+Scott Thede But still, even if the Avalon had a 1/2 second jump on the 300, the Avalon's wheel spin should allow the 300's AWD to catch up to the Avalon. But then again, an extra 500 lbs. really makes the difference. It would be interesting to see a drag race in the Chrysler 300 Hemi V8, but having an extra 100 horsepower doesn't seem fair. But if they got a Toyota Avalon TRD Edition (320hp supercharged V6), then it would be equal.

I wish a Avalon pull-up on me today cause I’m going to smoke it just for the 300 on here!

If only the Avalon came with the Chrysler engine. It’s not better (more reliable) than the 2GR, but the Pentastar is definitely more powerful

V4Vendetta I agree my brother has a 2012 avalon and it flys

Mine too 😂 this was a joke of a drag race

Those numbers were absolutely off also

Not really...

No, it’s lighter so it accelerates more readily.

Higher altitude above sea level.

BRIAN BUTZ Haha. You're so full of shit.

BRIAN BUTZ The parts where you talk a complete load of horseshit so that would be everything you typed. Wheelspin and full rph power, blah blah - you come across as a dumb kid who played too much need for speed. Reality check - spinning tyres doesn't go faster. Also in every car I've ever been in or seen tested, pressing the go faster buttons either does nothing or makes it go faster. Somehow you "know" it would be 1.5s faster if only they had thought to switch to the less sporty mode. What a douche.

BRIAN BUTZ Yes you are full of shit In a shitty car like Chrysler 300 pressing one button isn't going to fucking make it 1.5 seconds faster. All sport mode does it sharper throttle and steering response and in some cars hold the gear just a tiny bit longer. It can never make more than .2 - .5 second difference. Maybe in a Ferrari sport button would make a big difference. But not in a over weight Chrysler junk.

BRIAN BUTZ You really aren't convincing anyone. It was fairly obvious from the beginning you're just a stupid dumb ass who's played too many video games.

...while it lasts!

I would have to differ with you on that assessment. The Toyota is a better aesthetically designed car than the Chrysler in this case. The Avalon is well designed and built work of art in comparison to the Chrysler which is soulless and bland and has the looks of a stick of margarine.

BeverageGuzzler oh come on man, with a better interiour and a better rear you could put a mercedez or rolls royce badge in it and everybody would call it "the car of the year" the front of the chrysler looks FANTASTIC and the avalon looks like your typical asian power ranger asian crap.

petelebu But we're not reviewing a Mercedes Benz and a Rolls Royce here. The cars that we're specifically talking about are the Toyota Avalon and the Chrysler 300, so how is it that you've brought up these other brands of cars in the equation here ? and if you really think that a stick of margarine on wheels is the definition of fine design aesthetics or as you've put it as "FANTASTIC" then I really have to question your taste and mental state here. It appears to me that you have an all out bias toward the Toyota brand given the particular vernacular that you've expressed in reference to the brand. Your mind is already made up here, but it seems that it's not based on critical assessment but rather of the old nationalistic "Buy American" jargon which is not rational and not of intelligent constructive critical thought in any sense.

BeverageGuzzler the toyota avalon in your opinion is " a well designed work of art" haha and you call me retarded haha , what a joke, go get checked moron.

Ya but toyota sucks ass and is very unsafe and outdated and ugly. Hey make their damn cars out of plastic, sheetmedal at its premium trim.

Michael Sylvester II You're outdated and ugly ;)

Michael Sylvester II Ugly or not, that is strictly your opinion. Unsafe and outdated how? Anything specific or are you just shooting at the sky? Every car is actually made out of plastic and sheetmeTal, can't seem to follow your point here. And the Toyota will have twice, if not even more the resell value in a couple of years when your chrysler will cost just a few thousands.

