The More You Know: Chrysler 300 SRT and Lexus IS 200t

"SonorousSpeedJoe" (SonorousSpeedJoe) 09/07/2015 at 14:30 • Filed to: None

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I knew that there were spy shots of the post-refresh Chrysler 300 SRT running around here in the States, but I wasn’t aware that it had been officially announced for other markets until I chanced across !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . It seems that the 300 is also the only car that they sell there.

Also, while I knew that Lexus debuted their first turbo engine in the NX 200t, I didn’t know that they’d started using that 2.0T in other models - they have a 200t trim for the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! now that’s RWD-only, while the IS 300 still has its V6 and is AWD-only. The 350 still offers a more powerful V6 with RWD or AWD. I’d get rid of the less-powerful V6 and make AWD optional on the 200t, but I guess their alphanumeric nomenclature makes the 300 necessary as a middle-grade trim.

Klaus Schmoll > SonorousSpeedJoe 09/07/2015 at 14:52

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Ewww, that 300 re-fresh. In this picture a formerly quite cool car looks just plain ugly.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > SonorousSpeedJoe 09/07/2015 at 14:52

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Can’t have the 200T and AWD because there isn’t enough torque and the power delivery isn’t good enough.

The IS300 has the extra liter for a better power curve with the AWD.

I work for a Lexus dealer, we asked. That is roughly how it was explained.

SonorousSpeedJoe > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 09/07/2015 at 15:52

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So the power delivery is better since you don’t have to deal with going on/off boost - that makes sense. The 2.0T’s torque is higher, per Lexus, but I guess it didn’t make enough when paired with the AWD system. Thanks.

SonorousSpeedJoe > Klaus Schmoll 09/07/2015 at 15:55

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The front of the standard 300 looks a little weird from some angles IMO, but I think that the 300 SRT still looks good.

haier2 > Klaus Schmoll 09/07/2015 at 17:48

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The new SRT front end is a little too “sporty”. The old body style was perfect. Mmm.