DETROIT — Chrysler will bid farewell to its once-prominent 300 sedan by resurrecting a restricted version efficiency model of the automobile for its final 12 months of manufacturing.

The 2023 Chrysler 300C will likely be powered by a 6.4-liter V-8 Hemi engine that produces 485 horsepower and 475 foot-pounds of torque, in keeping with the corporate. It is anticipated to have a high pace of 160 mph and obtain 0-60 mph in about 4.3 seconds.

The carmaker stated it’ll solely produce 2,000 of the automobiles for the U.S. and 200 for Canada. The beginning value will likely be $55,000. Ordering reservations can be found at reservation.chrysler.com, following the corporate unveiling of the automobile Tuesday night time in the course of the Detroit auto present.

Whereas crossovers and SUVs are in vogue with U.S. shoppers, Chrysler was applauded for resurrecting the 300 — first launched in 1955 — as a brand new mannequin in 2005. Resulting from its sturdy design and highway presence, together with a big, checkered grill, it was dubbed a “mini-Bentley.”

Gross sales topped 100,000 items yearly however have progressively declined to lower than 17,000 items the previous two years. It final provided a 300C mannequin for the 2020 mannequin 12 months. The present high efficiency mannequin of the 300 presents a 5.7-liter V-8 Hemi engine able to 363 horsepower and 394 foot-pounds of torque.

Manufacturing of the 300 will finish subsequent 12 months after the 2023 mannequin 12 months, in keeping with Stellantis, Chrysler’s father or mother firm. The automobile is produced in Ontario, Canada, alongside the Dodge Charger and Dodge Challenger automobiles, which are also ending manufacturing subsequent 12 months.

Each Dodge autos are also ending with particular version efficiency variants. The muscle automobiles are anticipated to get replaced by an all-electric efficiency automobile, which the corporate just lately previewed as an idea.

Chrysler declined to take a position on what, if something, is predicted to switch the 300 sedan, which is one in every of solely two autos offered underneath the model alongside the Pacifica minivan. The automobile may very well be changed by the electrical Chrysler Airflow that was unveiled as an idea earlier this 12 months for the CES client expertise present.

Chrysler has stated its first battery-powered electrical car would are available 2025, adopted by an all-electric lineup in 2028.