1:17 What is a Phaeton? It simply means a "chariot", named after Greek god Helios' son Phaeton, who took his father Sun chariot on a joyride until Zeus ended the whole thing.

While obviously this car was never something Chrysler would've brought to market, I do sorta like it. It's incredibly distinctive and is probably the best looking of these retro-inspired concept cars that never made it to market.

@MarspeedCars

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it’s so distinctive and unique, I don’t exactly love the front end but I also don’t hate it and wouldn’t mind seeing it on the roads. The throwback to the older Phaetons is really cool to see

@jamesmylife6578

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarspeedCars I mean, they made the Chrysler airflow which was unique at the time. But it also didn’t sell that good for the same reason.

@kasuraga

3 жыл бұрын

It definitely is the best 40's retro inspired car. Seems like all the retro cars based on anything old than the 60's or 70's just never look good. This thing looks like it was pulled straight out of a comic book in the best way possible.

@MandusahRamirez

3 жыл бұрын

The best Chrysler Concept Was That 2 Door Convertible Based on The Mercedes SL!!! It Looked Production Ready But Mercedes Pulled The Plug Because It Actually Rivaled Their SL

Chrysler always made wonderful concept cars that really have a unique sense of early 20th century styling. Its a shame they didn't approach their sale cars with the same gusto and heart and just kind of half attempted to make them luxury cars.

@FirstLast-uz6eq

3 жыл бұрын

Lee Iacocca both saved and doomed Chrysler.

This looks like something out of an pimp my ride game lol

@richardfeibel3154

3 жыл бұрын

THEY NEVER DID SUCH CLASS!!!!

@musikizthewurld3273

3 жыл бұрын

This car actually was in Gran Turismo 2 for the PS1, so kids ask your parents for permission to dig through their things. Not sure about any other games though.

Given the horrible reputation of 2.7L, It was probably best the Phaeton never made it to production.

@ghostlegit

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't care. I would ls swap it or something

@AngryCatMan1982

3 жыл бұрын

@@ghostlegit or a Hellcrate

@HOTWHEELSCOTT

3 жыл бұрын

Yea...imagine....Two oil clogged engines....

@OhPhuckYou

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't give a fuck. This car is badass. I'll personally weld two running 2.7l to make it another 20K before my next engine weld.

Pity they didn't make it. Can you just imagine what it would sell for today?

@udontknoathing7243

3 жыл бұрын

Three hundred dollars ?

@sernfaulks7568

3 жыл бұрын

@@udontknoathing7243 Your on that "shyt" aren't chya'?

Looks like the facelift version of Cpt. Nemo's car in the movie "the league of extraordinary gentlemen" haha

8:42 Stellantis should hire you as a spokesman/rep for the Chrysler Brand. You and Mark Worman do the Pentastar/Mopar Brand great justice !!

So interesting that a VW Phaeton ironically sat in the background at :42. LOL It’s unfortunate that Chrysler didn’t create the Phaeton as a coupé like the Benz CLS … such a sharp concept it was.

The best thing is that in the second picture shown a VW Phaeton is in the Background. A 12 Cylinder Luxury Car for the 21st Century.

I saw it at the 1997 Minneapolis auto Show, feel in love and wanted to buy one. Never heard of it ever again until today.

I had one on Gran Turismo 2 .🙂

It would have been cool to see it in production

Weird front styling, but I love it.

Hmmm 2X2.7 for double the sludgeing. I think the V10 would have been a better choice. Too bad they didn't make the car, looks cool.

@joshbacon8241

3 жыл бұрын

So why didn’t it make production?

@sandyneedham6499

3 жыл бұрын

Thy already had the 10 cyl Viper engine, so why spend money on a V12 ? For a company just out of bankruptcy, they seem to have learnt little.

I can't explain why but the Atlantic spoke to me. I did and still do imagine driving one.

Wow, such a BEAUTIFUL CAR, what a shame!!!

@TheShootersBay

3 жыл бұрын

Dodge chysler had many beautiful concepts that never made production. Such a pitty.

@jamesmylife6578

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah not to be that guy but, this puts rolls Royce at shame.