Frank White It's the weight. I'd buy the toyota over the Chrysler anyways lol

Michael Sylvester II and yet the Camry is the best selling car in the U.S and Lexus is the best selling luxury car along with the best resale and reliability in the business

Nathaniel Rudolph buying a chrysler product is a very bad investment, you should do some research on companies reliability ratings and resale values

Nathaniel Rudolph Really? The point of 8 speed is so the car can be more fuel efficient, and even with just a 6 speed the Avalon is still more fuel efficient. As for more power, that's useless in this case because Avalon is still faster. All you're getting in the 300 that you don't get in Avalon is AWD. Have you seen the crash test videos of 300/Charger? Their build quality is so shitty that the entire navigation unit pops right out because the interior is nothing but plastic. Avalon is loaded with leather and soft touch materials.

Rizwan Javed the Chrysler 300 is still a better car. look at the specs. there are no avalons on the road. I see at least 5 300s even when walking to the corner store. the charger is soft touch materials. u sound a little off, and the 300 whole interior is leather -__-. and just the part around it pops out because that part is plastic .

guy proulx own nothing but Chrysler. had no problems with 2 out of I think 10 cars. that speaks for its self.

Nathaniel Rudolph Yes 300 is everywhere and that's because it is very cheap and affordable because just about everyone in america has someone in family or friends working for Chrysler. Go to any high school and have the kids have a 300 or Charger. If you have a 300/Charger no one will give a fuck because they are so common and even McDonald workers have it. The simple way to know what the better overall car is to look at the resale value. I swear my mom and brother in law used to work for Chrysler and they told me to never get any Chrysler product no matter how good of a deal it may sound like, because they use the cheapest materials possible.

This video is with Toyota's best Avalon but not the 300's best so if it were my decision I would choose the 300 my mom has a 2014 chrysler 300 and so far no problems with reliability

Lyndon McMillion this video is comparing two cars in the same price category. If they cost the same which would you choose? Clearly the Avalon is better. Chryslers are horrible. I had a 200 once as a rental car, it drove like an old car

Lyndon McMillion If you look up what cars have the worst reliability Fiat, Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep will be at the top while Toyota and Honda have the best

Lyndon McMillion all avalons use the same engine and transmission, are you telling me I have to buy the HEMI to beat this 6 cyl avalon with less gears? There is a reason why Toyota doesnt change this engine, its reliable, smooth, and still faster in (in real world) than most modern engines

Joe Antonio the reviewed 300 is even more expensive than the reviewed Avalon

Im now at 286000km and only change brakes a real car

Why don't you just say you have 177000 miles?! The average person does not use km in the US unless your in a foreign country.........

Elijah Whitehead ....maybe they are in a foreign country like Canada or Mexico

We have about 5 dodges and they all have never broke down

TheKasoy90 lies

Gross

Yes I have a 2014 I bought brand new and I tell people it's sneaky fast, it definitely punches above its 268 hp, it's quicker that a lot of cars with 300 plus hp.

This lamb is proud of you

Why do farts smell bad? So deaf people can enjoy them too

Dan of course its a v8 dummy....if you want to jump cylinders put that piece of shit hemi next to the LFA...and in your dumb ass words...it will smoke it.....dummy

WTF YOU TALKING ABOUT? Dude lifts the hood in the video and its a 6. You're the dummy.. If you're gonna make video with a top of the line Toyota. Then he should be in the top 300s. It says right on the motor 3.6 Dummy. That's 292 horses. It's not the 5.7 liter Hemi with 363 horses under the hood. Just saying if you're gonna compare cars then don't compare a top of the line car to a base model.. It's a stupid comparison anyway. Body weight on the Toyota is nothing . This video is like comparing a 6 cylinder mustang to a V8 Camaro...

@Peder Hansen lol

Tim Borisenko Would you talking about the both are aimed for elders

First of all, you should be ashamed to bash any brand of cars that you have not even driven before or own before, so shut the F up.

