There are several versions of Town Car to choose from, including the $40,995 Signature Series and the $43,495 Cartier series. (There's a $38,995 Executive series that's sold primarily as a fleet car.)This is an American luxury car with the time-honored formula: rear-wheel drive, V8 engine, smooth, quiet ride, seating for six, a huge trunk, and lots of luxury amenities. From its complex-reflector headlamps and pursed-lips grille back to its chrome license plate surround and big corner-mounted taillamps, the Town Car has been redesigned for the 21st century. It's 3.7 inches shorter than the previous generation, and more than two inches of that is taken from the front overhang. The most exciting news is the Touring Sedan Package, available on both Signature and Cartier models in 1999. The package comes with the more powerful 220-horsepower V8 engine with dual exhaust, larger 235/60R16 tires on unique 16-inch alloy wheels, a special torque converter, a 3.55:1 rear-axle ratio, and revised springs, shock absorbers and stabilizer bars. Those suspension bits are designed to provide improved handling and a sporty ride; the higher numerical rear-axle ratio boosts acceleration performance. With more than 20 special parts designed to improve performance, the Touring package is worth every cent of its nominal cost. It added just $700 to the cost of our Signature Touring Sedan and is distinguished by seven unique colors, perforated leather seating surfaces and a special black birdseye woodgrain finish on the instrument panel and doors.
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