The ultimate Chrysler 300C efficiency sedan rolled off the manufacturing line on the 300’s plant in Brampton, Canada, final week, marking the tip of a nameplate that dates again to 1957.

Chrysler launched the 300 nameplate in 1955 and the 300C joined the lineup in 1957 as a efficiency choice, full with a 6.4-liter V-8 rated at 375 hp, a powerful determine on the time. The 300C returned within the 2000s with the rebirth of the 300, and has persistently supplied followers a V-8 beneath the hood.

The present 300C returned for the 2023 mannequin yr after a two-year hiatus, and this time there will not be a return for the nameplate, at the very least in its present V-8 type.

The 2023 mannequin yr is the final for the fashionable 300. The 300C is now out of manufacturing and the common 300 can even stop manufacturing no later than Dec. 31, Chrysler has confirmed.

Rumors level to the 300 returning in some unspecified time in the future as an electrical car, and a brand new 300C might type a part of the lineup. Serving to to solidify the rumors is Chrysler father or mother firm Stellantis’ plan to improve the Brampton plant subsequent yr to arrange it for EV manufacturing.

The ultimate 300C includes a Velvet Purple paint end, and like all 2023 300Cs, of which simply 2,200 have been constructed, it’s powered by a 6.4-liter V-8 producing a peak 385 hp. Chrysler quotes a 0-60 mph time of 4.3 seconds and a quarter-mile time of 12.4 seconds. Different efficiency upgrades embody 4-piston Brembo brakes, a 3.09 limited-slip differential, and lively dampers.

With the restricted manufacturing, construct slots for the 2023 300C have been snapped up simply 12 hours after the beginning of the reservation course of a yr in the past. Pricing was set at $55,000.

The ultimate vehicles might be recognized by their black chrome accents, tri-color 300C badging, and model-specific 20-inch cast aluminum wheels. The colour palette was additionally restricted to Shiny White, Gloss Black, and the Velvet Purple proven right here.