the oldsmobile

February 29th, 2008

by Kathy Austin

For more than a century since its inception in 1897 until 2004, Oldsmobile is still continually manufactured by General Motors. This could be considered as the oldest continuing vehicle in the world next to Daimler and Peugeot. This respected car ceased to be reproduced in 2004 with its last three models the Alero, the Silhouette, and the Bravada.

All the three cars took driving into an entirely new level of experience as they had been doing so for more than a century. They all had a neat sculpted look and the embellishments that came along with made these vehicles seem as if they were built especially for the person who is driving it.

One could experience the comfort, convenience, entertainment, safety, and security while riding it. Road & Track taunted for its delightfully well-balanced and nimble character. Car and Driver considered the Alero, “Downright world Class”. The same could also be applied to other Oldsmobile cars. The Silhouette had a refined power while the Bravada includes an explosive mix of raw horsepower.

All Oldsmobile cars are powered by a 3400 SFI V6 Engine that can give a 185 hp at 5,200 rpm and 210 lb.-ft. of torque at 4,000 rpm except for its Silhouette model. The Alero and the Bravada are fitted with a 2.2 lt. DOHC engine with 140 hp. or a 3.4 lt. V6 with a full 170 hp and a 275 hp. Vortec 4200 DOHC incline 6 Cylinder engine respectively. This would surely make them deliver a very good performance.

Safety is also attended some importance to Oldsmobile cars. That is why all of them include the required safety equipment like air bags, both side and front side. Anti-lock braking system is also included in all of its models. . The Alero and the Silhouette includes the LATCH system for better child safety. The Silhouette and the Alero also with safety measures such as Battery Run-Down Protection which immediately turns off the headlights after 10 mins., in case one had not switch it off.

The feature filled Key-Less Entry is standard in all three models. The doors can be opened from a distance of 30 m. and a panic button that will sound the horn and flash the parking lights when activated. In order to make you more visible on road, al the models come with daytime running lamps.

All the three automobiles come with exceptional audio equipment to make your travel a pleasant experience. The Silhouette even has a DVD player with wireless remote, a 6.8-inch video screen, on-screen programming and normal, wide, cinema, and zoom settings, stereo RCA jacks with inputs for video game systems and camcorders and 2 pairs of wireless headphones with separate volume controls.

The Oldsmobile Keychains is released in an octet. The octets are the Teardrop, the Steering Wheel, the Valet, the Chrome Circle, the Metal Oval, the Leather Gold, the Leather Silver and the Chrome Rectangle. A new member of the octet is the small and chic Chrome Rectangle. All of them comes with a unique logo of the car while its name on it.

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