That asian looking avalon would out last that piece of shit Chrysler by decades lol

@@AG-rk5hj dont know about decades. My friends drive old Chryslers that are garage kept. Still running fine

@Blackhact kurd gs f slow tho

But the Avalon last way more longer

@@chairman3647 it won’t

Charger faster than a gsf

@@pacocountcontessa3719 had a 1999 Avalon for daily. My girlfriend didn't change engine oil since 2016. After 20,000 miles without oil change, the car wouldn't pass smog anymore... We donated it at 230,000 miles. Now I'm driving my 10 years old 3.7 Ford Mustang for daily. I have done two drag races with Chrysler 300. It's a powerful and beautiful car, but slow V8 in my opinion. If my girlfriend needs a car again, I'll find another Avalon for her.

1guyin10 Not really. Even the RWD 300 is slower than Avalon. 300 is simply a heavier car overall with or without AWD.

I agree with you 100%, brother! The Avalon is a beauty to behold.

Avalon looks like a cockroach!

Charles Marshall, just because you can't afford one; I totally understand. Poor people have filthy excuses to given for their inability to afford an Avalon.

people buy Avalons because they can't afford a Lexus

+Liger King Not to mention the Chrysler 300 and Toyota Avalon are nearly the same price

No its not i seen regularly 200k plus on Avalons

You are seeing what you are looking for. Plenty of 250K+ 300s rolling in great shape.

Charles Marshall Lol thanks for the laugh theres a tundra with 999,999,999 miles.

+Revv match1996 my 300s 2012 is now it 286k so ...

TheKasoy90 But its not worked to death like the tundra so

+adyyy22 My uncle's Jeep Liberty only lasted seven years, so I agree with this highly.

+adyyy22 The avalon is ugly and the interior is inferior.

David Giudice lol

My sis had a beautiful looking 2013 Chrysler but traded it in for 2016 maxima and I was wtf why!???! Then I understood how it kept fuking up and the dealer didn't want to fix shit being a brand new car!!!? She got smart and traded it before the value went waaaay down and I mean waaaaay down!

My normal 2014 awd 300 does a 0-60 in 7 seconds flat. The sport even has 5 more hp

they are in Colorado, 1 mile above sea level

I did the same test with my 2016 300s and got between 5.9 and 6.1. Tested about 9 times

My 2014 3.6L 300C is a lot quicker than 8 seconds, try close to six seconds flat. both of these cars should have been much quicker.

T Ritchie Fully loaded Avalon can hit almost $45,000. I don't think any V6 300 can cost that much.

Alex Connor They're just doing a 0-60 mph test, something that people care quite a lot about. Imagine getting on the freeway, you would definitely want a vehicle that gets to 60 faster so that you can merge safely.

It the 0-60mph time mattered so much to people, then why is it that car companies tend to have greater volume in sales contributed by the lower tiered vehicles? It certainly does not entirely rely on the cheaper price these types of vehicles sell at because within each category or niche in the car market, there is ALWAYS an alternative that meets at least one or more of your needs. Acceleration tends to be at the bottom of the list with the general population.

Mlegion1988 toyota has the best resale in the business along with the most reliable year after year

According to KBB.com between these two vehicles used with the same number of miles the Avalon was only worth 1000$ bucks more, that's pretty much nothing

Mlegion1988 how many years old were the cars?

Both 2013, same miles, close in features, same beginning price point. I was just curious considering I'm at the end of my lease and I'm actually working on getting into a Lexus 😂

Mlegion1988 both are fairly new, in the first couple of years there won't be a very big difference, when both these cars get to be 6 to 8 years old is when you'll see a big difference in resale value, Lexus are very reliable and awesome cars made by Toyota, i'm sure you'll fall in love with your Lexus, i'm jealous lol

jeepster1231 It's actually quite the opposite. Cars were build to last just a while ago, newer cars are mostly fragile plastic tubs.

