Comparing the Chrysler 300’s combination of performance and styling with others in the running for the award, MOTOR TREND editors said the car, "far exceeds its competitors in style, fit and finish and daring," calling it an, "extremely compelling combo of power, responsiveness, room and refinement." They also noted that, "When design chiefs at rival automakers are overheard saying things like, "You’re going to start seeing cars like the 300 from us soon," well, you know you’re not just looking at a new automobile, you’re witnessing the onset of a paradigm shift."