Chrysler shows renderings of updated 300, new Grand Cherokee

[ifcar]

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/17/2010-jeep-grand-cherokee-and-chrysler-300-previewed-in-viability/

[NomisR]

I kinda like the Cherokee but I don't know about the 300.. what changed? 

[r0tor]

so wait... they photoshopped (really) fake awards on their photos to impress the feds?!?!?

[S204STi]

Looks like they hired the kid from Allpar to do their renderings.  Yuck.

[giant_mtb]

You'd think such huge companies would have some better renderers around.

[r0tor]

christ my rx7 chops that made their way around the internets looked better

[NomisR]

Oh, that was a serious thing?  I thought it was a spoof and they were intentionally trying to make it look like a chop.. 

[Catman]

I think both look good.  The 300 looks cleaned up a little with some wheel arches.

[Vinsanity]

the 300 looks more plain, but at least the interior is a drastic improvement

[the Teuton]

Looks like they hired the kid from Allpar to do their renderings.  Yuck.

This is what happens when you cut your R&D budget to 10 cents.

[omicron]

Who on earth made that presentation? Perky yellow starbursts? Obscure claims tossed about with fun exclamation marks tacked on the end? Odd colour schemes? Obvious gap-filling pictures in the corner? Dubious layout? Goodness gracious; professionalism doesn't have to be expensive.

[ifcar]

I wonder if they made their presentation less than elaborate so they would look more desperate as they begged for money.

[Catman]

I agree with Iffy.  It's going before congress not the automotive press.

[cozmik]

Who on earth made that presentation? Perky yellow starbursts? Obscure claims tossed about with fun exclamation marks tacked on the end? Odd colour schemes? Obvious gap-filling pictures in the corner? Dubious layout? Goodness gracious; professionalism doesn't have to be expensive.

Yeah I found the starbursts hilarious as well. I'm not even sure this was PowerPoint or Word. This is like. iWorks level stuff. Maybe they found an old Mac 6100 with ClarisWorks on it to use.

[Tave]

AHHAHAHAHAHA

[Submariner]

Yeah I found the starbursts hilarious as well. I'm not even sure this was PowerPoint or Word. This is like. iWorks level stuff. Maybe they found an old Mac 6100 with ClarisWorks on it to use.

Haha.  I had a MacPerforma 6400 Power PC (what a long, convoluted name) What a piece of rubbish that thing was.

[Submariner]

Haha...has anyone noticed the jagged edges on the captions? 

[omicron]

I wonder if they made their presentation less than elaborate so they would look more desperate as they begged for money.

This isn't just less elaborate; it's Ray Charles cutting letters out of magazines.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I'm sure O'bama had a hand in this. He used to drive a 300C.

[Vinsanity]

This isn't just less elaborate; it's Ray Charles cutting letters out of magazines.

I almost spit coffee on my keyboard ROFLing in my cubicle. Damn you, omi

[S204STi]

This isn't just less elaborate; it's Ray Charles cutting letters out of magazines.

LOL

[giant_mtb]

LMAO @ Omi

[TurboDan]

I always hated the 300.  Seemed to be the perfect car for a pimp who wasn't a good enough pimp to be able to afford a Cadillac.

[the Teuton]

BTW, these are real.  I just found out my brother's friend was the one who leaked these pictures.

[Vinsanity]

I always thought it would be cool if the next 300 had suicide rear doors like the Imperial concept




Either that, or something like this: http://www.cwwcardesign.com/cars/dodge_challenger_sedan.html

[AutobahnSHO]

I always hated the 300.  Seemed to be the perfect car for a pimp who wasn't a good enough pimp to be able to afford a Cadillac.

+1

And there are TWO of them with RIMZ! in the parking lot at work.
Both black guys. (Come to think of it ALL of the 300s I see around here have black drivers..)

[ifcar]

BTW, these are real.  I just found out my brother's friend was the one who leaked these pictures.

My understanding is they weren't leaked, but they were part of the restructuring plan submitted to Congress.

[2o6]

Why is there a rendered Durango, but they've said the Durango was going to get axed?

[ifcar]

Why is there a rendered Durango, but they've said the Durango was going to get axed?

They've closed the factory that builds the current Durango, but it's being redesigned.

[Catman]

Why is there a rendered Durango, but they've said the Durango was going to get axed?

Where are you seeing this? I just went through the 177 page report and didn't see it.