I'm referring to the engine trans diffs transfer case (mechanical) the clearances are so small now, everything wares much slower

Yeah of course

Graves Meister this is a chrysler lol. chrysler own dodge not vis versa

Anyone who knows anything knows that chrysler and dodge are the same garbage. Just like chevy and gmc. ford and mercury. Same garbage.

It has direct injection

Oh my bad... I know some models didn have it.... I would go with the Avalon in this case even tho the 300 looks nice.

No.It doesn't have a direct injection

keri ellerbe You're correct, the 2GR-FE in this and all the Camry's ranging back to 2006 don't have direct injection. The 2GR-FSE in many Lexus modes is the same motor with direct injection and slightly higher compression from memory making up to 233kw & 378N.m opposed to 200kw & 336N.m. The 2GR-FE makes another 4-6kw when running 95 octane opposed to 91 (Aus ratings). Mohammad Sadiqi

True! We got one of the very first 1999 Rx300 with the old 3.0 liter V6 and after all these years its still a smooth runner with 236k.

Hardned 300s looks sweet

BRIAN BUTZ They're testing in Colorado. Mile High elevation = power sapping NA engines. Avalong 0-60 6.4 seconds 14.7 1/4 mile 300s V6 0-60 6.3 seconds 14.6 1/4 mile

Hernan Rivera RWD and FWD is still not an apples to apples comparison. RWD will still be more favorable.

Steve Hoffmann AWD is the more preferable drivetrain in any 0-100 km/h test. Better distribution of power to all wheels and better launch, hence why most super cars have AWD (Bugatti, Huracan etc.)

WuWei Xu My comment is specific to the 300 specifically. This vehicle performs much better in the RWD configuration and is vastly more popular. I could care less how a "Bugatti, Huracan etc." performs since this comparison was between a 300s and Avalon. If you really want to get specific, the OP states he's not using the race track because you would never drive these on a race track. If you are holding to this logic then why the heck is he drag racing a luxury sedan? Compare the interior, the roominess, the ride, how they handle turns, how they handle bumps and uneven road conditions, etc. So yeah, this was stupid from the start.

Looks great on a lift too!

im not sure

Look at Consumer Reports reliability ratings and you will see that Chrysler products are not as reliable as Toyota.

***** Regardless the Toyota's with the 2GR-FE and 6 speed auto are all bullet proof, have been sense 2006.

***** in the corolla... That EXACT engine and transmission have been used since 2007.

Only the Hybrid Camry's use a CVT.

Car Nut Toyota infotaintment

It tells time!

Eric Max Roman says it's a great new gadget and Father's Day present.

Nice. I wanted one but I'm getting an Xbox One instead

Eric Max xbox tells time as well! Good choice, sir.

+WarmSoftKitty Oh, man. Almost as good as "Daddy's back, you bitches!!"

I agree these guys do very crude reviews and if you check anywhere on the net you will see both these cars, esp. a RWD 300s, have equal low 6 sec. 0-60 times. I'm a long time Toyota owner and put 100k miles on per year. Both are good cars, the Avalon is ugly, the 300 is an excellent hwy car and of course the platform of the 300 is a last Gen MB E class and it shows rolling down the interstate. I love my '15 300s AWD and would never go back to Toyota, the US built models are being cheapened up. The plastics are hard, cheap looking and mark easily. Sloppy handling, etc. I could go on. I trade every 2 years, I hope Fiat is smart and leaves this MB platform alone for awhile, it's what makes it different than the rest. AWD was key for me up in the Midwest snow-belt, otherwise, yes RWD is faster, lighter, brakes better and better MPG. These testers are very amateur.

goatmonkey2112 It's not "pretty nice" at all. It's a pile of crap with a big, lazy engine in it. I love how they get away with saying it's got leather interior - where? There's more real leather in a cactus than that pretend rubbish in the 300. It feels cheap and nasty to be in. It's squeaky, rattles and generally feels like it's made from bargain basement fiat cast offs. It's cheap because it's thrown together junk. If a V8 gets you off enough to look past the terrible driving experience (presuming it lasts long enough for you to notice) then great - go buy one. Just remember once you grow up and buy something with some quality you will never look at cheap junk like that in the same way. I also never said American cars were still junk. Some are brilliant. The 300 isn't.

