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How the wind blew

Of course, both open Chrysler and Crossfire Roadster and PT Cruiser Cabrio in our latitudes are not so practical as in Historic Motherland. In America, such a car can easily be the main thing that, in general, there is everywhere and practiced. And truth, why not? There, rain is a pleasant surprise, and not harsh everyday life.

St. Petersburg, drooping summer morning. I'm in dreams of warm and bright editors sitting in a plug-pull on a garden street. Around the same as me: on dirty gloomy cars, smoothly exhausted by toned walls from curious neighbors, the frnown people crawl granted the granite of work. The word of the day expressive interomotion of Brr!. As, however, in most other days in this city, cursed by Egyptian sphinxes.

I'm too thickening paint? Well, let! You can disagree with me, but personally, I have sixty two sunny days, which they say happen in St. Petersburg in the average year, to the offensive little. I think that the owners of the cabriolets are good weather is also missing. But agree, these people should be desperate optimists, since they decided to buy a car of the day off. And I oh as I envy!
You can, of course, console yourself with the fact that an outdoor car and Petersburg is just as ridiculous combination, like, say, woolen socks and slippers or jeans and opera. But damn it! As soon as the smiling sun is again assumed over the city, and the air temperature becomes not just positive, and strongly positive, I want to push the selected sunglasses with such work and the envy of all Agorafobam go to hunt for interested girls somewhere on the coast of the Gulf of Finland.

Of course, both open Chrysler and Crossfire Roadster and PT Cruiser Cabrio in our latitudes are not so practical as in Historic Motherland. In America, such a car can easily be the main thing that, in general, there is everywhere and practiced. And truth, why not? There, rain is a pleasant surprise, and not harsh everyday life. In addition, in a civilized country, the likelihood of detecting the seats-famous seats at return from the supermarket is much lower than here. And in general: would you risk leaving a dear cabriolet with a folded top and unattended even for a few minutes? I doubt. Fearless.
I did not work in vain here about the historical homeland. In fact, both these cars are not at all American, as it seems, it should be. PT Cruiser Cabrio is produced either in Mexico or in Austria, which is pretty cosmopolitanly on his part. Crossfire Roadster And the whole product is completely German, because a Mercedesian platform with a motor together, which once belonged to the Rhodster of the previous generation once belonged to the Rhodster of the previous generation once was made at the Karmann plant in Germany. Such an entertaining economic geography.

As I, I remember, told, in my natural habitat, cabriolets or their nearest relatives of the roadster are primarily cars for every day. There are, of course, amazing exceptions in the form of cars, which are not like that are unsuitable for everyday ride, but are generally very difficult to use for example, Caterham what no windows without doors. But this thing is already clearly from the fan sector. And for ordinary people without pronounced extreme masochist inclinations, there are all different conveniences at least in the open sky. Yes, yes, one hundred fifty adjustments of everything, a lot of music and skin, climate controls with onboard computers Union with nature should be primarily pleasant and thoughtful. Being open, and Crossfire and PT Cruiser are delivered exclusively full of full. All inclusive as in a good turpotevka. Once we live, gentlemen! So let's do it worthy!

The one is that in our rolling arms turned out to be two such unusual cars at the same time, great luck. Open-air-cars are still not too common with us, and therefore in the salons of the dealers they are also infrequent. Moreover, having so much in common: brand, color, transmission type, level of configuration But the differences in Crossfire and PT Cruiser are much more than similarities. The first double roadster, inevitably carrying the burden of the image of a sports car. The second cool four-seater convertible, obtained by surgical operation from almost the family minivan. Amazing nearby.

Here is a spectacular rapid, like a rocket land enemy, the thunder crossfire. Under it, not even started, the earth burns and melts the God, what inhuman efforts it costs this unbearable expectation of a miracle of movement! The design of the car is surprisingly solid, but they make it exclusively details ...

Here is a spectacular rapid, like a rocket land enemy, the thunder crossfire. Under it, not even started, the earth burns and melts the God, what inhuman efforts it costs this unbearable expectation of a miracle of movement! The design of the car is surprisingly solid, but they make it exclusively details: longitudinal ribs on the hood, the gills on the front wings, hoody wheels, restless anti-cycle, automatically extended at high speeds

Pt Cruiser is different, completely different. He all frustrated came out purely walk, poured. Wow, I all of myself so cool and mannered! Easily? Very! Dushka-cruiser is jazz, cane and lacquered shoes. The past again returned with humor and without longing. Not a car, but a sort of modern antiques. Well forgotten old is even not thinking to be made under the new one. It is like artificially aged jeans: these are not all worn; But those who still decided to wear them, look trumps.

Crossfire inside is not so slightly as outside. Only perforated pedals, plastic silver on the center console and modest size of free space are spoken about sportiness. But it is exceptionally apparent here: it seems to create high boards, low windshield and an ewesh-like trunk line. And when raised, the top you start to understand all the feelings of the rabbit waiting in the wizard hat of his exit. And the ceiling is low, and in the intra-alone mirror, neither the feature is not visible so, a slight hint of the horizon. I will not even comment on what happens after hundreds when anti-boiled antiques grows out of the trunk.

