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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Full sized, rear wheel drive luxury is back in vogue. Thanks to the introduction of the Chrysler 300C, consumers have a choice that goes beyond the dated Lincoln Town Car or the expensive BMW 7 Series. With the release of the 300C, Chrysler is doing its part in revolutionizing full size car performance as the 300C is edgy, luxurious, and in the case of the SRT8 model, extremely fast. Read on to learn how you can maximize the performance of your Chrysler 300C SRT8 with a pair of trusty, potent aftermarket enhancements.
Three decades after the 300 designation was retired, Chrysler resurrected the 300 name and placed it on a shortened version of its big LH sedan. The 300M - as it was called -- was praised for its smooth style and luxurious appointments, however the V6 powered, front wheel drive model failed to live up to the vaunted ancestry of the original 300 series built by Chrysler. Thus, the car was considered only a 300 in name, not in substance.
The Chrysler 300 letter series were high-performance luxury cars that were built in very limited numbers by Chrysler Corporation in the United States between 1955 and 1965. It was the trademark of the model to use a new letter of the alphabet as a suffix and it reached 300L by 1965.
The Chrysler 300 letter series were significant in American automobile history as the cars were the ones that rekindled interest in performance among major American manufacturers after World War 2. Because of this significance, the Chrysler 300 is considered as the muscle car ancestor even though it was much more exclusive and expensive.
Chrysler also had another series named 300. This was the Chrysler 300 Non-Letter series. This series involved full-sized automobiles produced by Chrysler from 1963 until 1971. The Chrysler 300 Non-Letter Series was the replacement for the 1961 Chrysler Windsor.
The Chrysler 300 was a proud and prestigious car during the 1950s, but it fell into anonymity during the 60s and then was never heard of in the automotive landscape for more than 30 years. But now, it has returned as the Chrysler 300C Luxury Sedan.
The Chrysler 300 returns and is by far "the best returning-to-glory car." With its distinctive styling, roomy interiors and powerful performance capabilities, it has become a popular choice for buyers in the larges sedan segment. The 2008 Chrysler 300C luxury sedan is no doubt an impressive vehicle. It has a powerful 6.1 HEMI engine, full navigation, moon roof, and a 322 watt 13 speaker "kicker" stereo system. To top that off, the 2008 Chrysler 300C luxury sedan is ForbesAutos' highest quality car in the near-luxury segment; topping other cars such as the Audi A4, BMW 3 series, Lexus IS, Cadillac CTS, and the Mercedes-Benz C Class. Several automobile authorities have also considered the Chrysler 300C's total quality index to be remarkably high.
One way to enjoy the Chrysler 300C Luxury Sedan without even buying it, is by renting it at Las Vegas car rentals that offer a lot of exotic, luxury, sports and classic cars. Car rentals offer a lot of services such as complimentary services that offer pick-up services to our their location, emergency phone access 24 hours a day, a thorough orientation about the selected vehicle, a private driver, and more services on special occasions such as weddings, birthdays and anniversaries.
Then of course, you are renting the Chrysler 300C Luxury Sedan in Las Vegas. Nothing can top that. Las Vegas is the entertainment capital of the world. Las Vegas is internationally renowned for its major resorts, gambling, casinos, shopping, and entertainment. Add them all up and you have every reason to say yes to your desires, to go renting the Chrysler 300C Luxury Sedan and have a vacation at Las Vegas. What can beat that?
Detail Pictures 2011-2012 The Chrysler 300:
India's rising number of millionaires is driving sales of luxury and super luxury cars. In the territory, luxury and super luxury cars are showing stable growth while the small and medium passenger car segments are slacking off.
Sales of passenger cars increased by 9.1 percent in May to 96,922 units from 88,863 in the same month a year ago. On the contrary, premium and super-luxury brands, including Nissan, Skoda, Mercedes Benz and Rolls Royce have been enjoying steady growth. Skoda's flagship Sedan, said to a company release. However, Skoda's total car sales, including economy and premium segments, dropped from 1,000 to 810, in the same period.
