Test drive Chrysler PT Cruiser 2000 - 2006 Minivan

Cracking fashion

If you are a fashionista and a connoisseur of unusual things, then the updated Chrysler Pt Cruiser will suit you. True, for the ability to stand out from the crowd you will have to pay specific features of operation.
 
Brave jeans D&G and Valentino jacket, carelessly thrown on a minted T -shirt, - this is what the person for whom Chrysler Pt Cruiser looks like. Here it is, cheeky and independent, singing something from Elvis, approaches the car, gets behind the wheel and starts the engine. Go.
 
The premiere of Chrysler Pt Cruiser took place seven years ago. The debut of the American concern made a real splash. When PT Cruiser appeared in Russia, people from neighboring cars, using a red traffic light, went out and surrounded an unusual car.
 
Over time, even the most keen eye is blurred and once unusual forms begin to be perceived quite ordinary. Retrookar needed an update. The car was restored.
 
The first is a reduced grille of the radiator. The bumpers have changed a bit - they have become single -volume. The undoubted charm gives chromium package consisting of wheeled disks, molding and lining on the gas tank hatch.
 
Significantly transformed the salon, which is a mixture of antiquity with modern trends. The front panel is divided into two parts with a massive tunnel, on which not only the air conditioning and radio controls are located, but also by all the windows. The inserts in front of the passenger and the driver are made of blue plastic in the color of the car. But the quality of hard materials leaves much to be desired. True, this gives a certain charm, creating similarity to the cars of the last century. Among other updates, it is worth noting analog watches and cells for storing small things on the console between the seats.
 
Now about the driver's place. The adjustment range allows you to feel the SUV, which is achieved due to a high landing. If you go down, Pt Cruiser immediately turns into a regular passenger car. Despite the electrical drives of most settings, the angle of the back is adjusted manually.
 
Of the shortcomings, it is worth emphasizing the uncomfortable form of the front and rear seats, fatigue quickly occurs. Plus, the seats seemed too tough. Unknown.
 
Due to the heavy but informative steering wheel, the car does not have sharp maneuvers. The absence of rolls in corners is associated with a very rigid suspension, which, of course, does not contribute to comfortable movement. Each bumps will not go unnoticed.
 
The Chrysler PT Cruiser has a new 2.4 liter engine for Russia and a capacity of 143 liters. p., working in combination with a four -speed automatic. Acceleration to 100 km/h takes 10.3 s. At the same time, the maximum speed is 195 km/h. Quite decent indicators. In the city operation cycle, fuel consumption ranges from fifteen liters, as evidenced by the EVIC information system. It is an on -board computer with an increased volume of tracking information.
 
Extravagant appearance affected aerodynamics. The shape of the front part is such that the car strives to dive into a puddle. As a result, dirty liquid from under its own wheels is on the windshield.
 
The minimum price of Chrysler Pt Cruiser with a 1.6 engine is $ 22,700. For the car we tested with a 2.4 engine, dealers ask $ 29,500. It is expensive or cheap to decide customers. Real art is priceless.
 
Chrysler Pt Cruiser
 
Body - universal O NUT THE NUMBER OF 5 O 5 O MAST, KG - 1585 O total mass, kg - 1900 o dimensions (length/width/height), mm: - 4290/1705/1600 O base, mm - 2615 O volume of trunk, l - 540/2120 O maximum speed, km/h - 195 O fuel consumption (mixed cycle), l/100 km - 10.5 o volume of fuel tank, l - 57 o engine - gasoline.; working volume, cm3 - 2429; Power, l. With. at MIN -1 - 143/5200; Twisting, NM at MIN -1 - 214/4000 O transmission - automatic, 4 -TELL. o price, $ - 29 500.
 
Text: Maxim Egorov
 

A source: Magazine 5 wheel [05/2006]