Chrysler has announced the price of its Chrysler 300C executive saloon.

Prices in the UK will start from £25,750 on-the-road for the 3.0-litre V-6 CRD and 3.5-litre V-6 and £32,995 OTR for the 5.7-litre V-8 HEMI.

In the UK, the right-hand drive Chrysler 300C will launch in October 2005 with the 5.7-litre V-8 HEMI and 3.5-litre V-6 petrol engines. The 3.0-litre V-6 CRD will arrive in the UK in January 2006 and the performance version – the 6.1-litre 300C SRT-8 saloon - arrives in March next year.

Standard features on include electronic stability program (ESP) and an all-speed traction control system, front and rear side-curtain airbags, xenon high-intensity discharge (HID) headlamps, rain-sensing windscreen wipers and a rear park assist system. Air-conditioning and heated leather driver and front passenger seats also come as standard on all vehicles in the range.

The 300C 5.7-litre V-8 Hemi comes with an extra £3,175 of standard equipment (sunroof; GPS sat-nav with six-disc CD; seven speaker premium sound system) compared to the other cars in the range. In the UK, the Chrysler 300C is covered by Chrysler’s three-year, 60,000 mile warranty. It is built in Graz, Austria.