So what did the newly inaugurated President Barack Obama rode to reach the highest point of his political career? Well, as any young and successful politician, he drove around a V8 HEMI Chrysler 300C for a while. It was nothing fancy as a sports car but the performance was close to one. It can make as much as 370 horsepower, which became a great issue during the party’s presidential campaign. This is so because he was among the major endorsers of alternative and green automobiles. With that happening, he favored the Ford Escape then. That made him consistent with the calls for automobile makers to keep on making nothing but fuel economic as well as alternative fuel engineered vehicles.
THE CHRYSLER 300C
Moving just a notch higher than the base model 300, the highest quality of luxury sedans’ 300C sports a standard HEMI V8. Laid out with either a rear-wheel drive or an all-wheel drive, it is what most luxurious high-performance automobiles usually quote under sports cars. Only that, they are not really. These types of vehicles fall under the category of luxurious, high-performance sedan. The Chrysler 300C sports 370 hp 5.7 liters engine and five-speed automatic transmission, a real runner in chaos times!
The HEMI V8 of Obama’s ex-ride is capable of shutting down its selected cylinders on its own (known as intelligent shut-down) when cruising at low-load conditions. This is a high-end way of conserving gas, and maybe the reason why Obama favored it the first time.
Other significant features in the Chrysler 300C are its SmartBeam headlamps that automatically dim when there is an on-coming traffic, four-wheel-disc anti-lock brakes for fast and efficient stopping power, traction control for efficient handling and ride quality, and an electronic stability control system to enhance safety.
The five-star NHTSA rates granted to the Chrysler 300C for its front-crash tests must be another thing that really got to Obama. Well, why not? Everyone wants to have the safest ride of all time. But above everyone else, a man of power who has more reasons to live for will surely opt for the best protected posh but sporty automobile of all.
Being criticized over his gasoline-thirsty V8 HEMI had smeared Obama and his campaigns over fuel economy, which also almost sent his voters to go the other way. But how meager will that cost if it’s the only thing that will keep him from being the world’s most powerful nation’s next leader? President Barack Obama then joined his colleagues John Edwards, Sens. Christopher Dodd and Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Govs. Mitt Romney and Bill Richardson and switch to the Ford Eacape hybrid.
FORD ESCAPE HYBRID
Ford Escape continuously upholds its rank as the unsurpassed fuel economy within its small sports utility vehicle class of all times. It has an EPA estimated 22 city and 28 highway mpg with its I4 manual front wheel drive (FWD). The new futuristic vehicle features performance, lavish and stylistic design, top technology, and safety. All these in one grand ride, just what a man of high position would want for an entourage.
Aside from the Ford Escape’s unsurpassed fuel economy, it is also equipped with every high-end parts and devices. It got new 6-speed transmission, big towing capacity, improved handling, and 240 hp Duratec V6. This model, which is the favorite of almost all of the presidential hopefuls stated above, uses the most unique technologies in the auto world. Some of these are known and patented only to Ford, like SYNC voice technology, voice-activated navigation, entertainment systems, intelligent 4WD, and ambient lighting.
Although those performance and technologies won’t be easily visible in the eye of passersby or spectators, the Ford Escape’s design can speak of it all. It has a styling that can surely draw not only second but third looks. Grand features are its moon roof, wet trunk, roof rack, spacious seating and cargo spaces, and its eco-friendly seats.
That’s not all about the Ford Escape though. If Obama’s ex-ride had gained the maximum rate for front-crash tests, his new ride features only the best safety equipments known to the industry. It got an AdvanceTrac with RSC safety technology, anti-lock brakes, airbag coverage, and heated side mirrors that will really bring every owner or driver peace of mind while cruising on different extreme conditions.
From the luxurious Chrysler 300C to the Ford Escape Hybrid for his personal ride, President Barack Obama is now to be taken to places by his new presidential Cadillac limousine. Cadillac has always been the countries official drive, and limousines had always been every president’s ride for as long as serving the country. But every president got his own new limousine, which for Obama is going to be a replacement to the DTS. That model was rolled out in 2004 to be ex-president George Bush’s ride for his 4-year term.
CADILLAC LIMOUSINE
To date, the White House is not to discuss the specifics of the new President’s Cadillac limousine. Well, what they just said was its going to be a Caddy. Further questions lead the manufacturer to give some of the specifics. The design will going to be new although its going to have quick resemblances to its predecessor, 2004’s DTS, as well as to the CTS and Escalade. This limo though, is going to be more upright than the late 2004 Presidential ride while is sure to have the same footprint on the road and size as well as proportion.
Other simple details like the embroidered presidential seal at the center of the rear seatback panel and the US flag mounted on the right front were also given out to the media. For now, that was all Cadillac has given the public to gnaw until it becomes at large in the chief-executive’s future home, the White House or around his office. It is also going to be first seen during the inaugural parade, which is to happen right after the inaugural speech. All important details were cut back from the knowledge of the public for the President’s security.
The main feature is that the new design is going to be capable to repel and even withstand attacks. Although this has not been confirmed from the spokespersons in the security or of the automaker, this speculation can be claimed to be possible.
The new President of the United States may have started out of line with regards to his fuel economic advocacies for owning one of the thirstiest luxury sedans that was good enough to be a sports car. But now that he has corrected himself, its just means that he is humble enough to accept he was wrong and willing to go for what is right. He could have kept it for what its worth but he didn’t. He’s a man of democracy but he knows when to be strong and when to stop in doing what he wants. That mentality is something very admirable for a person of ideals. And that is why I really opt to provide this space for the man. You may have even notice that I am just making a trying hard relevance to the theme of this site but you are right! I’m an Obama fan!
