Whether you feel that front- or rear-wheel drive offers up any kind of handling advantage will come down to personal preference. A RWD vehicle when piloted by a skilled driver is capable of stepping the car's rear-end out at the apex of a curve and shooting like a bullet through the remainder of it. It's no accident that almost all high-performance cars are either RWD or AWD. Have you ever heard of a FWD Ferrari? If Ferrari ever considered FWD, poor Enzo would return from the ever-after to sort such a mess out for sure.
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| Sure you won't be seeing front-wheel drive Ferraris any time soon, but for day to day driving the 300M's front-wheel drive layout is acceptable. (Photo: Rob Rothwell, Canadian Auto Press) |
But for the common-folk making up the vast majority of drivers, FWD is just fine thank you very much. Any gains in low-speed traction tend to outweigh the average driver's latent desire to drift through high-speed turns. And if commonsense exerts sufficient influence in a buyer's automotive selection, it may be time to visit a Chrysler showroom and kick the tires affixed to a
300M. Wait much longer and the only 300M tires available for kicking will have encountered pre-owned wear.
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| The 300M is what a full-size sedan should be unless overwhelming trunk space is required. (Photo: Rob Rothwell, Canadian Auto Press) |
So rather than rambling-on excessively about FWD versus RWD, I will get on with my review of the 300M Special. Of all the Chrysler products riding on the outgoing LH platform, the 300M is by far the best looking in my view. Slightly shorter in the hindquarter than the Chrysler Concorde, proportionally the 300M is what a full-size sedan should be unless overwhelming trunk space is required - and for that the Chrysler Concorde will fit the bill. The sleekness of the 300M in union with its stubby trunk lid tends to portray the car as smaller than it actually is, but in fact the 300M is 2.5 cm (1 inch) longer than its replacement 300C, and for a competitive comparison is 26 cm (10.2 inches) longer than the 2004 Honda Accord 4-door.
