At this week's 64th International Auto Show in Frankfurt, the Italian company displayed its entire lineup including the Thema sedan, Flavia Cabrio and the Voyager MPV, which are rebadged versions of the Chrysler 300, 200 Convertible and Town & Country respectively.
Read more »At this week's 64th International Auto Show in Frankfurt, the Italian company displayed its entire lineup including the Thema sedan, Flavia Cabrio and the Voyager MPV, which are rebadged versions of the Chrysler 300, 200 Convertible and Town & Country respectively.
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The new model is based on the 2012 Jeep Wrangler powered by the 285HP 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 and is dedicated to the upcoming game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (abbreviated as MW3), which will be the third chapter in the Modern Warfare series, and the eighth Call of Duty installment.
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Lancia's contribution to the transformation of the Chrysler 300 to the Thema is restricted to the Italian brand's badges, plus the higher quality materials and different trim options for the interior.
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Well, the Chrysler Group has presented the final production version but it is not for U.S. consumption. Instead, the Delta will be offered in the United Kingdom where all Lancia products will be marketed under the Chrysler brand.
The only changes made to the original Lancia model, which was recently updated with a new front grille, concern the Chrysler badges inside and out.
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Having the luck to be at the right place on the right time, KGP's spy photographers managed to capture the yet-be-revealed 2012 Chrysler 300 running around without a single trace of camouflage, during what appears to be a promotional video shoot.The photos reveal a much softer and less muscular design with a 200C-inspired front end and tons of decorative chrome trim at the back.
There are no spy pics of the interior, but expect to see a major overhaul inside both in terms of styling and materials. Underneath the hood, the 2012 300 will benefit from the introduction of the Chrysler Group's 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 producing somewhere in the range of 280-300HP, plus a 5.7-liter V8 Hemi. All-wheel drive will be offered on certain versions.
Bypassing the new Alfa Romeo Giulietta and Fiat Doblo van that we already know about, Fiat's product plan concentrates on Lancia, a brand that up until now, was clearly neglected by the Italian firm. That's going to change now that Fiat has linked Lancia's portfolio with Chrysler's lineup.
First of all, 2010 will see a minor facelift for the Ypsilon mini and Musa mini MPV as well as a model year update on the Delta that is rumored to be revealed with a Chrysler badge at next month's Detroit auto show.
2011, however, promises to be a significant year for Lancia as Fiat plans to introduced four new vehicles -all of which will be derived from Chrysler models- to the brand's European lineup.
These include a mid-size family sedan and convertible (a Lybra successor most likely based on the Sebring), a new flagship luxury sedan (Thesis replacement that's rumored to be based on the 300) and a large MPV (probably the Town and Country).
In 2011, Fiat will also gain a Chrysler Group-derived crossover model while the most important introduction for the brand will be the next-generation Panda that will be offered with the firm's new twin-cylinder turbocharged engines.
Other than the new compact-sized Giulietta, Alfa Romeo's plans include a model year update for the 159 sedan, the presentation of the more hardcore 8C Competizione GTA and a light facelift for the MiTo supermini.
As you can see, Marchionne's plans for Alfa do not include the long awaited SUV / Crossover model nor a replacement for the 169. Apparently, the focus on the Lancia brand comes at the cost of Alfa's future...
All in all, over the next two years, the Fiat Group is planning the launch of 17 new models and upgrades of 13 existing models.
PS: The opening photo is a Carscoop photoshop
While reading the Chrysler Group's five-year product plan (see details here) on the Dodge brand's future model line-up, we found these two photos that appear to be depicting the profile and the instrument panel of the new 2011 Charger rear-wheel drive sedan that will be launched onto the market sometime next year.
We don't yet have confirmation that the picture does indeed show the new Charger, but if it does, then it looks like that the four-door sedan's exterior design was influenced to some extent by the 1999 Charger Concept model that you can check out in our gallery below.
According to the official document, along with the dramatic new styling, the RWD sedan will also get "a class leading interior, class leading features, lifestyle orientated packaging, new engine, vest in class performance and fuel economy."
2011 Dodge Charger
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1999 Dodge Charger Concept Model
A member of the Caliber Forums has posted what looks to be a computer generated image along with some specific details on the changes that Dodge is supposedly working on for the 2010 Caliber's interior. We can't vouch for the photo's authenticity, but just like the Jeep Patriot and Compass, if there's one thing that the Chrysler Group needs to fix on the Caliber ASAP, is the poor choice of materials in the cabin. I
f we are to believe the forum poster, the 2010MY Caliber will receive a more contemporary styled dashboard with better materials and new HAVOC controls on the center stack along with restyled door panels with soft-touch plastics on the armrests and vinyl-wrapped upper sections.
Source: Caliber-Forums , Via: Le Blog Auto
The crew over at 'Kicking Tires' were quick enough to snap this picture of the next-generation Chrysler 300's interior that was shown during the media presentation of the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee at the New York Auto Show. The image hints at a more upscale look - hopefully, along with higher quality materials- for the new 300s cabin with a 'swoopier' dashboard design and plenty of decorative wood inserts. Earlier this year, Chrysler had also shown a computer generated image of the new 300C that is expected sometime in 2010.Source: Kicking Tires , Via: Jalopnik
Current-Gen Chrysler 300C
