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2006 Chrysler 300C Heritage Edition offers luxurious performance, exclusive features and unique heritage badging New model is the first Chrysler brand vehicle with SmartBeamTMheadlamp technology
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New 2006 Chrysler 300C "Heritage Edition" Debuts at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Jan. 4, 2006
Paying homage to the great Chrysler 300s of the late 1950s, the Chrysler Group announced today the new 2006 Chrysler 300C "Heritage Edition," debuting Jan. 4 at the 2006 Los Angeles Auto Show.
Chrysler Brand Driven by the steady, consistent launches of award-winning new models, the Chrysler brand has seen a dramatic rise in sales, market share and brand image during the last 15 years. Chrysler brand sales have jumped a remarkable 357 percent since 1991 (130,542 units sold in 1991 compared to 597,085 units sold through November 2005). These new products - including the Chrysler 300, Chrysler Pacifica, Chrysler PT Cruiser and Convertible, Chrysler Crossfire and Convertible, and Chrysler Town & Country - have attracted new buyers to the brand, including owners of import and luxury vehicles. Chrysler will continue to grow through beautiful designs, inspired engineering and exceptional value.
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Available in dealerships this spring, the
limited-production Heritage Edition is a performance specialty vehicle offering
the power of the award-winning 5.7-liter HEMI® engine with the fuelsaving
Multiple Displacement System (MDS), high-performance styling cues of the
popular SRT lineup and exclusive features, including the first-time use of
SmartBeamTM headlamp technology in a Chrysler vehicle. And, to contemporize
its illustrious past, the Heritage Edition has a chromed bodyside molding
with a distinctive tri-color 300C badge that is modeled after the badge on
the 1957 Chrysler 300C, a vehicle described in its day as the "Beautiful
Brute." "The Chrysler 300C Heritage Edition honors the long line of beautiful
Chrysler 300 vehicles by combining power and fuel-economy in a sporty, stylish
package," said Jeff Bell, Vice President - Chrysler. The Heritage Edition
includes P225/60R18 all-season touring tires and unique 18-inch chrome clad
wheels with performance suspension, performance-shifting five-speed
AutoStick®, responsive performance steering gear and a performance exhaust
sound. The interior features SRT-inspired front seats with tri-color heritage
badge on the seat backs, an exclusive interior two-tone color combination
and an upgraded 368-watt Boston Acoustic seven-speaker sound system with
subwoofer.
It also features a new Smoke Translucent finish on the upper
steering wheel and door pull handles. The Chrysler 300C Heritage Edition
is offered in three exterior colors: Brilliant Black, Cool Vanilla and, at
extra cost, Inferno Red Crystal Pearl, the first, true red exclusively available
on this Chrysler 300 model. The SmartBeam intelligent headlamp system is
a premium, sophisticated aid for nighttime driving. It automatically and
quickly adjusts high-beam brightness and intensity, depending on the surrounding
nighttime light sources. The 2006 Chrysler 300C Heritage Edition is the first,
and only, Chrysler vehicle offering this technology in 2006. The High Intensity
Discharger (HID) Xenon headlamps include high-pressure headlamp washers.
In addition to the standard features found on the 2006 Chrysler 300C, the
new Heritage Edition also includes the following: Sound Group II
- including 368-watt amplifier, seven Boston Acoustics speakers with
sub-woofer and AM/FM/Cassette/CD 6-disc MP3 radio Power adjustable pedals
with memory SRT-inspired decklid spoiler All-chromed grille Chromed power,
folding, heated mirrors Priced at approximately $36,000, the Heritage Edition
offers a well-equipped Chrysler 300C with performance oriented enthusiast
equipment and new technology, at an affordable price. Production of the 2006
Chrysler 300C Heritage Edition will begin this spring at the Brampton (Ontario)
Assembly Plant.
