Chrysler PT Cruiser
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Key facts
- Manufacturer
- Chrysler
- Model code
- PT PG
- Production
- 2000–2010
- Model years
- 2001–2010
- Assembly
- Mexico: Toluca, Mexico State ( Toluca Car Assembly ), Austria: Graz ( Eurostar Automobilwerk )
- Designer
- Bryan Nesbitt
- Class
- Compact car
- Body style
- 2-door convertible , 4-door hatchback wagon
- Layout
- Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
- Platform
- Chrysler PT platform
- Related
- Dodge SRT4 , Dodge Neon
- Engine
- Gasoline : 1.6 L EJD SOHC 16v I4 2.0 L ECC DOHC 16v I4 2.4 L EDZ DOHC 16v I4 2.4 L EDV/EDT DOHC 16v turbo I4 Diesel : 2.1 L Mercedes-Benz OM646 DE22 LA R CRD turbo diesel DOHC 16v I4
- Transmission
- 4-speed Ultradrive 40TE automatic, 4-speed Ultradrive 41TE automatic, 5-speed Getrag 288 manual
- Wheelbase
- 103 in (2,616 mm)
- Length
- 168.8 in (4,290 mm)
- Width
- 67.1 in (1,704 mm)
- Height
- 63 in (1,600 mm), Convertible: 60.6 in (1,539 mm)
- Curb weight
- 3,123 lb (1,417 kg)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- car model
- Subclass of
- C-segment
- Country of origin
- United States
- Followed by
- Fiat 500L
- Mass
- 1417
- Manufacturer
- Stellantis North America
- Image
- Chrysler-PT-Cruiser.jpg
- Width
- 1748
- Length
- 4288
- Brand
- Chrysler
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- Commons category
- Chrysler PT Cruiser
- powered by
- gasoline engine
- native label
- Chrysler PT Cruisser
- wheelbase
- 2616
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Encyclopedic overview
The Chrysler PT Cruiser is a compact car that was built by the American company Chrysler from 2001 until 2010. Introduced as a five-door hatchback wagon, a two-door convertible variant was also made from 2005 until 2008.
Originally planned as a Plymouth model, the PT Cruiser was ultimately marketed as a Chrysler when Plymouth was discontinued. Intended to invoke 1930s aesthetics, the exterior of the PT Cruiser was designed by Bryan Nesbitt. The model received an intermediate facelift for the 2006 model year. Interior packaging was noted for its high roof, high h-point seating, and flexible cargo and passenger configurations enabled by a multi-level rear cargo shelf and rear seats a user could fold, tumble, or remove.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chrysler PT Cruiser” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.