Chrysler rolled out an all-new 300 sedan for 2011 to replace the aging original that debuted for 2005. The original 300 had character in its veins. Its chopped-top look gave it 1930s gangster appeal. Its bold, nearly upright square grille had many making Bentley and Rolls-Royce comparisons to the extent that some owners modified their cars to look like it came from the luxury marques.

The 2011 300 doesn’t pop out in a crowd like the original. Its grille drops some inches in size and loses its vertical slats. Its windshield is more raked and it no longer has the chopped-top look. It is still prominent enough to standout next to its competitors from Japan but that’s not saying much. The new 300 loses much of what made the old 300 so endearing for mass appeal. But that is exactly what may draw people to the new 300. At quick glance, it resembles a German sedan; it could compete with the Hyundai Genesis for fooling people into thinking it is an S-class Mercedes.

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