Press Release
Page 1: Overview
Page 2: Engine
Page 3: Design/Suspension
Page 4: Safety/Pricing
ENGINEERED FOR WORLD-CLASS RIDE AND HANDLING
The Chrysler 300C is engineered to offer a smooth, luxurious ride while maintaining a feeling of control and confidence. Effort was also focused on minimising noise, vibration and harshness, resulting in a driving experience that is smooth and quiet. For markets outside North America, the Chrysler 300C has a unique steering, suspension calibration and wheel and tyre set-up that is adapted towards higher speed ride and handling.
The Chrysler 300C offers athletic and nimble suspension and steering characteristics, with the front and rear suspension tuned for greater handling performance. A well damped ride, with reduced body roll, gives the customer a precise and responsive driving experience.
The suspension has been designed to be very responsive while delivering superb ride and comfort. The front and rear suspension are all-new, using a short and long arm design in the front and a sophisticated five-bar link, independent rear suspension. The suspension will delight performance drivers with excellent handling and improved responsiveness while also providing impressively smooth ride characteristics.
Front suspension
The short and long arm (SLA) front suspension provides excellent handling and ride characteristics. High upper control arms, which place the upper ball joints above the tyres, provide suspension articulation that helps keep the tyres perpendicular to the road during cornering for high adhesion. Lateral links and tension struts, rather than one-piece lower control arms, position the lower ends of the steering knuckles. These links attach to the steering knuckle via separate ball joints. Multiple bushings offer flexibility to tune for ride and comfort. This architecture creates a virtual pivot point for the tyre to reduce reaction to bumps that would otherwise be perceptible at the steering wheel.
Rear suspension
The five-link independent rear suspension system allows independent tuning of handling and ride comfort so that each can be maximised for a no-compromise situation. The rear suspension has been developed to complement the performance of the front suspension for a very balanced vehicle.
Multiple aluminium links maintain independent control of camber and toe during suspension movement for excellent handling. Multiple bushings offer flexibility to tune for ride and comfort. Stabiliser bar attachments to the knuckles provide maximum response to vehicle lean in the Chrysler 300C.
The rear suspension is isolated from the passenger compartment to provide a quiet and smooth ride. All rear suspension components, except the coil springs and shock absorbers, mount on a steel cradle that attaches to the body structure through four large rubber mounts. Premium urethane jounce bumpers provide smooth progressive engagement over sharp bumps to minimise harshness.
Power rack and pinion steering
Power rack and pinion steering has an overall ratio of 16.1:1 on all models. The steering effort is varied to balance comfort and ease of operation with feel and responsiven
