In Australia we are starved of most of the more "mainstream" US models - Private importations of a CHallenger or Mudstain or Craparo cost around $100 grand by the time they are converted to right steer and "complianced" to Australian Design Rule standards - things like indicator colour, seat belts and air bags meeting Australian test standards and fuel tank location all have to be met.

This is not to say the US car has "bad" seat belts - just that it must be fitted with a brand that is tested and meets standard in Australia - We are seriously over-governed and over-taxed, over here...but that's the way they keep our medical and roads, schools etc up to high end world standard.

Our local manufacturers still make the GM Holden Commodore ( Called the Lumina in the Middle east! ) - basically a four door GTO - but Ford will be discontinuing the rear drive Falcon (Kind of a rear drive Taurus) very shortly.

Both cars are comparable with = US makers Impala and Taurus...except we have 4 door performance models that are comparable with the Charger.

The 300C caused quite a wave of excitement when it first hit out shores.... but the motoring press went out of their way to "can" it...they focussed on silly pedantic issues that were no better on the = GM or Ford local product.

This was because Chrysler LLD have never spent money on advertising with magazines/Newspapers - only TV.

The new 6.4 300C has left the press with nowhere to go - so they compare it to the M5 and the AMG63...conveniently forgetting its HALF the price of those cars.

Last review of the Grand Cherokee was a "drag race" between it and the Mercedes ML63 AMG!! ,..which beat it by 1/2 second over the qtr mile - But of course they forgot to mention the Jeep GC was 76K...the ML63 AMG was $177K!!!

This is the sort of bias that goes on in our motoring press

So in summary - unless its a Jeep..US stuff is seen as an "oddity"..owned by few and appreciated by not many more...irrespective of how good the car actually is.

Euro stuff is what everyone aspires too....Japanese, Korean and local GM/Fraud are seen as acceptable by most.....and Korean is popular amongst the cheaper model lines....even though the Kia Sportage won best SUV under 40K for two years in a row and stands out as a quality small SUV.

BTW - a price comparison -

AMG63 - $150,000
SRT8 300C - $75,000
Holden Commodore SS - (basically a four door GTO) - $48,000
Dodge Nitro - $43,000

Or a privately imported MY 13 Viper will cost $150,000

So you can see - our new car market is significantly more expensive than the US.