This car has a 5 door multi-purpose vehicle body style with a front located engine supplying power to the front wheels.
The Chrysler PT Cruiser's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.4 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 150 bhp (152 PS/112 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 220 N·m (162 lb·ft/22.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual set of gears.
The Chrysler PT Cruiser weighs a claimed 1418 kg at the kerb.
Top quoted speed is 185 km/h (115 mph).
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater multi-purpose vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2616 mm | 103 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1481 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1478 mm | 58.2 inches | |
| Length | 4288 mm | 168.8 inches | |
| Width | 1705 mm | 67.1 inches | |
| Height | 1601 mm | 63 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 166 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1418 kg | 3126 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 59% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 57 litres | 12.5 [15.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.379 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2429 cc (148.227 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.5 × 101.4 mm
3.44 × 3.99 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
152 PS (150 bhp) (112 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
220 Nm (162 ft·lb) (22.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
46 kW/litre 62.6 ps/litre 61.8 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
90.57 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1138.2 kPa (165.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 607.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.7 s
@ 83.2 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 107.25 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 78.88 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 105.78 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.68 kg/kW 21.18 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.10 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | TBA.TA.WL.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1837 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 81433 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Chrysler PT Cruiser added 2001-06-30. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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