Chrysler models

Chrysler was founded in 1925 by Walter Chrysler, an engineer who reorganised a struggling automaker into his own company and quickly made it one of America's 'Big Three.' From the start the brand stood for engineering ambition, bringing features like hydraulic brakes and aerodynamic design to mainstream buyers.

Chrysler's history runs hot and cold. It produced genuine landmarks, the postwar Hemi V8, the minivan that it effectively invented in the 1980s and which reshaped family transport, and bold 'cab-forward' sedans in the 1990s. It also lurched through repeated financial crises, bailouts, and a series of mergers that eventually folded it into the global Stellantis group.

Today Chrysler is a shadow of its former range, reduced to little more than the legacy of the 300 sedan and the minivan that still carries it. For buyers, the badge mostly means the Pacifica, a comfortable, practical family hauler that descends directly from the vehicle type Chrysler pioneered. It is a storied American name whose future, especially in electric form, is still being written.