This Chrysler Town & Country minivan has been adapted for side-entry wheelchair access. The ramp was installed by The Braun Corp.
Chrysler Group LLC’s Automobility Program Displays Minivans at 2012 North American International Auto Show
Automobility Program makes its debut at the 2012 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit
Display features two minivans adapted for wheelchair entry with rear- and side-entrance ramps
Minivans on display in NAIAS’s Mobility Center
January 13, 2012 , Auburn Hills, Mich. -Chrysler Group LLC’s Automobility Program makes its debut at the 2012 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) with two minivans equipped with ramps for wheelchair accessibility.
The Automobility Program will display a 2012 Chrysler Town & Country equipped with a side-entrance ramp and a 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan SE with a rear-entrance ramp. The ramps were installed by The Braun Corp.
Chrysler Group’s Automobility Program display can be found in the NAIAS’ Mobility Center located in Cobo Center’s Michigan Hall. The Mobility Center features a variety of vehicles, accessories, vehicle conversions, and adaptive devices that address special transportation needs, as well as innovations in mobility.
“We are committed to helping our physically-challenged customers to enter, exit and/or operate a new vehicle,” said Reid Bigland, President and CEO – Dodge Brand and Head of U.S. Sales. “This is our first Automobility display at the North American International Auto Show, a perfect event to spread the word that we want to help ease the financial burden of drivers and passengers with physical challenges.”
When you buy or lease any new Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram or Fiat vehicle from a participating dealer, Chrysler Group will give you a cash reimbursement to help reduce the cost of installing the adaptive driver or passenger equipment on your vehicle. Conversions to Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram and Fiat models qualify for a maximum reimbursement of $1,000.
The NAIAS opens to the public on Saturday, Jan. 14 and runs through Jan. 22.
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Rick
Nitro Year: 2007 (1 of 113,000 sold)
Nitro Model: R/T 4X4 Stone White
CAT-BACK Exhaust, CAI, Projector Head Lamps
Fully-Equipped w/all factory options
More than 40 available safety and technology features, such as SafetyTec™, which provides industry-leading features including ParkView® rear backup camera, Blind-spot Monitoring and Rear Cross Path detection
September 1, 2011 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - The 2012 Chrysler Town & Country minivan builds upon the dramatic, and well received, changes made the previous model year. Already imbued with innovative technology, unparalleled functionality, classic design, and a long list of standard convenience and safety features, enhancements in refinement make the 2012 Town & Country a true stand-out in the minivan segment.
“The 2012 Chrysler Town & Country is the ultimate realization of the American Dream,” said Saad Chehab, Head, Chrysler Brand – Chrysler Group LLC. “For those who’ve worked hard to provide the best for their families, and who understand that settling down has nothing to do with settling for a minivan. By combining a world-class interior, best-in-class horsepower, spirited driving dynamics and class-exclusive one-touch Stow `n Go® seating, Town & Country embodies the Imported from Detroit ethos - offering style, comfort, and performance - for up to seven passengers.”
Improvements for 2012 include standard leather seating and rear-seat DVD for all models, new Sapphire Blue interior lighting scheme and a combination leather and wood steering wheel for Limited models. There are also three new exterior colors for 2012: True Blue, Cashmere Pearl, and Crystal Blue.
Chrysler Group invented the modern minivan in 1983 with the Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager. The first luxury minivan, the Chrysler Town & Country, debuted in 1989. Seventy-five minivan-first innovations and 13 million minivan sales later, the company still leads the way with the best, most innovative vehicle to move people and things.
The latest round of minivan firsts include a heated steering wheel, Stow ‘n Place™ roof rack system that allows roof bows to be stored in the rails when not in use, an integrated super center console for first- and second-row passengers, and a fuel economizer mode that helps the driver maximize fuel efficiency.
Thanks in part to continuous refinement and innovation, the Chrysler Town & Country was ranked highest in minivan segment by J.D. Power and Associates in their 2011 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS).
Chrysler Town & Country is available in the United States in three different models: the Chrysler Town & Country Touring, Town & Country Touring L and Town & Country Limited. These models provide customers exquisite innovation, abundant standard safety features and the versatility they need, all at a surprising value.
NO COMPROMISE ON SAFETY
The 2012 Chrysler Town & Country offers over 40 available safety, security and technology features, providing customers the safety they expect to ensure peace of mind when traveling. Standard safety features include ParkView® rear backup camera, front seat-mounted air bags, a driver-side inflatable knee blocker, advanced multistage driver and front passenger air bags, side-curtain air bags for all three rows and electronic stability control, including Brake Assist and all-speed traction control. Optional on Touring and standard on Touring-L and Limited models is the SafetyTec Group consisting of rain-sensitive windshield wipers, Smartbeam headlamps, ParkSense® rear park assist system, , Blind-spot Monitoring and Rear Cross Path detection.
