Production for Chrysler’s retro compact car has finally come to an end after ten years of business. First offered as a five-door hatchback in the 2000MY and then a two-door convertible in 2005, the PT Cruiser was first designed by Chrysler to meet the NHTSA’s criteria for a light truck. This was done in order to bring the average fuel efficiency of the company’s light truck fleet into compliance with CAFE standards. With no real intent behind it other than a simple grading curve, the PT Cruiser never stood a chance at real success. So after a total of 1.35 million units worldwide, we must say goodbye to the PT Cruiser.
The 2010 PT Cruiser was offered with only one engine option: a 2.4L I-4 producing 150hp and 165lb-ft of torque. This engine was mated to a four-speed automatic.
Word was out a week or so ago that Chrysler LLC was killing the PT Cruiser convertible. But, according to the Wall Street Journal, the Home Depot cost cutter brought in to make Chrysler the end of Cerberus’ rainbow has now decided to can the entire PT Cruiser line-up. It will die at the end of the 2009 model year.
According to the newspaper, Chrysler is also contemplating taking Dodge entirely out of the passenger car business, leaving it only with trucks. The Jeep line-up (.. > Full story
As a movie, “Sunset Boulevard” was the comeback vehicle for actress Gloria Swanson. In the movie, she played a faded star who dreamed of a comeback, but was actually living in a fantasy world of her own creation, a semblance of what it had been when she was truly great.
Into this comes the Sunset Boulevard Edition of the Chrysler PT Cruiser, a limited edition of only 500 vehicles ostensibly commemorating the Woodward Dream Cruise.
This is the “new” Chrysler?
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Chrysler kicks off the annual Woodward Dream Cruise today, making a huge splash with the introduction of the new 2007 Chrysler PT Street Cruiser Pacific Coast Highway Edition-a special-edition PT Cruiser dedicated to one of the most picturesque driving routes in the United States, the Pacific Coast Highway. Announced in conjunction with Detroit’s famed Woodward Dream Cruise, the Pacific Coast Highway Edition will be available later this summer as a limited-production version of the 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser.
The 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible comes with a light face-lift to consolidate its position in the heart of the convertible segment. With a less conventional body and unprecedented room and comfort for this class, the PT can appeal to those who may not have been interested in a convertible before.
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The 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser is powered by a standard 2.4-liter naturally aspirated engine that produces 150 horsepower and 165 lb-ft of torque. The engine is coupled with a manual transaxle.