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Article: Auto show 2000; At a time when the base price for automotive ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  April 8, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... ago when Volkswagen's New Beetle showed up. Its retro styling ... performance, of course, and the New Beetle offers a couple of interesting ... category: the Chrysler PT Cruiser and the Ford Focus. Chrysler PT Cruiser The PT Cruisers are easy ...

Article: CHRYSLER'S PT CRUISER LOOKS LIKE A HOT ROD BUT IT'S ...
The Boston Globe;  May 14, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... roof, high doors, bulging fenders. The PT Cruiser - minivan, truck, car depending on your ... prevalent before its appearance. If the New Beetle was, well, the new Beetle, then the PT Cruiser is the new minivan. It's got a minivan ...

Article: New Beetle bridges gap
Winnipeg Free Press;  September 21, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Harper VOLKSWAGEN'S New Beetle may have lost its head ... funky niche vehicles (PT Cruiser, Mini Cooper, et al ... convertibles go, the New Beetle bridges the gap between ... ride. On one hand, the New Beetle convertible is a bit ...

Article: Chevy HHR and PT Cruiser: Separated At Birth?
Motor;  February 1, 2005 ;     350 words ... ... Bryan Nesbitt, the young designer who penned the PT Cruiser for DaimlerChrysler is now with General Motors ... retro chic" market already populated by the VW New Beetle and the PT Cruiser. Two HHR wagons will be arriving this spring for ...

Article: PT Cruiser was everywhere at automotive trade ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  November 10, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... week. No doubt, Chrysler's PT Cruiser took home the award for best ... Center, there was another PT Cruiser that was dropped, sprayed ... at SEMA, too, with the VW New Beetle. This time, the PT Cruiser was the hot car of the year ...

Article: Volkswagen's New Beetle acquits itself well in ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA);  July 23, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... many larger cars. The New Beetle does handle well and ... will. Bottom line: The New Beetle isn't really aimed ... the Mini will hit. The PT Cruiser, on the other hand ... two. The top on the New Beetle is quite well insulated ...

Article: NEW BEETLE MORE THAN FLOWER POWER.(BUSINESS)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  March 23, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... power immediately. This New Beetle, while feeling solid ... top-of-the-line New Beetle compares with maximum ... in the 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser. Other, lower performance ... Unfortunately, the test New Beetle Turbo S had a center ...