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PT Turbo lives up to hot rod image
By Malcolm Gunn
newly assigned task, the cylinder block, head
and crankshaft have been revised to handle the
extra stress. Even the exhaust system has been
altered for maximum performance.
From these extra efforts, the PT Turbo puts
out a much more spirited 215 horsepower and a
fat 245 lb.-ft. of torque at 3.600 RPM. By com ­
parison, a non-turbo PT is worth 150 horsepow­
er and just 162 lb.-ft. o f torque at a higher 4,000
RPM.
Transmission choices consist o f a five-speed
Getrag-built manual or optional four-speed auto­
matic equipped with Chrysler’s manual-style
AutoStick shifter.
The PT ’s handling has also been tweaked
with a specially tuned suspension, four-wheel
disc brakes, ABS and 17-inch five-spoke alloy
wheels.
Among the exclusive PT Turbo items that
come with this package are special front seats
with lumbar adjustment, silver-faced gauges and
turbo badging on the tachometer as well as on
the liftgate.
Besides the extra tariff (about $8,500 above
the base PT), the only penalty is the addition of
55-90 kilograms in weight, depending on the
transmission selected.
The addition o f the turbo option significantly
changes the character of the PT Cruiser. No
longer just a uniquely styled, mild-mannered
fashion statement, the added boost turns it into a
rarin’-to-go pocket rocket that backs up its
street-fighter looks with some honest-to-goodness muscle.
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It has always looked like a hot rod, and soon
it will have the power to live up to that image —
thanks to a little device called a turbocharger.
The original Chrysler PT Cruiser was an
order-form -depleting success well before its
arrival to showrooms a couple o f years ago. And
with more power really being the only issue on
the minds of buyers, demand will most likely
outstrip supply once again when PT Turbo
arrives this fall.
In case you haven’t already guessed from the
frequent PT sightings in your neighborhood,
Chrysler has had no trouble selling every single
Cruiser it has m anaged to crank out o f its
Toluca, M exico assembly plant. In its first two
years, 2000 and 2001, PTs were being churned
out at a rate o f 180,000 cars a year. For 2002, the
factory increased capacity to 310,000 cars per
year. Dealers are finally able to stock a decent
num ber o f examples for buyers to examine.
The success o f the PT Cruiser should be a big
surprise to no one. A fter all, this is a car that not
only defies every styling convention in the book,
but does so with a great deal o f flair and
panache. On the practical side, you’ll find a
room y and com fortable interior, m ultiadjustable cargo area (the rear seat can be fold­
ed or removed completely, depending on space
requirements) and an easy-to-load hatch design
that earns this C hrysler high marks for versatili­
tyThen there’s the customization factor that
gives PT owners virtually free reign to turn their
steeds into flam e-decaled rods, ‘w oodies’ and
panel vans, with a little help from aftermarket
suppliers as well as from DaimlerChrysler.
A vast afterm arket army also provides extra
go-pow er through bolt-on turbocharger and
supercharger
kits
(one
com pany,
hemicruiser.com, will even build you a V8-powered PT if that turns your crank). Seeing the
dem and for more power, the afterm arket’s
immense attention to the little car, and the need
to keep things fresh in showrooms have all been
factors in the creation o f the PT Turbo. It’s a
straight-from-the-factory model, complete with
warranty, that’ll deliver more of the kind of per­
formance the PT’s street-rod looks deserve.
Turbocharging the PT is about the only
option for increasing power as Chrysler never
built the car to have anything but a four-cylinder
engine bolted between its fenders (hence a lack
of room for a bigger engine). In prepping the
standard 2.4-litre DOHC powerplant for its
At a Glance
2003 PT Turbo
□ Four-door wagon.
□ 2.4-litre turbocharged four-cylinder
engine makes 215 horsepower and 245 lb.-ft.
of torque.
□ Five-speed manual, or optional fourspeed automatic transmission.
□ The turbo’s extra power makes the PT
worthy of its retro-rod looks.
□ Along with the added grunt, the PT
Turbo comes with a sport-tuned suspension
and 17-inch wheels.
□ The additional exterior embellishments
on the Turbo model make the already sharp
PT an even cooler looking ride.
□ Base Price: $32,500 (est.)
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