The real story of that 5 speed automatic is that it is identical to the transmission used in the Mercedes E class. In fact the entire drive train, brakes and steering column are right out of the E-Class. Don't believe me, then go test drive an E-Class and then a 300 C Hemi. Electric tilt and telescopic steering and the smoothest transmission we have ever seen in a Chrysler. Oh, and I forgot to mention, the hardest seats we have ever felt in a Chrysler. But that's to keep us humble and to constantly remind us of the current foreign decision makers at the former mighty Chrysler Corporation of America! Too bad it's so ugly. Fins would have been nice. It does lend itself well to a full vinyl roof. And "wide whites" would really set it off. Maybe it will become the first Hemi Pimpmobile from Chrysler. Ed [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]