AUBURN HILLS, Michigan — The 2010 Chrysler PT Cruiser Couture Edition, an appearance package that bundles two-tone paint and other goodies, arrives in showrooms in the first quarter of this year. It is priced at $19,995, including a $720 destination charge.
The special model, the 16th such variant since the PT Cruiser was introduced, apparently signals that the PT Cruiser has managed to survive the changes since the marriage of Fiat and Chrysler last year.
The Couture Edition gets Bright Silver Metallic and Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl exterior paint with red pinstriping. Other exterior touches include chrome body-side moldings and door handles, 16-inch polished aluminum wheels and grille. The cabin gets chromed rings on the gauges, an analog clock, Satin Silver accents and new Radar Red leather or Dark Slate Gray seats.
Inside Line says: A little freshening for an old favorite. — Anita Lienert, Correspondent
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scottyscooter says:
07:06 AM, 01/11/2010
Good lord, they are still tinkering with this car? The PT Cruiser came out as a 2000 model and its now 2010. They need to either develop a new model for the car or just kill it off. Either would be better than keeping a car model stagnant like this for a decade, this is just embarrassing...
colorado1974 says:
10:00 PM, 01/10/2010
Blackberry Tour. I own a new car dealership that is the #1 Viper sales leader on the west coast. I'd say that I get to "drive" a few cars. You?
I'd hope that a V6 Tacoma gets "a little" better mileage than a 6 year old, weak, in-efficient ford V8.
Never once did I say "domestics are far superior while foreign vehicles are incredibly inferior..." Gee, do you think I struck a nerve? Looks like I hit the nail right on the head to solicit that reaction.
Keep asking to drive your parents rental car and maybe one day you can form your own opinion. ;-)
Personally, I like the Audi A6 but find it difficult to pay $25,000 more than a AWD 300 or Charger or Taurus when they are "almost" as good.
icecubefosho says:
08:24 PM, 01/10/2010
Oh and I honestly don't know what the hell you're trying to say Shahgtr... Like literally I have no clue what you're trying to say.
icecubefosho says:
08:23 PM, 01/10/2010
J.D Power believes they can chart reliability in the year a vehicle comes out and uses that as marketing propaganda. Its an impossible feat unless a car truly has many problems when it first comes out in which case, people will talk/review that about it. Common sense tells you to stay away from brands like Suzuki.
The Regal and the LaCrosse even have the same air splitter design even the little accent of the foglight has two chrome strips instead of one on the LaCrosse but its the exact same design; and they boast the same curves/indentions in the hood. Its practically an EXACT copy. Then the rear of the Regal still copied the Acura RL and Accord. Oh with Infiniti G in the physical shaping. You still don't seem to want to admit this. The LaCrosse's rear has Accord/RL in the curving of the taillights, while its Lexus in design. Even the exhaust tips integrated into the bumper scream Lexus. Its not an original design. In fact it looks more at home on a Chinese designed luxury mobile.
The Tacoma drives and is lightweight. I admit that it is a better offroader in the sand than the Frontier due to its light weight mechanics. The Taco has a 9.2 from 338 reviewers here on Edmunds. I see very few reliability problems. Reliability Awards are again just a bunch of marketing BS. Also fuel mileage is simillar and usually better than an '04 F150 with a V8. Also you've never driven one of these because these are much faster than the V8 trucks in realistic driving conditions unless you're trying to break above the 100mph barrier, where the V8 will start to show strength; and clocked more for offroading performance instead of towing and work performance. Its evident that you've never driven/offroaded an Xterra/Frontier with its VQ40DE Engine. Its quite potent, I can assure you.
You're obviously the biased one who reads magazines that tell you the Taurus, 300, etc are second to none. You might drive 30 cars a day, but I doubt you "drive" 30 cars a day. If anything, you don't drive any foreign vehicles because you haven't commented once as to how one of them truly drive.
Your logic is also flawed, people under 25 can't drive rental cars in Texas unless working loopholes or paying fees in which case you have to be at least 21. Also lets think of this, if a kid from Saudi Arabia has been driving since he was 12 years old, and he is now 20, and he has driven everything from Datsun 120y's to Toyota Landcruisers, GMC Yukons, to even a few exotics thanks to his oil dripping uncle, and he isn't one of those smug arab spoiled children; does he not have more experience than us? He has driven more vehicles and on more "spirited" roads than us. He has driven more varied vehicles and considering he doesn't pledge loyalty to one brand and realizes that every brand has cars with faults. Age has little to do with anything besides maturity, as history would prove, but experience is what matters. A soldier can study a book all he wants on shooting, and a karate practitioner can study videos and texts all days, but in the end, the terrorist is a better shot, and the street brawler will beat the karate practitioner to a pulp.
