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After nearly a century, Chrysler created the Chrysler PT Cruiser which was a retro-style car with its styling having mixed elements from the 1949 Chevrolet Advance Design and the Chrysler Airflow. The Airflow was the inspiration for Claes Oldenburg 's print/sculpture Profile Airflow , featuring a lithograph of the car beneath a superimposed ...
Chrysler developed its first experimental hemi engine for the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft. The XIV-2220 was an inverted V16 rated at 2,500 hp (1,860 kW). The P-47 was already in production with a Pratt & Whitney radial engine when the XIV-2220 flew successfully in trials in 1945 as a possible upgrade, but the war was winding down and it did not go into production.
Besides the 2.0 L engine, it used the same Tritec 1.6 L unit found in the MINI prior to 2007. The 1.6 L unit is a variation of the 2.0 L SOHC engine designed by Chrysler and built by Tritec. [15] Originally, the second-generation Neon featured a five-speed manual transmission using the former ACR gear ratios to improve acceleration.
The OM646 engine is sold under the 200 CDI and 220 CDI designation and features an electric fuel pump, exhaust gas recirculation, particulate filters, [1] and Euro 4 emission standard compliance (from 2003). [2] In 2006, the engine was updated under the EVO name and replaced the OM647 engine.
The lack of a diesel engine and right-hand drive availability prevented this Sebring from being a true pan-European model unlike other Chryslers such as the Chrysler 300M, PT Cruiser, and Voyager. In addition, the model was dropped from Chrysler's lineup in some countries, notably France, before production ended in 2006.
The engine is the same 4.0 L AMC 242 Straight-6 used in the Cherokee and Grand Cherokee. A 2.5 L AMC 150 Inline-4 engine was available on entry-level models until 2002. The 2.4 L DOHC 4-cylinder engine previously used on the Chrysler PT Cruiser replaced it for 2003. A modified 1998 TJ offroading in Alaska
In response to negative consumer feedback, the door latch mechanism underwent multiple safety upgrades. To compete with the Chevrolet Bel Air hardtop, Ford introduced the Ford Crestliner "sport sedan". [10] The first stand-alone American Ford nameplate, the Crestliner was a premium variant of the Tudor, fitted with two-tone paint and a vinyl ...
The Matrix was first introduced in the 2003 model year and based on the Toyota Corolla platform. [6] Relatively unchanged in 2004, a facelift for 2005 brought minor revisions to the exterior – mainly revised styling to the front fascia due to complaints of rubbing the ground on the previous incarnation and replacing the red lenses on the taillamps with clear ones.