[Chrysler300] a thought re new 300C?

["christopher beilby" <thelastbestgenius@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you to Gloria Moon and others who let me in Australia know how the new 
300C is selliing, Gloria sending me detail re Monday's Baltimore Sun 
website, it's story detaiing how well it is going/perceived.

It rseemingly now only remains to be seen how long this eagerness for the 
model continues.  Over here in Australia there perhaps exists an earlier 
parallel, with Subaru's WRX model, this the turbo 4 door AWD sedan.  It grew 
in intial popularity, and has for years now been purchased for the 
performance and fun it delivered, this despite the car not looking sporty, 
or swoopy/sexy.

In the case of the new 300C, it obviously is not mainstream looking, in even 
effect that it is 'so not' normal/accepted looking, that certainly for an 
initial period, that it's 'non looks' are also actually helping it's sales, 
that if Monday's Baltimore Sun article is accurate representation. Also a 
real stroke of luck for DCX re looks is the new Bentley features a real 
blunt 'in your face' front, so the 300C is in effect like a way cheaper rip 
off of this !?

That people are so accepting it's performance, and apparently good/enjoyable 
handling, augurs well for future of American cars, because this seemingly 
shows an appetite for this type of American car that America has perhaps not 
built as much of as it should have over recent years?

The now only remaining perhaps unfortunate aspect of the new 300C is that it 
seems if this initial acceptance of the new 300C continues, then it seems 
Chrysler wasted the "300", and "300C", name on the new 300C - namely that 
the car was going to see the same acceptance/response, even if given some 
other so non iconic name - say had been called say "Chrysler Hemi" ?!.

I suppose the only consolation for traditional 300 lovers is that it is 
better that for now the new 300C is a success, rather than it is a total dud 
that diminishes how people view/remember the 300 name.  GM US have a 
potential situation on their hands currently, with re re-issuing the Pontiac 
GTO name on our aussie Monaro - even in auusie specs the car looks pretty 
plain behind the doors, and is basically just a V8 powered pillared 2 door 
coupe - is that enough to deserve being a GTO name in the US in the year 
2004 ?!   A friend mentioned the factory where they are built over here has 
them parked everywhere, that the are not to ship anymore to US until they 
can sell ones already sent there.

Whatever - it is great to see America embracing a high reving V8 rear wheel 
drive with safe/fun handling - may there be many more from US manufacturers 
to follow, time a few more enthusiasts got back into building cars, rather 
than accountants and degree holders?!

aussie christopher

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