Our car also had the $2000 dual-pane sunroof, which is usually a worthy addition, but which in the case of the Chrysler 300 watered-down already limited rear headroom. I’m 194cm, and was scraping my hair on the roof even from the driver’s seat â€" not ideal.
In fact, for a car that measures a shade over five metres in length (5066mm), rear space in general is quite limited. The packaging, as we see with a number of American cars, really could be better. But you sense the engineers were tethered to the design this time around.
On that note, this update is about evolution not revolution. There’s a redesigned fascia, an even more prominent grille with chrome surround and floating inset badge, new bi-xenon adaptive lighting with LED daytime running lights, revised rear styling with new LED tail lights and new wheel designs.
At least rear occupants get vents and a USB point each, and those heated rear pews look the part even if they’re a little shy on offering support. You can flip-fold the seats to access the boot, which is rated at a small-ish 462 litres. Said boot has a long and somewhat shallow floor that raises near the seats, and hides only a space-saver spare. There are nifty carry hooks back there, though.
As part of the mid-life update, there is currently only one engine option on the 300C â€" the familiar 3.6-litre Pentastar petrol V6. Nobody â€" apart from maybe a few hire car companies â€" bought the fantastic 176kW/550Nm 3.0 TDI diesel, because it was simply too expensive.
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