Oldsmobile Profile
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The Oldsmobile
Profile was a 2000 concept vehicle. The Profile was a crossover SUV
, with rear sliding doors and 5-passenger seating. The Profile was came with a supercharged 3.5L V6 engine with 250 horsepower
, all-wheel drive, and traction control
. The gear selector was a dash mounted rotary knob, freeing up the console for storage. The transmission could be shifted manually by using steering wheel mounted buttons. A "Smart Card" keyless ignition system performed all personal driver adjustments including seat, radio, mirror and steering wheel when activated by the driver. Along with many other innovative features, was hands-free phone communication, internet
, on-board vehicle diagnostics and a DVD
entertainment system with headrest displays for rear seat passengers.
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile was a brand of American automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. It was founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897. In its 107-year history, it produced 35.2 million cars, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan factory...
Profile was a 2000 concept vehicle. The Profile was a crossover SUV
Crossover SUV
A crossover SUV is a vehicle built on a car platform and combining, in highly variable degrees, features of a sport utility vehicle with features from a passenger vehicle, especially those of a station wagon or hatchback.Using the unibody construction typical of passenger vehicles, the crossover...
, with rear sliding doors and 5-passenger seating. The Profile was came with a supercharged 3.5L V6 engine with 250 horsepower
Horsepower
Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the...
, all-wheel drive, and traction control
Traction control system
A traction control system , also known as anti-slip regulation , is typically a secondary function of the anti-lock braking system on production motor vehicles, designed to prevent loss of traction of driven road wheels...
. The gear selector was a dash mounted rotary knob, freeing up the console for storage. The transmission could be shifted manually by using steering wheel mounted buttons. A "Smart Card" keyless ignition system performed all personal driver adjustments including seat, radio, mirror and steering wheel when activated by the driver. Along with many other innovative features, was hands-free phone communication, internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
, on-board vehicle diagnostics and a DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
entertainment system with headrest displays for rear seat passengers.