PT Cruiser

2000: A PT Cruiser (was Plymouth Cruiser before that brand got the chop by Daimler Chrysler). This retro' car is said to be a new cult car, but that sounds like marketing hype.

There are some interesting design features such as the ability to fold and remove the back seats to create a large load area in the rear and changing the vehicle from a five seater car to a one seater van.

Variations on the Cruiser theme are the two-door Pronto Cruizer and the four-door Chrysler Pronto Cruizer AWD.

• sedan, 5-seats, 2 or 4-doors, ABs
• loa: 4288mm, width: 1705mm, height: 1601mm
• turning radius: 5.05m (6.05m with 16" wheels)
• weight: 1412kg (unladen), payload 392kg
• 1995cc, petrol, 4-cyls, mpfi, 4-valves/cyl, dohc
• bore: 87.5mm, stroke: 83mm, c.r.: 9.6:1
• transmission: 5m/4a
• suspension: MacPherson struts/ trailing arms & Watt's link, brakes: disc/ disc ABS
• tyres: 195/65HR15 Classic, 205/55HR16 Ltd, fuel-tank: 57L

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