YOU know how everybody likes to repeat the mantra, "size doesnt' matter"? well they lied. after all there's only so much u can do with wee willie winky. it probably doesnt help either that every once in awhile, something comes along that really, and i mean, REALLY rocks your world.
with a stonking HUGE 6.1-litre V8 engine at the heart of the already stupendous Chrysler 300C shell, this pimp-mobile now has the 'go' to complement the 'show', which include 20inch rims and a wall-shaped front grille.
And what a show it puts on too, if the reactions at the various kopi tiams we visited were of any indication. and this was with the engine off, mind you...
it's almost hard to believe this beast shares its platform with the earlier merc-benz E-class platform, albeit stretched to a commodious 3048mm. indicator and cruise control stalks are straight out of the daimlerchrysler parts bin as well.
the steering wheel is errrr...urgh, and the multi-function buttons get in the way when you've got the steering wheel in a death grip with the wall on one side, and kerb on the other!
the cabin's bit & pieces feel low-rent and the quality, suspect, but these take a back seat the moment u get a-moving. the things that DO matter are well sorted, including the snug-fit blue suede/leather bucket seats and of course, the 300km/h meters. and it's not there for bai swee purposes either. unfettered, this car is ahem, expected to hit 270km/h. and the mournful yowl the engine emits under pedal-to-metal moments is addictively heart-stopping!
spot a lurking cop? the four-pot (front AND rear) brembo brake callipers work really well in dragging the car to a standstill as well.
0-100km/h? 5 seconds flat. quick enough to embarass more expensive machinery, not to mention the odd bengmobile or two. All it takes is a decisive jab of the 'nuclear sudden death button' in the form of the gas pedal for instant annihilation.
the downside? 6-litres of HEMI-happy power comes at a price. road tax is S$9,000 a year and mixed driving only returned a thirsty average of 23L/100km! that's on top of the S$210,000 asking price of the car. as standard, you enjoy 425bhp/6000rpm and 569Nm/4800rpm.
apart from the kidney crushing straight line acceleration, the other bit of fun is turned on the moment you turn off the 'esp'. wag the tail of the 1.9tonne car like a rally hero (or should that be 'rarely' hero) as just a small squirt of the gas pedal lets u indulge in ur wildest (or bravest) oversteer fantasies! Or pave the asphalt with black streaks of 255/45 goodyear rubber as the car makes a quick getaway in a cloud of gratuitous tyre smoke... or so we've heard... ;)
with a stonking HUGE 6.1-litre V8 engine at the heart of the already stupendous Chrysler 300C shell, this pimp-mobile now has the 'go' to complement the 'show', which include 20inch rims and a wall-shaped front grille.
And what a show it puts on too, if the reactions at the various kopi tiams we visited were of any indication. and this was with the engine off, mind you...
it's almost hard to believe this beast shares its platform with the earlier merc-benz E-class platform, albeit stretched to a commodious 3048mm. indicator and cruise control stalks are straight out of the daimlerchrysler parts bin as well.
the steering wheel is errrr...urgh, and the multi-function buttons get in the way when you've got the steering wheel in a death grip with the wall on one side, and kerb on the other!
the cabin's bit & pieces feel low-rent and the quality, suspect, but these take a back seat the moment u get a-moving. the things that DO matter are well sorted, including the snug-fit blue suede/leather bucket seats and of course, the 300km/h meters. and it's not there for bai swee purposes either. unfettered, this car is ahem, expected to hit 270km/h. and the mournful yowl the engine emits under pedal-to-metal moments is addictively heart-stopping!
spot a lurking cop? the four-pot (front AND rear) brembo brake callipers work really well in dragging the car to a standstill as well.
0-100km/h? 5 seconds flat. quick enough to embarass more expensive machinery, not to mention the odd bengmobile or two. All it takes is a decisive jab of the 'nuclear sudden death button' in the form of the gas pedal for instant annihilation.
the downside? 6-litres of HEMI-happy power comes at a price. road tax is S$9,000 a year and mixed driving only returned a thirsty average of 23L/100km! that's on top of the S$210,000 asking price of the car. as standard, you enjoy 425bhp/6000rpm and 569Nm/4800rpm.
apart from the kidney crushing straight line acceleration, the other bit of fun is turned on the moment you turn off the 'esp'. wag the tail of the 1.9tonne car like a rally hero (or should that be 'rarely' hero) as just a small squirt of the gas pedal lets u indulge in ur wildest (or bravest) oversteer fantasies! Or pave the asphalt with black streaks of 255/45 goodyear rubber as the car makes a quick getaway in a cloud of gratuitous tyre smoke... or so we've heard... ;)
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