Category: Chrysler

UNUSUAL CARS MODEL GUIDE The Chrysler 300C gave British buyers full-size American presence with engineering that made sense on European roads. Its chopped roofline, upright grille and broad shoulders looked like nothing else in the executive car park, while the UK range stretched from a torquey diesel to the 6.1-litre SRT-8. A Touring estate made…

UNUSUAL CARS MODEL GUIDE The Chrysler Crossfire was a German-built, American-styled two-seat sports car created during the DaimlerChrysler era. Beneath its long bonnet and fastback tail sat much of the proven Mercedes-Benz SLK platform, but the appearance and cabin gave it an identity of its own. It arrived in Britain as a coupé, followed by…

UNUSUAL CARS MODEL GUIDE The Chrysler PT Cruiser turned a practical five-door hatchback into one of the most recognisable cars of its era. With separate-looking wings, a tall grille and a roofline inspired by 1930s American cars, it was a piece of rolling theatre that also worked as a roomy family car. Britain received petrol…

UNUSUAL CARS MODEL GUIDE The Chrysler Neon arrived in Britain as an unusually bold alternative to the familiar family saloon. It was compact by American standards, brightly styled and generously equipped, with a large 2.0-litre engine where most European rivals relied on 1.6s. Britain received the four-door saloon rather than the Dodge-badged coupé, making surviving…