. 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.