"GT" Cruiser, that's not a thing is it?

"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle) 10/29/2018 at 17:41 • Filed to: None

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RX > MonkeePuzzle 10/29/2018 at 17:49

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Even the PT Cruiser doesnt want to be a PT Cruiser.

Matt Nichelson > MonkeePuzzle 10/29/2018 at 17:53

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Yep. Started being offered in 2003 and was turbocharged.  Basically it was the PT Cruiser GT but it was badged as a GT Cruiser.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > MonkeePuzzle 10/29/2018 at 17:55

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I believe the GT Cruiser was a trim offered with a version of the turbo 4 from the Neon SRT-4.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > MonkeePuzzle 10/29/2018 at 17:59

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Ugh, Everything’s a GT car nowadays...

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > MonkeePuzzle 10/29/2018 at 18:33

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It’s a real thing. It started off as forum sh orthand for the PT Cruiser GT but eventually Chrysler started badging them as GT Cruisers

JCAlan > MonkeePuzzle 10/29/2018 at 18:35

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No, a “GT Cruiser” was not a thing. There was a " PT Cruiser GT" though with the aforementioned neon turbo engine.

TheRevanchist > MonkeePuzzle 10/29/2018 at 19:24

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Set of 3 Maisto Chrysler Collection of the PT Cruiser,GT Cruiser,Panel Cruiser

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Matt Nichelson 10/29/2018 at 19:29

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Huh. I guess I do l earn something new everyday!

Matt Nichelson > BaconSandwich is tasty. 10/29/2018 at 20:10

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What’s sad is I didn’t look it up. I know too much random  car stuff.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Matt Nichelson 10/29/2018 at 22:04

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I think we all do. :P

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > MonkeePuzzle 10/30/2018 at 07:26

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Yes.

It’s a PT Cruiser with a slightly detuned SRT4 engine.

MonkeePuzzle > JCAlan 10/30/2018 at 09:21

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right, this feels like a cheap imitation using the slightly wrong terminology 

JCAlan > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/30/2018 at 11:32

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I always called them GT Cruisers too, but they were never badged that way or officially named as such.

Source: I asked my used car manager whose job it is to know details of trim levels on Chrysler vehicles and worked all the way through the entire PT Cruiser lifespan ( an amazing 10 years)

dodge_viper > MonkeePuzzle 10/30/2018 at 19:14

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Yes, it was a real thing. It was a concept car before the PT Cruiser actually came out, along with the blue Panel Cruiser. It had a turbo engine and bumperless front and rear bodywork.

carcrasher88 > MonkeePuzzle 10/30/2018 at 19:48

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Just to clarify from what others have said. Chrysler never sold a model specifically badged as a GT Cruiser.

The GT Cruiser was a concept car from 2000 that preceded the PT Cruiser GT (also commonly referred to as GT Cruiser, but never badged as such).

Maisto also has a diecast model of the Panel Cruiser concept.