BENCHMARK INTERIOR
The world-class interior of the 2012 Chrysler Town & Country minivan is beautifully crafted with high-quality materials that are soft to the touch, and offers tech-savvy entertainment features and smart storage and seating options, including Stow ‘n Go® seating with one-touch fold-down function. The Uconnect® suite of technologies standard on all Town & Country Models offers touchscreen and voice command for convenient control of multiple media sources and outputs, and handsfree phone. Available Uconnect Web transforms the Town & Country into a “hot spot” to deliver the internet directly to the minivan for instant access to web sites, email and more. Dual DVD entertainment system, navigation, SIRIUS satellite radio and SIRIUS Travel Link make the Chrysler Town & Country the ultimate family vehicle.
A luxurious second-row captain’s seating is available on Touring L and Limited models. A sleek, one-piece instrument panel is crafted with premium materials and is intuitive for the customer. The center stack console has been designed with the customer in mind, offering superior ergonomics with premium materials and a pleasing appearance. An available super center console provides clever functionality and storage for CDs, DVDs, notepad and wallet and integrated power outlets, as well as easy driver/passenger access with a pass-through storage space for larger items, like a purse. Trim rings in the console glow an ambient blue-green color, which allows passengers to find the items they are looking for at night. The steering wheel has integrated controls for audio, navigation and speed control and, a minivan-first, a heated steering wheel option.
REFINEMENT FOR THE DRIVER
The 2012 Chrysler Town & Country delivers an agile, confident driving experience. Engineers placed emphasis on the driver’s experience during routine handling and emergency maneuvers, making the ride comfortable and creating a quieter cabin in the process. The 2012 Chrysler Town & Country delivers families a fun driving experience, no matter if the drive is the neighborhood carpool, a family vacation or an exhilarating adventure on twisty roads.
Town & Country’s award-winning powertrain delivers best-in-class horsepower without sacrificing fuel efficiency. The 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine is a “Ward’s 10 Best Engine” and produces 283 horsepower and 260 lb.-ft. of torque. The V-6 is mated to the 62TE six-speed automatic transmission. A fuel economizer mode helps the driver maximize fuel efficiency and new premium, lower-rolling resistance tires and reductions in brake caliper and rear bearing drag make great fuel economy possible. Town & Country achieves 17 miles per gallon in the city, 25 on the highway.
With exquisite styling, a beautifully crafted interior, more than 40 available safety and technology features, smart, cutting-edge entertainment features and clever seating and storage options, the Chrysler Town & Country delivers on the Chrysler promise to provide every owner a vehicle that satisfies their dreams.
The Chrysler Town & Country appeals to both generation X professionals with two or more children in their household and baby boomers who have no children in the household. Safety and value are two of the primary reasons for purchase, though this customer also needs the functionality and space to ease the challenges of family life.
The 2012 Chrysler Town & Country is available in eight exterior colors: Bright Silver Metallic Clear Coat, Brilliant Black Crystal Blue, Deep Cherry Red Crystal Pearl Coat, Stone White Clear Coat, True Blue, Cashmere Pearl, and Dark Charcoal.
The 2012 Chrysler Town & Country minivan is built at Chrysler Group LLC’s Windsor Assembly Plant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
ABOUT CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Chrysler Group LLC, formed in 2009 from a global strategic alliance with Fiat S.p.A., produces Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram, Mopar, SRT and Fiat vehicles and products. With the resources, technology and worldwide distribution network required to compete on a global scale, the alliance builds on Chrysler Group’s culture of innovation, first established by Walter P. Chrysler in 1925, and Fiat’s complementary technology that dates back to its founding in 1899.
Headquartered in Auburn Hills, Mich., Chrysler Group’s product lineup features some of the world's most recognizable vehicles, including the Chrysler 300, Jeep Wrangler, Dodge Challenger and Ram 1500. Fiat contributes world-class technology, platforms and powertrains for small- and medium-size cars, allowing Chrysler Group to offer an expanded product line including environmentally friendly vehicles.
