. New 2006 Chrysler 300C 'Heritage Edition'
Debuts at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Jan. 4, 2006
Photo: DC
New "Heritage
Edition" model pays homage to the 1957 Chrysler 300C which was
described as the "Beautiful Brute"
2006 Chrysler
300C Heritage Edition offers luxurious performance, exclusive
features and unique heritage badging
New model is
the first Chrysler brand vehicle with SmartBeam(TM) headlamp
technology
AUBURN HILLS, Mich.
- Paying homage to the great Chrysler 300s of the late 1950s, the
Chrysler Group announced today the new 2006 Chrysler 300C "Heritage
Edition," debuting January 4 at the 2006 Los Angeles Auto Show.
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(R) engine with the fuel-saving Multiple Displacement System
(MDS), high-performance styling cues of the popular SRT line-up
and exclusive features, including the first-time use of SmartBeam(TM)
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(R), 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.
