2023 Chrysler 300C: the HEMI send-off

Chrysler announced the 2023 300C as the last 300 with a HEMI. It carried the 6.4-liter HEMI rated 485 hp and 475 lb-ft, a TorqueFlite eight-speed automatic, and a 3.09 limited-slip axle, priced at $55,000. Only 2,000 cars were designated for the US and 200 for Canada, offered in Gloss Black, Velvet Red, or Bright White, with buyers reserving cars online rather than ordering through a conventional dealer process. Chrysler claimed 0-60 mph in 4.3 seconds, a 12.4-second quarter mile, and a 160-mph top speed.¹

The last 2023 300C, finished in Velvet Red, came off the Brampton assembly line on 8 December 2023, a specific date this record's own identification entry preserves directly from the company's own account of that final car. Chrysler stated that 2,200 had been built across the model year, and Brampton's 300, Charger, and Challenger production all ended that same month, closing out the plant's run of Chrysler and Dodge rear-drive sedans and coupes together in a single production stoppage.^2,3

FCA reported 13,169 US sales for the whole 300 nameplate across calendar 2023, followed by just 5,295 in 2024 and 574 in 2025 as the limited allocation ran out of stock, a steep tapering this record carries as reported figures for each of the three years rather than as a single trend line, since these are sales totals for the entire 300 nameplate rather than a 300C-specific count in any of the three years.^4,5,6

This record's own production data keeps the announced allocation and the actual reported build separate even though they agree: 2,000 cars announced for the US and 200 for Canada, against Chrysler's own later statement of 2,200 built in total, a figure this record's own note describes as a company statement matching the announced 2,000 plus 200 rather than a figure confirmed against an inspected VIN ledger.^1,2

The 300C's MSRP is given as $55,000, though this record's own price note flags that the treatment of destination charges was not stated in the extraction behind that figure. The 6.4-liter, 392-cu-in HEMI, naturally aspirated and rated 485 hp and 475 lb-ft, was the only engine offered on the 300C, with 2,200 units of production recorded directly against the engine entry itself, matching the overall build figure. The TorqueFlite eight-speed automatic was the sole standard transmission, its own specification entry noting 160-millisecond shift times.^1,2

Chassis and standard-equipment detail is extensive for what Chrysler treated as a fully equipped, no-options send-off model: a 3.09 limited-slip rear axle, 20-by-9-inch forged wheels with all-season performance tires, red four-piston Brembo brakes, an active damping suspension, and an active exhaust with black rounded tips. Standard content included 19-speaker Harman Kardon audio, an 8.4-inch Uconnect system with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, a heated steering wheel, heated and ventilated front seats, advanced brake assist, Lane Departure Warning Plus, Full Speed Collision Warning Plus, black chrome grille and lower-fascia accents, black headlamp and taillamp bezels, and tri-color 300C badges on the grille and decklid.¹

Three exterior colors are documented, Gloss Black, Velvet Red, the color of the final car built, and Bright White. The interior is documented as black Laguna leather front seats with embossed 300C logos and carbon-fiber accents. Chrysler's own manufacturer claims for 0-60 mph, the quarter mile, and top speed are each carried with this record's own performance notes flagging that the test conditions behind every one of the three claims are not stated.^1,2