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Show /» . ' a , i )• The Park Record C-16 Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues. Sept. 18-21, 2004 It's more than jugt a 'normal' PT" that's missing a roof and two (It's a totally engineered "four-seasons package. J-J J _i J-. -p.-- r-- ^ - - - • Limited Time Offer *36 Mo. +Tax & Inception, w/$1,999 Down. CONVERTIBLE With the top FOR WHEELBASE COMMUNICATIONS down, the FF's single biggest here's never a dull visual feature moment when it is the 'sports comes to the relrobar'. You can't rod VT Cruiser. call it a roll bar That's because because there's Chrysler is never asleep at die nothing strucwheel, or just plain never tural about it. It sleeps. In reality, it's the only has been way to keep any vehicle fresh and interesting, and Chrysler is designed to determined to park the PT on reduce wind the cutting edge. buffeting and noise in die rear-scat area. With With the brand new PT the top down, you can actually Convertible, the company has SPEC SHEET have a conversation in both the managed to remove the roof and front and back seats at cruising two doors, but keep all the 2005 PT Convertible speed without yelling. charm and most of die utility of •k Two-door convertible available in three a 'normal* \y[" causer wagon. Three trim levels and three trim levels largely puncluated by the engines they carry. engines provide a top-down Based on these attributes as • Base 2.4-liter engine makes 150 horsedriving experience for just well as excellent build quality power, while iwo turbochatged 2.4-liter about any budget. The base and head-turning good looks, engines make 180 and 220 horsepower, model comes with the 150the VY has earned a large and respectively. -k The multi-layer convertible top appears horsepower 2.4 liter four-cylinloyal following. Starting at and acts as it it came tram a much more der and a five-speed manual about $20,000, the PT convertexpensive vehicle. gearbox for $19,995, including ible will further broaden the + Although the top looks great Irom the destination charges. Even at audience. outside, seeing past ii trom the inside is a dilieren! story altogether that low price you get quite of Although the new ragtop * The base motor is adequate, but II you lot of gear including numerous rolls off the same Toluca, can swing it there's no substitute lor power accessories. At about Mexico, assembly line as the either one o! the costlier lurbo motors. $23,500, the Touring model 640,000 PT Cruisers four-doors • Five speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission adds 16-inch painted cast aluthat came before it, just about * This is more than just a PT Cruiser with minum wheels, speed control, everything from the windshield the root and two doors removed, it's a security alarm, fog lights, floor back is unique to this one fully engineered conversion mats and a CD player. A 180* The 'sports bar' is not a roll bar. model. The extensive reworking • Unmatched versatility with room lor two horsepower turbo motor is of the platform involved a thorlull-sized golt bags and many seating available. Topping the range is ough re-engineering'of what conligu rations the $28,200 (including destinalies beneath the skin, including •Base price: $20,000 tion) GT with a High Output extra structural reinforcement *MPG(crry/hwy): 21/28 (est) 220-horse turbo 2.4, five-speed to replace what is lost by removing the metal roof. Above the rear deck rather than manual gearbox, performanceAs well, trunk space is usual- under it. A raised deck, clever tuned suspension, chrome ly compromised because you engineering and a new 'floating accents, 17-inch wheels, leather have to store the convertible top bow' design permit the top to interior trim, power driver's someplace when the sun comes fold into a much shallower seat height adjustment and sideout. However, the PT retains space than would otherwise be impact air bags. some of that room and a consid- possible. Driving the PT Cruiser conBut there is no freeride.The vertible is not unlike driving a erable degree of its Swiss Army Knife personality. There's actu- cargo area and visibility out the wagon version, except for the ally ample room in the back seat back of the convertible take a extra attention and smiles it for two people and their legs. serious hit when compared to generates. The structure feels The cargo area is positively that of a four-door PT. Many tight and solid, while wind and cavernous by comparison to would consider that a fair trade- road noise are decidedly absent, competitors such as the Ford off, however, for what the con- whether the top is up or down. Mustang. But wait, there's more vertible does offer: more style Turbochargers are the only . . . room, that is. Pull the trunk- and more fun. replacement for more engine mounted handles to drop the To put the top down, simply displacement and whether in rear scat and the resulting pass- twist a central D-shapcd latch 180 or 220 horsepower trim, the through space is sufficient for on the windshield header and PT convertible is a decent alltwo full-size golf bags. The depress a switch. The whole around performer seats arc still part of the Pis process - up or down - takes Since price, versatility and attraction with nine different about 10 seconds. There is very good looks are all on its side, configurations. little wind or road noise thanks the PT is poised to remain the So, where does the top go if to the thick three-layer top and darling of the nostalgia set . . . die tanned nostalgia set, diat is. so much space stays behind? special window seals. [7^ 7^i» ."-sf^".**' o • Highway By RICHARD RUSSELL T 5GO1 S. State Murray, UT 800-292-4595 www.mikehaleacura.com . 2004 SUV Sign & Drive! 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