Here in the States, the Chrysler 300 has gone from an iconic rebirth sedan to rental-car fodder in three facelifts. The 300 SRT model was axed in 2015 for the U.S. market since some genius within FCA determined that only the V6 models sell and that having the 5.7L V8 as an option was enough. Thanks, whoever you are, for leaving the 300 to the rental fleets while pushing the Dodge Charger heavily. However, go abroad and it’s the 300 that is FCA’s best foot forward, and in the BangShift way: swinging big power. Sure, you can get the V6 or the 5.7L if you wish, but you can also get a 6.4L powered Chrysler that grunts out big-boy numbers. No, it’s no Hellcat, but if you can’t have fun with 470 horsepower and torque, you just aren’t trying hard enough, and if you can’t use the Internet to make friends within the modern Mopar community, well…not sure what to tell you there, especially if you are reading this.

In what looks like a legal, full-weight 300C with nothing more than track-ready rolling stock, a ten-second time is phenomenal. Bolt on the stock rubber and wheels, and it’d pass for a daily driver if it’s kept quiet enough, which on that end of the Earth is a pure necessity due to law enforcement’s unfavorable views on hot rodding and the ever-dreadful hoon. It doesn’t get much sleepier than a silver Chrysler sedan, though, does it? Now, if the driver would just ditch the 392 badges…