Is the PT Cruiser a wagon?

It's a truck with a hatchback.

 

I'd vote for ugly if you would have that option there.

 

It's always looked like a 37 Ford sedan (Tudor or Fordor) to me.... Sedans didn't used to have trunks.

 

I'm sorry, there is NO WAY a PT should be classified as a truck, it's more of a sports car, limo, LOL anything but a truck. I wonder what benifits it took, being labeled a truck. MPJ

 

After seeing the above Ford, ya I'd hafta retract my "truck" statement.

 

What E-F said

 

i voted but i'm not sure why. they are just to

 

My Eagle is classified as a light truck. It allowed them to meet lower emission and safety standards.

 

My wifes S10 Blazer Tahoe 2WD is classed as a Stationwagon by MOT in British Columbia.

 

AMC was very crafty when it came to things like that, onother one to mention was the 360SC Hornets. AMC found the loop hole to keep it a compact car and avoided the insurance BS that followed the muscle cars to there demise.

The PT IMO is more a wagon than several cars of it's time but IMO it's ,,,it's,,,,.............................NO

 

First the El Camino/Ranchero car/truck debate......Now this.

 

PT Cruiser

A friend of mine has one, he stated that the "PT" stands for "Panel Truck", and being classified as a "Truck", it did not have to have all of the "safety" standards as an automobile would have.

I believe that he said that the "Cruiser" did not have as strong of side impact barriers plus some more, that I forget, that were mandatory in automobiles.

This was years ago, so I couldn't recall all the he had said.

TJ

 

According to Chrysler, the PT stands for "Personal Transportation". The PT Cruiser meets all of the US standards for a car - not a truck. Not sure where this info came from, but it's false. They have the same side impact beams as any of the cars do. Nothing "truck" about it that my research has found...

 

the PT cruiser was to be the Plymouth Touring Cruiser, but they dumped Plymouth and the rest is history.
I believe it's a 5 door hatchback. not a wagon, but it looks like wagons of the 30's and 40's so maybe it's a wagon. I'm so confused.:confused:

 

There are a lot of "theories" (including "panel truck", "platform tall" (the neon is platform L, the PT is platform T), "part time", "pacific trendsetter", etc) , but the "PT" in "PT Cruiser" stands for "Personal Transportation," as expressed at the 2002 PT Cruiser owners event at the Chrysler Headquarters in Auburn Hills Michigan. The event included a question and answer session with Chrysler Engineers from the PT Cruiser team where this question was raised and addressed.