__________________
Rick
Nitro Year: 2007 (1 of 113,000 sold)
Nitro Model: R/T 4X4 Stone White
CAT-BACK Exhaust, CAI, Projector Head Lamps
Fully-Equipped w/all factory options
2012 Chrysler Town & Country Awarded Detroit News Readers’ Choice “Best Family Hauler” For Seventh Year In A Row
Detroit News reader-judges award reflects consumer sentiment at the 2012 North American International Auto Show
Seven consecutive Readers’ Choice awards reinforce Chrysler’s leadership in minivan functionality, versatility and design
More than 40 available safety and technology features, such as SafetyTec™, which provides industry-leading features including ParkView® rear backup camera, Blind-spot Monitoring and Rear Cross Path detection
January 19, 2012 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - The 2012 Chrysler Town & Country was awarded the Detroit News Readers’ Choice “Best Family Hauler” for a seventh year in a row. A panel of consumer-minded Detroit News reader-judges — rather than industry professionals — selected the 2012 Chrysler Town & Country as the best family vehicle at the 2012 North American International Auto Show.
“Chrysler has been the lead innovator in the minivan segment for over 20 years, and the Detroit News Readers’ Choice Award for Best Family Hauler demonstrates that consumers continue to take notice,” said Saad Chehab, Head, Chrysler Brand – Chrysler Group LLC. "The 2012 Chrysler Town & Country adds to its groundbreaking features like Stow ‘n Go® seating and Stow ‘n Place™ stowable roof rack with even more standard features. Town & Country is now the only minivan available with standard DVD and leather seating, making it an even better value.”
Chrysler Town & Country
The 2012 Chrysler Town & Country minivan builds upon the dramatic, and well received, changes made in the previous model year. Already imbued with innovative technology, unparalleled functionality, classic design, and a long list of standard convenience and safety features, enhancements in refinement make the 2012 Town & Country a true stand-out in the minivan segment.
All 2012 Chrysler Town & Country models offer over 40 available safety, security and technology features, providing customers the safety they expect to ensure peace of mind when traveling. Standard safety features include ParkView® rear backup camera, front seat-mounted air bags, a driver-side inflatable knee blocker, advanced multistage driver and front passenger air bags, side-curtain air bags for all three rows and electronic stability control, including Brake Assist and all-speed traction control.
New standard features for 2012 include standard leather seating and rear-seat DVD for all models, new Sapphire Blue interior lighting scheme and a class-exclusive leather and wood heated steering wheel for Limited models.
About Chrysler Group LLC
Chrysler Group LLC, formed in 2009 from a global strategic alliance with Fiat S.p.A., produces Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram, SRT, Fiat and Mopar vehicles and products. With the resources, technology and worldwide distribution network required to compete on a global scale, the alliance builds on Chrysler Group’s culture of innovation, first established by Walter P. Chrysler in 1925, and Fiat’s complementary technology that dates back to its founding in 1899.
Headquartered in Auburn Hills, Mich., Chrysler Group’s product lineup features some of the world's most recognizable vehicles, including the Chrysler 300, Jeep Wrangler, Dodge Challenger and Ram 1500. Fiat contributes world-class technology, platforms and powertrains for small- and medium-size cars, allowing Chrysler Group to offer an expanded product line including environmentally friendly vehicles.
__________________
Rick
Nitro Year: 2007 (1 of 113,000 sold)
Nitro Model: R/T 4X4 Stone White
CAT-BACK Exhaust, CAI, Projector Head Lamps
Fully-Equipped w/all factory options
More than 40 available safety and technology features like Trailer Sway Damping and SafetyTec™, which provides industry-leading features including ParkView® rear backup camera, Blind-spot Monitoring and Rear Cross Path detection
September 1, 2012 , Auburn Hills, Mich. -
The 2013 Chrysler Town & Country minivan moves into the new model year once again as an innovator not just in the segment, but in the entire automotive industry. Already imbued with innovative technology, unparalleled functionality, classic design, and a long list of standard convenience and safety features, the 2013 Town & Country has an available Blu-Ray dual-screen DVD system, a first in the industry.
Other improvements for 2013 include sharper-resolution rear-seat DVD screens for all models, a HDMI input for video game systems, two rear-seat USB ports for charging cell phones or MP3 players, standard Trailer Sway Damping and standard power folding mirrors on Limited and optional on Touring L models. The USB ports, Trailer Sway Damping, and Blu-Ray DVD are new additions to the growing list of innovations the Chrysler minivans have debuted since 1983.
Touring models have new standard leather seating surfaces and Touring L models now come with a new 17-inch alloy wheel design.
The Chrysler Group invented the modern minivan in 1983 with the Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager. The first luxury minivan, the Chrysler Town & Country, debuted in 1989. Seventy-eight minivan-first innovations and 13 million minivan sales later, the company still leads the way with the best, most innovative vehicle to move people and things.
