Top Gear: Chrysler 300C SRT8 vs BMW M5

I didn't watch the video, yet, but it doesn't take a genius to figure out which of these two is the better balanced sports sedan.

The Chrysler 300C SRT-8 is a good car, but it is definitely not an M5 killer.

— Willis (View Profile)

Posted on 12/22/2006 11:02:51 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

two more liters? I thought it was 1.1 more liters

— 07mcs (View Profile)

Posted on 12/22/2006 11:07:31 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Bimmer, if money is no object.

— silverarrow2 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/22/2006 11:20:54 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

That M5 I believe was in P400 mode.

— AdmiralT20 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/22/2006 11:22:03 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

I prefer M5.

— AUTO_UNION (View Profile)

Posted on 12/22/2006 11:24:22 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Nice video omarrana...the Chrysler 300C SRT8 is fast but it's no M5 fighter.

— BM3W (View Profile)

Posted on 12/22/2006 11:39:18 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

I didn't watch it, but please tell me the M5 won!

300C SRT8 is definitely a cool car, but it's not even in the same league. Its closest competitor would have to be the CTS-V.

— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 12/22/2006 12:01:16 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

M5 = technology + engineering.
300C = cheap american plastic crap with a big engine.
If i put a 6.1 liter HEMI in a Dodge Neon, u think i be king of the road ?

no comparison !!!!!!!!!

— 99gs400 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/22/2006 12:04:22 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Clarkson on driving the Chrysler:"....ever wondered what a cross channel ferry would be like if you gave it a really a big engine"

LOL!! That's gold.

Not even close on the 1/4 mile.....about 4-5 car lengths for the Bavarian Saloon.

— weaponX (View Profile)

Posted on 12/22/2006 12:25:42 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Video be gone.

— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/22/2006 2:45:28 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

M5

— G35Lover (View Profile)

Posted on 12/22/2006 3:52:00 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

On stying alone I would give the 300c SRT-8 a slight lead. The SRT-8 costs 38,700 pounds and the BMW M5 63,495. So obviously the performance is going to be different.

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 12/22/2006 4:52:40 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

Well, first they reviewed the SRT-8 by itself, then they compared it to the top European sports sedan (currently) to see how it stacks up. Silly to compare it to the Ford GT.

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 12/22/2006 5:59:29 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

lol M5 is more practical...
Clarkson's GT broke as soon as he got i

— Hwany (View Profile)

Posted on 12/22/2006 9:17:39 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

A semi truck costs 120,000 dollars, so does the Porsche 911 Turbo, excellent comparison.

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 12/22/2006 9:36:37 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Like Chewy said, Clarkson tested the SRT-8 by itself.

the M5 drag-race was thrown in just for laughs, and Clarkson even stated himself that the test wasn't fair.

Regardless of price, he just wanted to see how America's answer to the super saloon stacked up against Europe's finest.

Remember Top Gear is an automotive-themed entertainment show more than anything, and this video was very entertaining!

Job done then.

utahkid, I know you have accused me of stating the obvious before, so I thought it was about time to return the favour ;)

— Matthew1 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/22/2006 10:36:49 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

relax guys, nobody's cross shopping a bmw and chrysler of any model. it's just a FUN comparison.

let's celebrate the american manufacturers finally accepting their roots and using rwd again.

and also celebrate the fire breathing germans for their automotive equivelent of mike tyson circa 1989

— 1995e34 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/22/2006 11:31:40 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

Yay the BMW won, but it would have been really sad if a 85k car couldn't beat a 40k car.

— kart1 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/22/2006 11:47:34 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

Muscle(300C) has nothing on technology(M5)!!!

— 2JZSoarer (View Profile)

Posted on 12/23/2006 1:30:07 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Actually, I am european and if I would consider buying an american executive car, 300 would be the first and probably the only one on my list. Its an ok car, its cheap, looks good, has mercedes parts in it and old E class suspention, and that, even though its old, its far from bad.

— andraz (View Profile)

Posted on 12/23/2006 9:28:38 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Boy, even though I love the show, I'm beginning to understand that Clarkson hates all American cars. I've heard many accessments of the SRT8 and none of them has been even remotely as brutal as Clarkson's review.

— golfer38 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/23/2006 2:45:13 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Lots of interesting comments here...but my SRT8 with the GS Motorsports supercharger still costs 20,000 pounds less than the M5 and will handily smoke almost anything with 4 doors. It's odd that Clarkson's opinions are very subjective and not backed up by any real data. While I'll agree the M5 is a wonderful machine, a comparison to the 550i might have been more appropriate given the cost difference. Of course, I'd be happy to see Clarkson do any comparison between the 300 SRT8 and any german or brittish car with a sticker price under $45k.

— 300SRTOwner (View Profile)

Posted on 12/30/2006 6:14:11 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Bullshit, that's Jeremy Clarkson... Famous for his Anti-American remarks
Throughout Top Gear, Clarkson has made Anti-American remarks, often stereotyping Americans as fat and dull-witted. For example, in September 2006 Clarkson wrote an editorial for The Sun: "Most Americans barely have the brains to walk on their back legs".[38] In addition, when travelling through the U.S. and stopping to fill up with petrol, he said "If you're thinking about coming to America, this is what it's like. You've got your Comfort Inn, you've got your Best Western, you've got your Red Lobster where you eat. Everybody is very fat, everybody is very stupid and everybody is very rude. It's not the Holiday programme, it's the truth!" [39] He has also said on Top Gear when comparing a rural British village with a rural American village that "In rural America, the town would be full of people doing… whatever it is they do. Incest, mostly"...

Well, I'm a happy owner of my second Chrysler 300C HEMI and I will go for my third one now which will be the 300C SRT8... (www.foro300c.com)

There's no other car that is an eyecatcher or a headturner like the 300C... I also ride a SUPRA TARGA TURBO and had a JAGUAR XKR convertible... no way. Both cars do not own the sex-appeal and the pure muscle of a 300C HEMI V8... God Bless

— Mikey (View Profile)

Posted on 6/4/2007 6:48:24 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Even in DUBAI, three days ago there took place a huge 300C gathering... That's the place of BENTLEY, ROLLS and Ferraris. Even these petrol-upper-rich guys value the outstanding design of a Chrysler 300C... come and take a look: http://www.foro300c.com/forums/showthread.php?p=737#post737

— Mikey (View Profile)

Posted on 6/4/2007 6:52:32 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1