Refreshed PT Cruiser

[Espresso]

quote:Originally posted by Jeff V

I was wondering when they'd revise the front fascia.

a better turning radius.

yeah, no crap. This is no lie. My Toyota Tundra had a better turning radius than the PT. Dont believe me..go test drive one.
This thing is horrible.

[MichaelDay]

quote:Originally posted by Red GT

Don't like what they did to the center dash AT ALL. What would have been cool to me anyway, if they had made the center dash and gauge cluster and airbag cover all carbon fiber, all matching, like my shift knob would have been nice.

From the write ups, it appears that the GT will have "a unique center stack bezel with Mini-Carbon technical design" look which I would suspect is the close to or the same as the "Shadow Dot" pattern that the GT's have had on the instrument panel and airbag cover in the past.

[Red GT]

Shadow Dot and or Mini Carbon Technical still isn't carbon fiber. The squared off look they gave to the center dash just messed it all up for me. Not to mention to cool aggressive look of our grill is gone now. I'll be keeping my car a very long time.

[calicranberry]

let me say that i'm not a big fan of the new look, but i think some people's expectations may have been too high. this was just a face lift, there was no practical way to add a six or change the turning radius. as for the styling, DCX told us years ago that the Crossfire would be the styling inspiration for new chryslers, and i think you can see it inside and outside. the other cars that shared the radio/HVAC controls of the current cruiser have all been redone or dropped (bye neon!), so it makes sense to use the new corporate radio/HVAC controls. not that i think they look pretty, one of my favorite features of the current car is the body colored interior pieces. from the pictures, it looks like the quality of the interior trim has gone up, and there is more flash with chrome. it may help the cruiser stay ahead of the new Chevy HHR, which looks to have a somewhat dark and dull interior. guess i'll hold a final opinion untill i see one (i did not really care for the 300 until i saw one), but as others have said,i do not see trading in mine for a new one anytime soon....

[Ctown]

I still like the old front grill that goes all the way from the top to the bottom they totally mess up the design but i won't mine trading in mine for one of these

[Mojito]

I'm sure there will be mods for the new PT which will add the bottom part of the grill.
I wonder where the additional power came from. May be they put Stage 1 PCM as stock like they did with injectors in 2004?

[Kevin B]

I was really hoping they wouldn't go through with those headlights. That is a shame. Blew it on the grill too. These cars had so much more potential than what they've done with them. If this mild upgrade is any indication of what's to come I dread the day DC does a complete makeover. They might consider working on mileage instead of output. I'll keep my '03 thank you.

[PT-ERA]

All I can say is, they're raised the value of my 2002 PT. Some folks may like the new look, but for those who liked the present style, better buy them now because I doubt they'll go any lower. Supply and demand.


[8)] Cruise on

[Richard in Idaho]

quote:Originally posted by Mojito

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I wonder where the additional power came from. May be they put Stage 1 PCM as stock like they did with injectors in 2004?

From what I have read at ptcruise it comes from the new intake used in '05. they just waited for '06 to claim the increase. I'm sure it does not have Stage 1.

[sa4chrysler]

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