@poplaurentiu4148

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesmylife6578 You say it but really based on what will put Chrysler a Rolls-Royce at shame ? or is just a conspiration theory ? ;0)

@jamesmylife6578

3 жыл бұрын

@@poplaurentiu4148 the rolls Royce at the time. Chrysler’s did have the fast engines in it. I’m talking about the concept. Chrysler never really competed with rolls Royce, accept before 1970s Chrysler when they were more comparable to Cadillac. Rolls Royce wasn’t really into making the most luxurious family car. They were more focused on making the fastest car. So while Chrysler was the ultimate luxury car brand they were also really reliable they have all the bells and whistles, before other car companies had any at all. For example,power windows, ac, powered seats automatic windows. See that’s what I’m talking about but with the concept for the 1990s I can say the they were in fact pretty decked out compared to most cars at the time. Mainly because of the oil crisis. My fathers 1970s car didn’t have electric windows, electric door locks, electric seats, or even seats that moved at all it was a dodge demon from 1971. The Chrysler’s from 1950s had all that and more.

@poplaurentiu4148

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesmylife6578 The clip say that Chrysler intended to build a model to compete in the ultimate luxury against Rolls because until this concept show in the clip above Chrysler was basically mainstream.. the only brand manufacturer to get closer to Rolls-Royce class of ultimate luxury crafting back in the 1990 was Bugatti with the EB -112 concept.. they did 2 custom EB-118 models and the revised EB-218 models only 3.. So after they build only 5 of these rare cars in total they stopped because in 1995 Bugatti went bankrupt.. Latter after they were brought by VW and start-again Bugatti did try out once-again to enter in the ultimate luxury sector with the Bugatti 16C Galibier concept in the 2008-2009 but that one even though it was well recieve'd after it was presented at 2009 Frankfurth Auto Show, Bugatti intended to build a limited series but it got cancelled again, before reaching production line during the diesel-gate emissions scandal.. EDIT: you say Chrysler was ultimate luxury in late 1970-1990 ? then please tell me this real quick : why so many world-wide dictators, diplomats were running mostly in 1960' Mercedes-Benz S600 Pullman with hydro-pneumatic suspension, vacuum-pneumatic windows, tv+telephones (Sadam Hussein included)..?

Best birthday vid yet today

that is an epic looking car

Looks like the gauges made it into the 300M.

Awesome concept

Two 2.7L V6s. This would have been a very expensive cool looking roller.

Interior looks like a magnum. Love it when concepts make it to factory cars

Great overview of a remarkable concept car.

Imagine a world where this was sold, did well and inspired a look for cars

Wow, now that’s a car! I want one!

This car is beautiful however I can see where it doesn’t look so appealing however it has more than a lot of potential. Chrysler should re design the front a lil bit n get this beauty on the road

0:42 i like how the volkswagen phaeton is in the background lmao

I love this car and it's a real shame they never released it to the public. Ever since I first seen in in 2000 playing GT2 I was in love just like that game made me love the PT Spyder as well.

It's very nice..the only thing I don't like is the PT CRUISER Grill

Some beautiful designs here.

Love the styling..

Beautiful. Exciting and it should have been Chryslers Flagship...

EPIC!

Dude what if these concepts had made it

Superb

Chrysler did have a flagship vehicle in 1997 it was the LHS

@AngryCatMan1982

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, not many exist today. Finding decent parts for my '95 Concorde is quite the challenge.

@nicholasfield6127

3 жыл бұрын

They wanted a V8 or bigger. Something nwith more of a statement

COMPLETELY MISSED WAS THE 1941 CHRYSLER THUNDERBOLT .IT WAS A 2 SEAT ARROW DYNAMIC DESIGN BASED ON THE IMPERIAL CHASSIS. THE INFLUENCE OF THIS WAS CREATED IN 2004 AS THE MERCEDES MADE CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE. A 2 SEAT SPORTS CAR. IN 1941 6 WERE MADE .AND ONE WAS TILL ON THE AUTO SHOW CIRCUIT IN 1990. A SILVER VERSION SHOWN AT THE CHICAGO AUTO SHOW.

Hey brother, you are the man! I'm a lifelong Mopar guy and I've never even heard of this car. You totally rock!

Gorgeous! Our loss.

