Hopefully though, this one by O.CT Tuning, seems to quite a good one. It owes a large part of it to that magnificent matte black finish which is completed with the black wheels. After all O.CT is a wheel expert!

The SRT-8 HEMI engine of the car is also upgraded and now delivers 550 hp and 682 Newton meters plus a fantastic soundtrack thanks to the new stainless steel exhaust system.

The wheels under this show car are 10×22-inches which are accompanied by a professional coil-over suspension kit from KW.

Further Readings:

• Chrysler 300 SRT8 2012
• 2012 Chrysler 300 Srt8

Specially for a gangsta car such as the Chrysler 300C. From a European point of view it’s a rubbish car and they will try to give it better handling and aerodynamic and stuff. But what they should do is lower it to the ground and put 30-inch wheels on it! You know, the American way!

This 300C by Max Power is a classic point in case, they have ruined the car by giving it spoilers and skirts and a diffuser for crying out loud! Those flared arches and big wheels are cool, but the whole package has been let down by using the ugliest grille ever!

Further Readings:

• First Drive 2011 Chrysler Dodge Lineup
• 2011 Chrysler 300

The coolest member of the collection should be this Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Lower Forty equipped with massive 40-inch x 13.5-inch tires mounted on Mopar’s 20-inch forged-aluminum wheels which gives it a go-anywhere capability plus an amazing look! Apart from the huge wheels Three inches are chopped from the windshield frame and a 10-degree rake is added to make it look even more striking.

Then there is this Jeep Wrangler Overland which the Mopar team has turned into a self-contained campsite! which is suitable for the adventures type of people. To increase cargo capacity for hauling gear, the Jeep Wrangler Overland’s rear seats are replaced with a large, flat, rubberized utility floor, also it features 3-inch suspension lift and a Full Traction rear sway bar. The lift allows aggressive 35-inch tires mounted on 17-inch steel Mopar winter/off-road wheels.

Of course Chrysler couldn’t attend the show without a kick-ass version of its most remarkable car, the Challenger. So they have prepared this Dodge Challenger 1320, featuring the Drag Pak option which is a light-weight, stripped-down, race-only, special-order version of the Dodge Challenger designed for competitive drag racing. The car is equipped with a 426 cubic-inch, all-aluminum, HEMI V-8 crate engine that generates 556 horsepower and comes with a Mopar body kit.

And finally we have this Dodge Ram Bianco which is modified to reflect an upscale feel and appearance with the aid of Mopar performance parts and accessories. It is powered by a 5.7 liter V8 HEMI engine and on the outside features a Mopar body kit and modified Mopar fender flares give a unique, sophisticated look. The stance is aided by a Ground Force lowering kit that not only lowers the vehicle, but also provides excellent ride and handling. The inside of the truck bed features Mopar’s bed rug–a plush, yet washable carpet.

“Our Mopar vehicles demonstrate this company’s passion and enthusiasm for the automotive aftermarket,” said Pietro Gorlier, President and Chief Executive Officer – Mopar Service, Parts and Customer Care, Chrysler Group LLC. “We will gauge reaction to these vehicles and explore new directions as we develop Mopar performance parts and accessories for our vehicles.”

Further Readings:

• 2011 Chrysler 200 Convertible
• 2012 Chrysler 300C

What is the ME Four-Twelve?
Well, the Chrysler ME Four Twelve stands for Mid Engine, Four turbo boosters and twelve cylinder engine.  When this name is explained, most car tuning enthusiasts usually drop their jaw in awe.  While it probably will never be produced, most engineers would probably state that this vehicle would cost about $150K to produce- which isn’t bad considering most supercars are two to three times more expensive.

As stated the Chrysler ME Four-Twelve offers a 6 liter V12 that produces an incredible 850 horsepower.  How does it achieve this feat, well for starters air being shot into the cylinders is at 20 psi. However, even with this incredible power plant under the hood, you don’t need special fuel to run this baby. Regular, premium unleaded fuel that you buy at your local gas station does the trick- due to the compression ratio of 9:1 instead of the higher ratios that most supercars use (12:1).

