{{No citations|date=November 2021}}{{Infobox automobile | name = Chrysler Chronos | image = Chrysler 021.jpg | manufacturer = [[Chrysler (division)|Chrysler]] | production = 1998 | class = [[Concept car]] | body_style = 4-door [[notchback]] [[sedan (car)|sedan]] | platform = [[Chrysler LX platform]] | layout = [[FR layout]] | engine = 6.0 L (366 ci) [[overhead camshaft|OHC]] [[V10 engine|V10]] | transmission = 4-speed [[automatic transmission|automatic]] | wheelbase = 130.9 in (3327 mm) | length = 205.4 in (5217 mm) | width = 76.5 in (1942 mm) | height = 52.7 in (1338 mm) | weight = 4209 lb (1909 kg) }} The '''Chrysler Chronos''' is a [[concept car]] created by [[Chrysler (division)|Chrysler]] in 1998. The Chronos has a similarity in design to the 1953 Chrysler D'Elegance [[concept car]] as well as a similarity to the [[Mass production|production]] model [[Chrysler 300C]].
==Overview== The design of the concept has some similarity to the classic 1950s [[Virgil Exner]]-era cars. It features an [[aluminium]] wheels (when rotating the logo aligns evenly,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mycarquest.com/2020/04/chrysler-built-a-great-concept-in-1998-the-chronos-but-precious-little-was-used-in-production.html|title=Chrysler Chronos|publisher=mycarquest.com}}</ref> idea later appeared on the [[Rolls-Royce Phantom VII|Phantom]]), a huge wheelbase and [[Rear-wheel-drive|RWD]] layout.
The Chronos is equipped with a naturally aspirated 6.0L (366 ci) OHC [[V10 engine|V10]] engine (built from three 4.7L V8's) with around 350 [[horsepower]] (58.3 bhp/Liter).
== Gallery == <gallery mode="packed"> File:ChryslerChronos.jpg|Chrysler Chronos at the 1998 Miami International Auto Show File:ChryslerChronosInterior.jpg|Interior view </gallery>
== References == {{Reflist}} *[http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z259/Chrysler_Chronos/default.aspx ConceptCarz.com Info on the Chronos] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060618140817/http://chrysler.thenetlab.net/experience/concept/feature5.html Inside Chrysler Concept Cars: The Chrysler Chronos]
{{Chrysler}} [[Category:Chrysler concept vehicles|Chronos]] [[Category:Retro-style automobiles]]