Again, I've driven multiple American cars. I like the Escalade/Yukon/Tahoe. I like the F150. I like the Chrysler Town and Countries/Dodge Caravans/Plymouth Voyagers. Theres one thing the Americans can build well, and its big SUVs/trucks. Their cars however are pretty inferior to the competition. If we're talking design, the interiors are terrible on many of these. Silver plastics don't convince me one bit, hence one reason why I hate the interior of the FJ Cruiser. You'd give yourself much more credibility if you'd actually drive the competition.
But don't worry, I guess it gives you more leverage convincing people that domestics are far superior while foreign vehicles are incredibly inferior since you never drive to competition. You're like one of the people who hate the Palm Pre simply because you have an iPhone. You've never used a Palm Pre, but from what you see and read, you assume the Pre isn't as good as your iPhone. Thats all fine and dandy until you realize WebOS' multitasking capabilities and physical keyboard outshine your virtual keyboard and dated OS making you rethink all you've ever spoken ill about the Palm.
colorado1974 says:
05:53 PM, 01/10/2010
not nearly as thrilled as the new sienna and kia lineup, considering that's all they buy now-a-days.
pontneuf2503 says:
05:17 PM, 01/10/2010
Oh Goody! Hertz, Avis, and Enterprise will be thrilled about this one!
narenji says:
04:54 PM, 01/10/2010
this is vaguely like all the paint schemes we see a lot of hispanic people doing to their cars... this color scheme should sell well the raider fans... ive seen some really bad combos lately... orange/copper with white... brown with silver... boggles the mind why they would ever think that doing that is more attractive than a monotone paint scheme.
colorado1974 says:
09:28 PM, 01/09/2010
Consumer reports is the most biased, one sided, un-scientific survey of them all. JD Power actually takes into account real people who buy cars, not subscribers who like to say an opinion.
Ummm, Ford is not shutting down. They just posted a profit of over a $billion and a huge sales increase.
The Tacoma is the most overrated piece of crap on the road. No reliability awards and worse mileage than a V8 Silverado, F150 or Ram 1500. In a small, cramped, big-eyed rattle trap.
ice, sorry but they don't look alike. there are similarities much like the entire audi line does, the VW line does, the Honda line does. That's what corporations do to give an identity. I guess for a high school kid, you wouldn't know that yet though. Keep asking to drive your parents rental car though and you might gain some experience in this field. I, however, have spent 35 years working in this field and think that you are absolutely hilarious. My job is cars, my life is cars and I employ people who do nothing but cars. I drive 30 different cars every day instead of reading the balloon juice that Car and Driver keeps feeding you while you aspire to have a real car.
Get over your bias. As I've said, it had a place in the 80's and 90's but now it's just a pipe dream.
shahgtr says:
08:44 PM, 01/09/2010
I agree with icecubefosho first of all. I got a simple question for colorado1974 who thinks American cars are better than foreign--> Why is Ford closing down when Honda is getting higher sales than the pieces of crappy cheap american cars. Most new cars nowadays are butt-ugly monstrosities. Hideous. Nasty. Cardboard boxes on 18-inch wheels. Elephantine, gawdy grilles. Boxy, bulbous rear ends. Overly-square fender lines. Short-and-chopped windows. Huge wheels that are obnoxious and dreadful. DaimlerChrysler is a leader in the field of shoddy exterior design. Have you noticed how so many cars are oversized, boxy, chopped, and hyper-aggressive? Now tell me... what types of cars do you see on the streets nowadays? oh!.. i know the answer to that..FOREIGN CARS ARE TAKING OVER THE STREETS!
According to the 2009 Apri Issue of Consumer Reports Magazine.
These are the top 5 most reliable brands in the world in order:
1. Honda
2. Subaru
3. Toyota
4. Mazda
5. Nissan
*** GUESS WHAT COLORADO1974...ALL THE ABOVE ARE *FOREIGN*!!
icecubefosho says:
08:27 PM, 01/09/2010
And in addition, your admiration for a simple grille change on an already ugly design shows your lack of insight.
I say Chevrolets need grille changes because the bodies are fine, but the bonnets are annoyingly ugly. The Durango and Dakota both look cheap and are ugly. The Frontier and Tacoma are the most attractive small pick-ups and you can't deny this.