The Chrysler ME Four-Twelve approaches the record holder for horsepower per pound.  The ME weighs in at about 3,000 pounds giving it about 145 horsepower per liter- extremely impressive numbers and pretty much coming close to the Bugatti Veyron which offers 1,000 horsepower.  While the Chrysler ME Four-Twelve won’t be available in your local Chrysler’s showroom anytime soon, we hope as enthusiasts that lessons and technology learned from this vehicle will show up in future models.

Further Readings:

• 2011 Chrysler 300
• Chrysler Sebring Returns As 200

Chrysler has always been the small fish of the big 3 car makers and in today’s market with all 3 car makers on the verge of bankruptcy, Chrysler is looking to sell some of its most popular (but low margin) name plates.

The Dodge Viper started as a 1992 model and today it is still one of the most respected sport cars on the road. With a V10, 8.4 liter engine, most sports cars can’t touch this beast on the track or street. Today’s fourth generation ZB Viper is incredible as it produces a whopping 600 horsepower, 90 hp more than previous models. The ZB can easily accelerate from 0 to 60 in about 3.5 seconds and 0 to 100 in about 7.6- that is about 11.5 quarter mile hitting approximately 129 mph. Don’t worry, the top speed for this incredible car is over 200 beating some of the best exotics out there (202 mph for the coupe version, the roadster reaches only 197 mph).

While there is much to be proud of the Viper, with the potential sale of the Viper to a foreign buyer, it can make many enthusiasts very sad to say the least. The one thing that many Americans like about their sports cars is not the finesse or elegance, but the rawness in power and aggressiveness they display. While there is no buyer announced yet, as soon as the Dodge brass commit, it is very likely that the Viper will be put on the auctioning block and sold very quickly.

When the decision to throw the ax was made, Chrysler decided to kill the brand off slowly with 96 being the first year that they started to discontinue auto lines, starting with Mitsubishi rebadges, and then the Eagle Vision, following after that was the Eagle Talon – and when that was discontinued so was the Eagle brand and makes. They had had plans for a redesigned vision at one point to come out in 99, however those plans fell through and vision prototypes were scrapped. Instead the car became the 300M Chrysler. Thus far there have been no plans to sell the brand or liquidate the trademark and all of its patents. It lies dormant and probably to never be used again seeing how efficiently they removed all traces of the Eagle from their lines.

They also had other brands under them for a vehicle parts brand, and a few others such as Airtemp for Heating and Cooling of buildings and also cars.  In the 60’s they incorporated a drastic and new design concept involving the UniBody – a car that was made with a full body rather than just a frame and then built up; in addition to being stronger, safer, and more crash resistant it made production costs a whole lot cheaper to do.  By this time Chrysler was one of the “Big Three” in automotive construction, having just Ford and GM as their competitors.

In the 70’s Chrysler had a crisis in which their profits were not enough to keep the company afloat for very long, and risked having to go bankrupt – during the recession this would have had a drastic impact upon employees and the entire economy.  To save the company they rallied for a load, in which they received 1.5 billion dollars.  After that, and with the innovation of several new platforms and the minivan, they slowly regained their hold and by 1985 were repaying the loan quickly.  With sales of their Dodge and Jeep and their own Chrysler branded vehicles on the rise they expanded to Europe – and then ceased to exist as a company in 1998.  How?  They were bought by Daimler-Benz, creating Daimler-Chrysler.  Then, this year, they sold the major stake in Chrysler to Cerberus Capital Management, at a hefty price. Further developments wait to be seen, but all vehicles are still in production and are releasing new models.

Further Readings:

• New 2011 Chrysler Town & Country
• Chrysler Upgrades 2010 Grand Voyager