300

This full-size Chrysler nameplate first appeared for the 1955 model year as the high-performance, halo-level version of the brand’s forward-looking “letter series” cars. The original run became closely associated with Chrysler’s mid-century performance image and lasted through the 1965 model year, after which the nameplate disappeared for several decades. Chrysler revived the 300 for the 2005 model year with a radically different interpretation: a large rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan that brought the name back into the modern era and re-established it as the brand’s flagship performance-oriented car. The revival built on retro-inspired styling and a strong American luxury-and-power identity, while later versions expanded the formula with HEMI V8 power, available all-wheel drive, and increasingly refined technology. Chrysler ended production of the modern 300 in 2023, closing a two-era history that spans one of the most recognizable American nameplates in the brand’s lineup.