To stress, only 0.01 percent of India's population falls in the super-rich bracket, compared with 1.29 percent in Japan and 1.48 percent in Singapore. But the millionaires are significantly helping the luxury segments of the territory.
Daimler-Chrysler India, manufacturers of Mercedes Benz product lines, earlier shifted from importing completely built units (CBU) to manufacturing cars in the territory from completely knocked down (CKD) units. According to sources, Mercedes Benz sales have increased by over 100 percent in the last three months since it started rolling out CKD units.
This year, Mercedes launched two new models, including the Rs 1.7 crore new CL Class and the new diesel S Class. There was huge demand for these cars in the central and eastern parts of Maharashtra, sources said. But Daimler-Chrysler does not publish sales figures as a matter of policy.
The Mercedes-Benz CL-Class, a grand tourer, is currently available in two models: the CL500/CL550 and the CL600. The S-Class, on the other hand, is the world's best-selling luxury flagship sedan. The car features advanced drivetrain technologies, safety systems, and interior features. Remarkably, the car introduced the first anti-lock brakes, seatbelt pretensioners, airbag supplemental restraint systems, and the electronic stability control. The latest generation, the W221, debuted in 2005 as an all-new design. The latest S-Class is sold in standard and long wheelbase versions and offers V6, V8, V12, and diesel powertrains.
"Rising interest rates have a lower impact on the sales of luxury cars vis-a-vis economy cars. The reason for this is that buyers of luxury cars take finance for considerations such as tax planning, not because they need the money, while buyers of economy cars take finance because they actually need the money," said Ashwin Sanghi, the Director of Sanghi Motorcar Co, dealers for Mercedes Benz.
The Nissan Motor Co., another automaker that sells only premium cars in India, has seen orders for the new Teana go up significantly. "Since its launch in April, the Teana has crossed three figures in orders," said a source familiar with the Japanese automaker's operations. However, official confirmation of the orders was not available.
The Nissan Teana is a front wheel drive mid-size car introduced in 2003. It is exported as the Nissan Maxima and the Nissan Cefiro to some markets. This is done so as not to be confused with the Nissan Maxima sold in North America. It shares the same platform with the North American Maxima and Altima, as well as the Presage.
The Teana is equipped with the chic Nissan mirror and body parts. It is powered by either 2.3 or 3.5 liter engine which matches to the automatic transmission. Trim levels are 230JK, 230JM, 230JS, and 350JS. The car is also sold in Russia and Ukraine.
Separately, the Japanese automaker will introduce a new audio feature that can play music stored on an iPod through its CARWINGS-compatible HDD navigation system via Bluetooth wireless technology. It will first be available on the new Presage and will become a standard feature for all upcoming new models in Japan.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
When Universal launched the Fast and the Furious series of street racing films, they only expected only a modest return. Although street racing was getting a lot of press attention and the popularity of modified imports were exploding, the movies was never expected to be a blockbuster. However, the film was an unexpected summer hit. It grossed $40,089,015 on its opening weekend, surpassing the film's $38 million budget. It may have been the media buzz and gear head buzz surrounding the movies that caused an explosion in the box office and gave global insight and curiosity into the supercharged social scene of racing and customizing cars.
Two of the films' stars that caused the movies to thunder in the box office, were the Mazda RX7 and the Mitsubishi Eclipse. One of Japan's largest automotive aftermarket companies, Veilside, built the Mazda RX7 that was later filmed in Fast and Furious to show off its "Fortune" wide-body kit at the 2005 Tokyo Auto Salon. At the time of the show, the car was painted red, and it had everything a show car should - an HKS T04Z single-turbo conversion kit, a massive intercooler shoved under the front bumper, big Rotora brakes, A'PEXi coil-over shocks and vast 19-inch Andrew Evo-V wheels inside P255/30ZR19 front and P305/25ZR19 rear Toyo Proxes radials.
The Tokyo Auto Salon is Japan's equivalent of North America's largest tuning event, the SEMA show, and like its Las Vegas counterpart, the Tokyo event attract myriads of independent tuners as well as major automakers. In fact there are so many new production and conceptual proposals that it's virtually impossible to report on each and every custom creation separately - at least not in a timely manner.