Nice I like it

Thanks for describing it in minute detail. It helps totally blind KZread viewers tremendously.

it's really sad: Chrysler has some of the best car designers on the planet but the "moving parts" are junk.

We all know this car would have had the SAME cheap Chrysler parts bin interior from the late 90's

@ghostlegit

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't care. This car looks dope.

@MyerShift7

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, Chrysler's interiors got bad after 1998 when Daimler started stripping them.

So the original Phaeton was Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, basically? Lol I had to check that sentence like five times to make sure autocorrect didn't try to implement me 😁

Would have liked to see the hard top in operation.

Most excellent motor vehicle! 👌

Mercedes was intimidated by things like this

Gorgeous

I always wonder "what if?" when it comes to concept cars in general. How they could've reshaped the car industry today had they been released to some degree like it was as a concept. But I'm sure a great deal of them would've resulted in entire brand names going belly-up at the expense of a low production number car that will rise in value on the used market many years later.

Cool..................................... 👍😉

Best of the flagship cars

Love it.

Super nice car for today, back then it was ahead of it's time but today it would be accepted to the point of sales would be through the roof.

I thought this was a figment of my imagination that GT2 put in there

sweet ride

I actually had never heard of the Phaeton before, nor had I heard of the Atlantic which is a takeoff of the Bugatti Atlantic. Love the look of both of them , and would I love to be able to buy either one of them today,,,WOW!

Interesting that it looks like Ford borrowed a few design elements, such as the dropping line from front to rear, and the fender vent with the notch line as seen on the Ford Thunderbird.

You need to do the Prowler bro!

Great design, great car.

That backseat looks like a deathtrap in an accident, you'd get decapitated by the cross member.

@Mdtttttt

3 жыл бұрын

I believe it had backseat airbags

Hopefully Stellantis Let's Chrysler To get back in the game Great luxurious cars

@jbmazhar2000

3 жыл бұрын

i mean when was Chrysler actually in the game?

@PontiacFan68

3 жыл бұрын

@@jbmazhar2000 I am talking Cadillac, Packard, Buick, and Lincoln competition back in the day not the 90s and certainly today. But hopefully they will get a lineup again.

@jbmazhar2000

3 жыл бұрын

@@PontiacFan68 Ahh i see, my mistake, i apologize. That's before my time. But yea it would be cool to see high end chrysler making dope cars.

@PontiacFan68

3 жыл бұрын

@@jbmazhar2000 Yeah I hope Carlos Tavares the CEO of stellantis can turn FCA brands around when they need it.

@jbmazhar2000

3 жыл бұрын

@@PontiacFan68 I'm gonna go on a bit of a rant here but i really wish FCA would up their reliability and build quality along with the value proposition on their vehicles. For eg. i absolutely love the look of the Jeep Grand Cherokee but its almost impossible to find one with an LSD used and they're "luxury" brand expensive new without all the bells and whistles. The average Grand Cherokee you see has a very basic on demand sort of a system or pseudo-manual "4wd" which uses a clutch based system similar to a honda pilot. The pilot, However, gets the same torque vectoring rear differential available in Acuras as standard equipment. I am also really tempted to buy a Dodge Ram which again is a fantastic looking vehicle and, having driven one as a work vehicle, it also rides very well. But horror stories from the maintenance department on the build quality of these vehicles plus the lack of a middle ground engine option between a gutless pentastar V6 and a thirsty, inefficient Hemi V8 is a strong deterrent for me. I just feel like FCA needs to do some simple common sense things and they just about have a formula for fantastic vehicles. Sorry.

I could only find two faults (my own personal preference): Didn't look like the seats were adjustable and if it were a touring car, where does the luggage go if the top is open? Other than that, looks awesome.

Super clean car

I love it, but I can see why something like this never made it to production. Then again during this era of Daimler Chrysler put out some cars that I normally would think might never make it past concept, like the Prowler, Magnum and even the 08 Challenger. They took a few chances.

I heard this car was supposed to come with a free Zoot Suit

1:40 that's nice

There is a Chrysler concept vehicle that made successful production ... The minivan!

