This is from a review from detnews.com of the 300C SRT-8. It is compared to the Cadillac CTS-V and Benz c55 AMG. Both cars cost more than 10,000 than the 300 SRT-8.

"But as I passed the young highway construction worker in goatee, blue jeans, yellow hard hat and orange vest, I could see his head swivel ever so slightly to follow the progress of my brilliant black 2005 Chrysler 300C SRT-8.

Ah, so this is what the marketing folks mean by an "aspirational" vehicle.

And what red-blooded American male wouldn't want to take a turn behind the wheel of the SRT-8, an uber-macho Detroit sedan on steroids, powered by a super-size edition of Chrysler's iconic Hemi V-8?"

Sweet, souped-up 300C can run with the best - 04/20/05