2008 facelift model - new colours!

[Geordie]

In addition to the intended price increase of £499 for the iminent facelift models (UK 300C CRD versions) the following exterior colours are confirmed:-

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Magnesium Pearlcoat & Midnight Blue Pearlcoat


RETAINED
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Bright Silver Metallic Clearcoat
Mineral Grey Metallic Clearcoat
Steel Blue Pearlcoat
Brilliant Black Crystal Pearlcoat


ADDITIONAL NEW COLOURS
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Clearwater Blue Pearlcoat
Light Greystone Pearlcoat
Modern Blue Pearlcoat


As an aside...Chrysler's new owners, Cerberus, have now declared their interest in acquiring the Northen Rock Bank!

[Murphy The Cat]

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[Murphy The Cat]

It'll be good to see what they look like 'in the flesh'.

Geordie, have you put your signature onto an order form ?



p.s is magnesium the greenish coloured colour ?

[Derek Mc]

Yeh Magnesium was the greeny bluey one Murph, as I thought I was getting that shade at first, Very glad I got Mineral grey instead however

[watsonofearnock]

You can see Clearwater Blue at http://www.chrysler.com/en/2008/300/ - that is given that it is the same colour as the Americans are going to use. Unfortunately the other new colours aren't shown although I do think that there will be a gradual coming together of the available colours as Graz is phased out and Brampton starts producing all the cars. No point in further complicating things with different colours for RHD and LHD etc.
Buying Northern Rock - what's the odds they think it is a radio station or a pop group!!
John

[Geordie]

[quote=Murphy The Cat.

Geordie, have you put your signature onto an order form ?




Waiting to see what the facelift model looks like in the metal...particularly the SRT-D version.

[steelblue300c]

Just looked at that link to the US Chrysler listings, did you see the US prices???!!! Start at $25,000 ! Thats like, £13,000! Ouch! Anyhoo, if the Clearwater is as accurate as the Steelblue representation.... then its not like that at all! Unless UK Steelblue is different, Steelblue must still be the rarest colour in UK, I have still only seen one other. Looks great clean!

[ruislip exile]

Originally Posted by watsonofearnock

Unfortunately the other new colours aren't shown although I do think that there will be a gradual coming together of the available colours as Graz is phased out and Brampton starts producing all the cars.
John

Has there been official confirmation that European Production is being moved from Graz to Brampton?

Tim

[watsonofearnock]

Certainly plenty of stories claiming it to be true. When I joined the forum one of the welcome posts I received was from an ex-pat Scot working for Chrysler in Brampton - and he said then that production was shifting to Canada. Beyond that - who knows the inner moves of the Chrysler Boardroom.
Cheers John

[Geordie]

Originally Posted by ruislip exile

Has there been official confirmation that European Production is being moved from Graz to Brampton?

Tim

Apparently....the current and iminent facelift Euro spec models will continue to be built at the Magna Steyr plant in Austria. Production will switch to Brampton, Ontario in 2010 to coincide with the intended launch that year of the next generation 300 models. The Ontario plant will then produce all left / right side steering models for the worldwide market and diesel variants will also continue.

$1.2 billion is to be invested in development and retooling at Brampton so it makes economic sense that the current and faceleift models will continue to be built in Austria until 2010.