Chrysler Town & Country is available in the United States in three different models: the Chrysler Town & Country Touring, Town & Country Touring L and Town & Country Limited. These models provide customers exquisite innovation, abundant standard safety features and the versatility they need, all at a surprising value.
NO COMPROMISE ON SAFETY
The 2013 Chrysler Town & Country offers over 40 available safety, security and technology features, providing customers the safety they expect to ensure peace of mind when traveling. Standard safety features include ParkView® rear backup camera, front seat-mounted air bags, a driver-side inflatable knee blocker, advanced multi-stage driver and front passenger air bags, side-curtain air bags for all three rows and electronic stability control, including Brake Assist and all-speed traction control. Optional on Touring and standard on Touring L and Limited models is the SafetyTec Group consisting of rain-sensitive windshield wipers, Smartbeam headlamps, ParkSense® rear park assist system, Blind-spot Monitoring and Rear Cross Path detection.
New for 2013 is standard Trailer Sway Damping that monitors a towed trailer’s behavior and automatically uses Town & Country’s anti-lock braking system to mitigate any swaying motions.
BENCHMARK INTERIOR
The world-class interior of the 2013 Chrysler Town & Country minivan is beautifully crafted with high-quality materials that are soft to the touch, and offers tech-savvy entertainment features and smart storage and seating options, including Stow ‘n Go® seating with one-touch fold-down function. The Uconnect® suite of technologies standard on all Town & Country Models offers touchscreen and voice command for convenient control of multiple media sources and outputs, and handsfree phone. Available Uconnect Web transforms the Town & Country into a “hot spot” to deliver the internet directly to the minivan for instant access to web sites, e-mail and more. Available dual-screen Blu-Ray DVD entertainment system with HDMI input, navigation, SIRIUS satellite radio and SIRIUS Travel Link make the Chrysler Town & Country the ultimate family vehicle.
Luxurious second-row captain’s seating is available on Touring L and Limited models. A sleek, one-piece instrument panel is crafted with premium materials and is intuitive for the customer. The center stack console has been designed with the customer in mind, offering superior ergonomics with premium materials and a pleasing appearance. An available super center console provides clever functionality and storage for CDs, DVDs, notepad and wallet and integrated power outlets, as well as easy driver/passenger access with a pass-through storage space for larger items, like a purse. Trim rings in the console glow an ambient Sapphire blue color, which allows passengers to find the items they are looking for at night. The steering wheel has integrated controls for audio, navigation and speed control and, a minivan-first, a heated steering wheel option.
REFINEMENT FOR THE DRIVER
The 2013 Chrysler Town & Country delivers an agile, confident driving experience. Engineers placed emphasis on the driver’s experience during routine handling and emergency maneuvers, making the ride more comfortable and creating a quieter cabin in the process. The 2013 Chrysler Town & Country delivers families a fun driving experience, no matter if the drive is the neighborhood carpool, a family vacation or an exhilarating adventure on twisty roads.
Town & Country’s award-winning powertrain delivers best-in-class horsepower without sacrificing fuel efficiency. The 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine is a two-time “Ward’s 10 Best Engine” winner and produces 283 horsepower and 260 lb.-ft. of torque. The V-6 is mated to the 62TE six-speed automatic transmission. A fuel economizer mode helps the driver maximize fuel efficiency and premium, lower-rolling resistance tires and low-drag brake calipers and rear bearings make great fuel economy possible. Town & Country achieves 17 miles per gallon in the city, 25 on the highway.
With exquisite styling, a beautifully crafted interior, more than 40 available safety and technology features, smart, cutting-edge entertainment features and clever seating and storage options, the Chrysler Town & Country delivers on the Chrysler promise to provide every owner a vehicle that satisfies their desires.
The Chrysler Town & Country appeals to both generation X professionals with two or more children in their household and baby boomers who have no children in the household. Safety and value are two of the primary reasons for purchase, though this customer also needs the functionality and space to ease the challenges of family life.
The 2013 Chrysler Town & Country is available in eight exterior colors: Billet Silver Metallic Clear Coat, Brilliant Black Crystal Clear Coat, Bright White Pearl Coat, Deep Cherry Crystal Pearl Coat, Maximum Steel Pearl Coat, Cashmere Pearl Coat, True Blue Pearl Coat and Sapphire Crystal Metallic Clear Coat.
The 2013 Chrysler Town & Country minivan is built at Chrysler Group LLC’s Windsor Assembly Plant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
__________________
Rick
Nitro Year: 2007 (1 of 113,000 sold)
Nitro Model: R/T 4X4 Stone White
CAT-BACK Exhaust, CAI, Projector Head Lamps
Fully-Equipped w/all factory options
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