An Employee of Chrysler told me they are coming out with a super luxury car . $125,000 . The Imperial XX

@garysandiego

3 жыл бұрын

That must be a pipe dream. Stellantis has not approved any new Chrysler vehicles.

The Mercedes-Benz Ocean Drive Concept from 2007 was clearly an attempted revival of this Phaeton concept - it was the last concept car from Mercedes-Benz built under DaimlerChrysler - with the retro design influence Chrysler brought to Mercedes-Benz during that time (such as the PT Cruiser style wheel arches on the Mercedes W221)

From the side the car looked outstanding. It made me think of an old "looking to the Future "promotion film. The Grill made me think of one of the Hyundai's. The backend, was let me say, interesting and the Dual Cowl, not so hot on that. Makes it look uncomfortable.

good video....lot of info was repeated though...could have been shorter.

Man, the Phaeton in the 90's-early 2000's would've made you look like a god damn king driving around in it. There would've been nothing like it on the roads. It's a damn shame they didn't put it into production. Even if it was a limited run.

Like most concept cars, I think this was just a design exercise, not intended to reach production, unlike the Chrysler Portofino which became the LH.

This didn’t have Chryslers patented “Corinthian leather” ? Lol.

@richardfeibel3154

3 жыл бұрын

YOU DON;T KNOW THAT DO YOU!!!

@jeffreygoss8109

3 жыл бұрын

@@richardfeibel3154 I know Corinthian leather is entirely made up. There is no such thing.

Cool car but I don’t remember seeing the car at museum.

how cool!!!......

Don't expect corporations to please customers' taste

I remember this from Gran Turismo 2

I remembered it they should have went down this road.

@madmaxxxthen30-rwofficialm23

3 жыл бұрын

It would've sold a lot.

Wow. I would buy it

OMG it s a PT 300, Did they glue 2 3.5L together to make the V12? Haven't watched yet LOL

@jbmazhar2000

3 жыл бұрын

LOL two 2.7 litre v6s

@repnatl

3 жыл бұрын

@@jbmazhar2000 great two of chrysler's worst engines bolted together lol. Glad they canceled it.

@jbmazhar2000

3 жыл бұрын

@@repnatl yea pretty much, but it would be cool if the made it modern with maybe a forced induction v8

A dream car 🇺🇸

The styling is a “miss” just does not look right.

aus welchem Plumsklo bist Du den abgehauen?

I like it.

Kinda looks like a Lancia Thesis.

Very Cool Brother You need to Own a 300 to feel the Love

Wonder if this is marspeed custom song. The background music basically

They really should have produced the car. Lady luck is golden, she favors the bold. An elder, being very wise, told me that when I was young.

I actually used it in GT2, wasn't the best handling car, but I mean...it was fun when you brought your memory card to a friend and chose a luxury barge to beat their fast lotus', Ruf's and general JDM stuff. As for reality, it sadly would've never worked due to several points: 1. though stylish and clean, the styling itself would not work in low class'. 2. The price of 60k dollars US is debatably very optimistic and highly improbable, because if they wanted to maintain a quality model that competed with the likes of lexus, mercedes and heck, even Lincoln and cadillac of the day, the fit and finish would've needed to be on par and 3. exactly that fit and finish in those days was Chrysler's weaker point. Which would damage the car's reputation and sales.

i remember this monster from gran turismo 2

You entirely fail to mention that just 8 months later Diamler purchased Chrysler and that this particlular car absloutely has major design cues carried in to the Maybach in years going forward.

@carn1vore

3 жыл бұрын

I'm struggling to find even the most remote similarity between this and a Maybach other than being a large, four-door vehicle.

So is nobody gonna talk about how it looks like the ware care off Futurama!?

If I'm in charge of Chrysler at this time this would be the new 300P. I know y'all feel me.

Chrysler needed a specialty division to produce these cars in limited numbers.

@cjmarsh504

3 жыл бұрын

They had a brand named Imperial.

And they said the challenger was a boat, this is a yacht 🤣 Love your vids keep it up :)

A beautiful car. Supercharged V8 today and use the space left over for even more leg room or a convertible hardtop. Now that would be a car!

It's like a Disney attraction that failed and is now overgrown and abandoned-

The rear did not have a Tachometer , it is clearly a clock and speedo.