tag that’s nearer to a hot hatch…
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Chrysler 300S on sale in Australia from $47,500
Chrysler Australia has expanded the 300 large sedan range with the introduction of the new Chrysler 300S. It comes with a number of tasty styling tweaks over the regular version while representing plenty of value. The new addition is being slotted smack-bang in the middle of the range, surrounded by […]
Fiat increases stake in Chrysler by 3.3 per cent
Fiat has increased its stake in Chrysler by 3.3 per cent, which takes the overall ownership to 68.49 per cent. The increase was made thanks to exercising an option which opened up for the Italian company. Fiat is planning to eventually take 100 per cent ownership of Chrysler by using […]
Chrysler 300 SRT8 ‘Core’ edition now on sale in Australia
Chrysler Australia has announced a new special edition of the 2013 Chrysler 300 SRT8, called the ‘Core’ edition. The edition comes at a new starting price of $56,000, which is $10,000 cheaper than the previous/regular version. The level of luxury features is retained on the SRT8 Core, including the 8.4-inch […]
Chrysler developing supercharged 6.2 HEMI ‘Hellcat’ engine
Chrysler is working on a new supercharged V8 beast of an engine codenamed the ‘Hellcat’ – seems like a fitting name. It’s expected to debut in the next Dodge Challenger and may appear in other Chrysler-owned models. The news was recently confirmed by Chrysler after an Allpar.com report revealed development is […]
2013 SRT Viper crash ends tragically, killing Chrysler engineer
A Chrysler engineer has died after being involved in a serious crash while behind the wheel of a new 2013 SRT Viper. The incident occurred on a highway in Hartland, Michigan, USA. Believed to be one of the first ever 2013 SRT Viper crashes, the Chrysler-registered supercar was being driven […]
PerformanceDrive’s Top 10 quickest factory cars – 0-100km/h (2013)
Here at PerformanceDrive, we’re often asked ‘what’s the quickest car we’ve tested?’ To answer the question to a more broader audience, we’ve put together a top ten list of the quickest vehicles tested for 0-100km/h, so far. Officially, the 2013 Nissan GT-R is the quickest car on sale in Australia, without […]
Fiat-Chrysler worldwide sales increase 12.7 per cent in January
The new Fiat-Chrysler alliance is certainly taking off, with new pricing and competitive products, the vehicles on offer are more desirable than ever. As a result, overall worldwide sales between the brands increased by 12.7 per cent in January compared with January last year. A total of 329,800 Fiat and […]