What do you say? Think, it's impossible to beat! Yes, who generally need this view? We have a sports car, and all the rest urgently admire the tail lights! Roaster is very fast, but this is not a sports car. The smooth machine and the long steering wheel are issued in Chrysler Mercedes. And as you know, even sports Mercedes is first of all polite, taking into account and caring the car, albeit devils fast. Also, Crossfire: the car at any speed holds straight with the stubbornness of the bull terrier and at the same time he behaves ultra-sufficient, in every way the driver from possible unforeseen circumstances behaves in the turns. Here: excellent brakes are invented with a clear reserve, and a dense and energy-intensive suspension looks very worthy even on our roads. At first, the refined calm of the car is slightly disappointing, but then in a much greater degree bribes. You get used to anything good. Yes, the appearance of the car promised us at least the unrestrained flight of the fiery chariot of Helios himself. In fact, we have the stuffed god of war with the character of Cota Leopold. Beautiful, defiantly, but although not quietly, but peacefully.

The appearance of PT Cruiser is much more complied with natural deposit. It is more harmonious in everything. The topic of autostarines continues inside the car.

The central console with the inserts for the body color and round devices is a clear curtsy towards the car seventy-year old. Unless the devices on the old cars were more often located in the center. The cruiser, naturally, is more humane to the driver; True, sometimes it seems that not only the mood leaked out of the past, but also something in terms of ergonomics. In order to normally move the transmission selector, you have to reach it, as on domestic nines when the fifth transmission is turned on. Yes, and in general, the landing in Pt Cruiser seemed to me strange: on a high chair, we sick, and the pedals from such a height seem distant and not located there, where you are familiar, almost under the chair. It is still a bit of this chair lift and you can sit, completely hanging with legs. But in general, tolerant, and for the growth of drivers who came out, there will be no problems at all. However, with the manner of driving on which the car provokes, and I did not have any difficulties. The car starts confidently and slowly moving the transmissions of the automatic box, calmly picks up. Flight is normal: the wind is walking in the cabin, happily heated in the ears and familiarly ferry hair. Cabriolet, as the line, scorches the straight, and how to turn turns. Not at speeds like CrossFire, of course, but not in a whisper. Bashes reliably and predictably. But you do not think about how the car rides, but imagine how you are going to eat it yourself. What you look from the side. What an impression is impressed. And it doesn't matter that Pt Cruiser on the background of a relative rodster looks more ax. On health. First, not everyone will succeed, as we, to bring these cars face to face. And, secondly, it costs almost two times cheaper! Well? After all, significantly! And the pleasures are no less. This is true, other pleasure, but it is very valuable. It is important that the effect of the machine produces as stunning as crossfire. What, strictly speaking, was required.

Both machines are equipped with a soft top, but the crossfire breaks up with a tarpaulin stepper much more easily. Total business that manually disconnect the roof lock from the windshield frame. But from other manufacturers this process is also automated and does not require any additional actions. And in order to fold the roof of the cruiser, you will have to leave the spaced place in the warm chair, as the top does not hide in the attendance of the trunk, and it is approved outside around the cabin, it is necessary to persuade the case of a young dermatist to the case from the skin of a young dermatitin, but it is desirable.
Trunk Crossfire is a good help for a mustache: a few liters of a black carpet of a niche. Put the subwoofer and the trunk cannon into oblivion. However, the Sab Rhodster is already there: the equipment in which the cars fall to us already includes a cool audio system with Infinity acoustics. The second machine has a place for booting much more benefit, folding top is deprived of the right to visit the trunk. By the way, in both postcards on the back of the trunk lid there is a handle, pulling for which you can get out to the will. I won't do what a living being could fit in crossfire

Well, what to say? Both cars are good, but each in its own way. They are so different, and yet they are together. Of course, the cabriolet season is already on the outcome (although they say, in Finland, individual hot personality managed even in winter to ride cars with lowered riding), buying a car without a roof now, in the fall, seeing a rather pragmatic step: dealers are ready to go on serious concessions to those who are It will be decided to replenish the ranks of desperate optimists. And you are weak?

Autography
Chrysler PT Cruiser Cabrio
Predecessor
Not
Premiere
august 2003.
Prototype
PT Cruiser Convertible (2001)
Engines
2.4 L (152 223 hp)
Production
Mexico / Austria
Expected replacement
not provided

Autography
Chrysler Crossfire Roadster.
Predecessor
Not
Platform
Mercedes-Benz SLK R170 (Part)
Premiere
january 2004.
Prototype
Crossfire (2001)
Engines
3.2 l (218 330 hp)
Production
Germany
Expected replacement
2011/12

The car is provided by Aurore Auto, the official dealer of the Chrysler / Jeep group.

Text: Kirill Brevdo
Photo: Roman Stunnin