The latest commercial for the Chrysler 300S shows a concept version of it being build by the nice folks at Wayne Industries under the tagline "Imported From Gotham City" with the license plate DK300S — as in the Dark Knight from The Dark Knight Rises. Is the Batman downsizing his fleet?

Esquire is not only the first publication out the gate with a "Car of the year" list, they're also the first to fall flat on its face. Hearst's man mag spread the SEO love around, picking some commendable choices — like the Audi A7 as car of the year, and the Cadillac CTS-V Wagon as family car of the year.

One cylinder and worlds apart from the line of historical German three liters shown in this 1984 Mercedes Benz commercial, after 27 years the claims of the 300D's contribution to Mercedes Benz's dynasty seem a lot less of a stretch.

Fiat's Lancia arm showed off today the Chrysler-based models coming to Geneva next month. Considering Fiat's controlling stake, it's no surprise the new Europe-only Lancias are rebadged Chryslers. What is surprising: Lancia appears to have done the rebadging in Photoshop.

At the drive of its new-for-2011 300 sedan last week, Chrysler showed off a matte version of the big hauler dubbed the 300 S. What's with the additional letter? Think of it as a mini-Scion for Chrysler.

"If there's one thing we want you to know," said the executives launching the 2011 Chrysler 300 sedan, "it's that this is an all-new vehicle." It's not, but it is better.

Chrysler's 300 redesign isn't revolutionary, but you try and deal with an insurgency every couple years and see if all that visual violence doesn't get old. Chrysler's preserved the 300's unique take on luxurious motoring, without de-chunking the original chunkmobile.

After being caught completely undisguised earlier this month, Chrylser's released a slew of teaser shots for the 2011 Chrysler 300. The new sedan for wannabe-gangsters features a freshly-sculpted grille, LED-infused headlights, and more chrome accents than my mind can register.