2005 Chrysler 300
The automotive press has heaped accolades upon the 2005 Chrysler 300’s aggressive styling and optional Hemi powerplant. We like it so much that we named it our Car of the Year, and now it makes our Top Ten Safe Family Vehicles list.

Pricing starts at $23,405 (plus a $675 destination charge), which will get you into a base, 3,700-lb., rear-wheel-drive 300 with a 190-horsepower, 2.7-liter V6. Juicing up your game with the remarkable 2005 Chrysler 300 SRT-8 requires a bit more coin – $39,370 to be exact. All models are built with standard dual front airbags with a front passenger airbag cutoff sensor. Touring, Limited and C models add antilock brakes, electronic brake-force distribution, electronic brake assistance, stability control, and traction control. All except the SRT-8 are available with all-wheel drive, and the Base model can be equipped with antilock brakes, stability control, traction control, and electronic brake assistance for an extra charge. Side and side-curtain airbags are optional on all models.

In NHTSA testing, a 2005 Chrysler 300 without the optional side or side-curtain airbags received five stars for the driver and front passenger in a frontal crash, four stars for the front and five stars for the rear occupants in a side crash, and four stars for its rollover rating. In IIHS testing, the 2005 Chrysler 300 received a Best Pick ranking for its offset frontal crash test performance.