Help ID unknown new car with huge chrome "X" grill

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Danny - 21 Feb 2006 10:42 GMT

A few days ago I got a fleeting glimpse of what looked to be a brand
new car with the largest chrome grill I have seen on a vehicle since
the old Rolls Royces. The grill had to be at least two feet tall and
had vertical chrome with a huge X(each leg of the X was about 3 inches
across) placed on top and going from the top to the bottom of the
grill. As the car turned on to the road going the opposite way, I
think I got a glimpse of its logo on the back. If it wasn't the
elongated Chrysler logo, it was something very similar. I assumed it
was the Chrysler 300, but I haven't seen any type of grillwork like
that on the Chrysler website. I don't remember much about the vehicle
other than it seemed to have that muscular low-slung gangster look of
the Chrysler 300. But the grill looked like it was a refugee from some

ancient Rolls Royce.

Any help in IDing this car and/or its grill(if it is a custom grill for

the 300 or whatever) would be greatly appreciated.

Danny

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MoPar Man - 21 Feb 2006 14:35 GMT

> A few days ago I got a fleeting glimpse of what looked to be
> a brand new car with the largest chrome grill I have seen on
> a vehicle since the old Rolls Royces.

What city did you see this?

What you saw was a Chrysler Imperial concept car. It was shown for
the first time at the Detroit auto show last month. It was so
"special" that no-one was allowed to sit in it's interior (not even
journalists during press week).

I'd be very surprised if this car was just driving around out in the
open (without being covered with canvas as is usually done to hide
pre-production cars that are taken on test drives).

Is there going to be an auto show where near where you saw it? Did
you see it near a convention center?

> But the grill looked like it was a refugee from some
> ancient Rolls Royce.

Yes, the in-your-face styling of Chrysler's cars since the Germans
bought chrysler continues. I can't wait for Rolls Royce to sue them
for the outright theft of their trademark look.

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Danny - 21 Feb 2006 17:09 GMT

> What city did you see this?

It was one of the cities that comprise the Virginia Peninsula; Newport
News, Hampton, Poquoson, and lower York County. It was coming out of
some shopping center/grocery store parking lot...not a car dealership,
but other than that the details are vague. I'll check to see if there
are any upcoming auto shows in the area. Thanks for the info on the
model, MoPar Man.

Danny

> What you saw was a Chrysler Imperial concept car. It was shown for
> the first time at the Detroit auto show last month. It was so
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> open (without being covered with canvas as is usually done to hide
> pre-production cars that are taken on test drives).

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Alex Rodriguez - 21 Feb 2006 17:29 GMT

>A few days ago I got a fleeting glimpse of what looked to be a brand
>new car with the largest chrome grill I have seen on a vehicle since
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>Any help in IDing this car and/or its grill(if it is a custom grill for
>the 300 or whatever) would be greatly appreciated.

YOu don't give enough details. I would guess it is the new Bently 4 door.
It is a bit similar to a 300. The new Rolls Royce has a huge grill, but
it looks nothing like a 300.
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Alex

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