As part of its ongoing product overhaul, Chrysler plans to introduce a heavily face-lifted successor to its full-size 300 sedan late next spring as a 2012 model.
The latest spy shots of an undisguised prototype show the car's new front and rear fascias. There's a new grille and headlights with projector-beam lamps and LED lighting strips, as well as a new front airdam and hood.
The revised taillamps are more detailed and upscale in appearance, with new chrome accents. The revised rear bumper shrouds dual exhaust pipes.
The 2012 Chrysler 300 is expected to offer the 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 as its base engine. Eventually, the automaker also plans to install an eight-speed automatic transmission built under license from ZF, but not until 2013.
Chrysler provided the first glimpse of the revamped 300 more than 20 months ago, in an early 2009 pre-bankruptcy filing with the U.S. Treasury.
After management control of the company was handed over to Fiat, additional details of future products were handed out to investors and the media, including the news that Fiat plans to merge the Chrysler brand with its own Lancia line.
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