Chrysler PT Cruiser Parts - Mopar PT Cruiser Accessories

Each Chrysler machine is deliberately built to pass the meticulous standards of various car enthusiasts. One proof of that is the Chrysler PT Cruiser. This PT Cruiser is a retro-styled station wagon or hatchback and was launched in 2001 as the entry level of Chrysler. It appeared on the Car and Driver’s Ten Best list for 2001 and at the same time received award on the American Car of the Year. While the initial PT designates the car’s platform, it also stands for Personal Transportation. The Cruiser was based on the Chrysler PT platform since the Platform Tall was also the production code from PT Cruiser. The Neon on the other hand was based on the Chrysler PL platform or Platform Law. The name unofficially stands for Plymouth Truck when it harked backed to the 1930’s line of Plymouth Trucks familiar to the PT moniker. The PT cruiser ride is a front wheel drive vehicle. It was classified as a truck by the EPA for the CAFÉ fuel economy calculations. Most metrics however considered it as a car. For the 2003 model year, a turbocharged GT model was introduced and a convertible for the 2005 model year. Each PT Cruiser is manufactured at Toluca Car Assembly in Toluca Mexico and on March 2006 the Daimler Chrysler announced that since 2001, it had already built one million PT cruisers at the Toluca plant. Besides Toluca, some models were also assembled in Graz, Austria for global markets outside North America in 2002, employing the production code PT. Featured in the American version was a 2.4 L four-cylinder gasoline engine. Besides the standard model, there was also a 2.2 L diesel engine available in Europe, Asia and South Africa. Outside the US, a 2-liter engine producing 140 horsepower hp SAE at 6500 rpm with 130 ft-lbf of torque at 4800 rpm was available. Chrysler PT Cruiser OEM parts are all available in many auto parts and accessories online store. Hence, it is never hard to find Chrysler PT Cruiser Replacement parts. You can even find Chrysler PT Cruiser Performance parts and Chrysler PT Cruiser Accessories at the place where you are right now.

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