hung huge The 300 I drove was a SRT8 that was a couple of years old. There were no squeaks or rattles. That is in your imagination. No reviewer has said that either. My dad's 10 year old Town & Country doesn't have rattles either. Your information is coming from the 90s or earlier. Chryslers are a whole lot better than they used to be. I wouldn't say they are on par with Toyota quality, but have you ever actually driven an Avalon? It's pretty much like driving a Buick. This is not an exciting car we are talking about here. The Avalon is a big highway cruiser. It's a boring car for retired people. It's a good car, but I wouldn't want to own one. When I think about that option, a Chrysler 300 SRT8 that is a couple of years old vs. a new Avalon. There is no comparison, the 6.4L V-8 is a monster. I was just talking about the 5.7 before, but if I was buying one of these, a used SRT8 would be the only choice. If you want a V-8 and RWD in a Toyota, you're looking at a $90k Lexus LS460. Or to get to the same price point maybe a 2008 Lexus would be about the same price. That's not a bad option actually if you can find one with low miles. This is all assuming that you are in the market for a big cushy sedan. The Lexus has decent power, and it's super comfortable. You could probably even make a point that the 2008 Lexus would last as long as a newer 300. That's probably true. I would have way more fun driving a 300 SRT8 though.

BRIAN BUTZ But wouldn't you agree that the 300 would never make it much past those 2 years when you trade it in?

Mr21scott I just did a quick search on Autotrader. 2005+ 300s and Avalons with over 200k miles. There are plenty of high mileage 300s out there. That seems like a reasonable lifespan for one. I wouldn't drive one that long though. I do agree that you are move likely to see a Toyota with over 500k miles. The nice thing about the 300 though is that parts are cheap and it's a simple design that any mechanic can fix. I think a 300 should make it to 200k miles with only minor issues. The Toyota will probably have fewer problems, but the difference isn't what it used to be. When you look into the JD Power quality and reliability surveys now, the actual problems people have with their cars from any brand in the first 2 or 3 years is usually not even mechanical. Some electronic device breaks or their new phone won't pair with the bluetooth. Back in the 90s and earlier, the problems on the JD Power report were things like the engine blew up, the transmission blew up. That stuff happens, but it isn't common anymore.

Yes, agreed

Charles Requa Even if 300 was RWD it would still lose because Avalon is made of aluminum so it's still going to be much lighter. Plus the 8 speed in the 300 is shitty as fuck. 8 speed serves two purposes, MPG and acceleration. With 8 gears cars can spread the gear ratios better keep RPM's very low in normal driving. RWD 300 gets 31 MPG highway so Chrysler definitely achieved the MPG part. As for acceleration, with 8 speed the gears can be spread so that when the car shifts into 2nd 3rd etc., the RPM's don't go any lower than 5,000. In a lot car cars with just a 6 speed or 5 speed the RPM's drop by too much and that really kills the performance because at 4000 RPM most cars are out of their power band. In this Chrysler, even with 8 speed, RPM's drop by way too much so the 8 speed is useless in terms of acceleration. I have a Lexus LS460 and it was the worlds first car to have 8 speed. I have 0-60 video on my channel. When it shifts into second RPM's stay at 5000 and it pulls hard all the way.

well I love both vehicles, but the avalon isn't in anyway fast performance wise, and the 300 is avaliable in the RWD v8 model Wich is way faster the the v6. also the awd makes the 300 heavier considering it has more components compared to a fwd or RWD vehicle.

Stop being such a salty little kid. It's an opinion, not a fact. If you can't understand that, don't comment on the internet. Go back to Minecraft, cars aren't your forte.

Waffaw e Says the 5 year old. lol

Alex Tran They should have shown the v8 model.

lol