2007-04-04 02:21:01 · 11 answers · asked by Adrienne G 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Chrysler
Officially, the "PT" stands for "Personal Transportation," but the initials also designate the car's platform. The Neon was based on the Chrysler PL platform, or "Platform Low," while the Cruiser was based on the Chrysler PT platform, for "Platform Tall." "PT" was also the production code for the PT Cruiser. Unofficially, the name may stand for "Plymouth Truck", as it harks back to the 1930's line of Plymouth Trucks (known by the "PT" moniker).
2007-04-04 07:06:48 · answer #1 · answered by Johnnie 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This question has been asked before....
and the answers above are from goofball morons.... get a life, losers...
Here's the reply I made from the other question asked...:
The official word is "PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION"... That's what Chrysler is saying.... So that's the OFFICIAL meaning of PT....
One thing you also need to remember is that the Cruiser was originally being created as a Plymouth model....
During the 90s, Dodge was known as the "performance" division, Chrysler was the luxury side and poor little Plymouth was the ugly stepchild.... A plan was devised to move Plymouth in a different direction... since nearly all Plymouth dealers were attached to a Chrysler dealer, they couldn't move the Plymouth upscale... and as they wanted some different models to spice up the line-up and yet to NOT compete with the sister Dodge and Chrysler models, they started to develop some interesting new models...
The concept was to build up some showroom traffic to come on down and take a look.... The first model introduced was the Plymouth Prowler.... and it developed a lot of traffic... People would come in and look... if they liked it, and could afford it, they'd buy it... just as the Viper did for Dodge.... people would come in and see it and then drive out in a Dodge Intrepid or Stratus that shared the look....
The 2nd vehicle to do that was to be the PT Cruiser.... It was designed to generate that traffic increase.. but, unlike the Prowler, it was to be a viable car - something that anybody could get.... Price wise, it was a step up from the Neon and the Breeze, but took the buyer into a new direction....
So, the P was to basically represent PLYMOUTH.... and, as the vehicle was (at that time!) to be considered a VAN or SUV type of vehicle - it was considered a TRUCK... hence the Plymouth Truck concept for PT Cruiser....
But, just about that same time, Chrysler went through some changes and a merger and... well... the decision was made to shelve the Plymouth brand.... So now the PT Cruiser needs to be blended into the Chrysler lineup - just as the Voyager became a Chrysler and then blended to become the base model Town & Country.
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So, there you go.... PT means PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION - but could have meant Plymouth Truck or something else...
and as I mentioned in the other PT question - Wikipedia is a public site and can be changed by ANYBODY.... so it's not always the most accurate....
2007-04-04 07:08:41 · answer #2 · answered by Leatherman_Craig 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
President Trump !
2015-08-01 04:50:26 · answer #3 · answered by Jeff 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Potentional Trash (PT) ...My brother the mechanic says this car is in the top ten worst vehicles.
2007-04-04 02:24:38 · answer #4 · answered by Peter B 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Patentely Terrible?
Piece of Trash?
Persistent Terror?
2007-04-04 02:30:40 · answer #5 · answered by Peter D 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
I dont know..but they are the UGLIEST car i have EVER seen. I wish I could spit nutter butters at every one of them.
2007-04-05 15:13:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Part Time, the rest of the time it's in the shop getting repairs! Mopar refers to it as "potential traveler"??? Hmmmm???
2007-04-04 02:24:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
I think polished turd
2015-12-26 14:48:10 · answer #8 · answered by Ed 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
phat ****
2015-07-03 15:47:35 · answer #9 · answered by Tim Ruid 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
point taken
2007-04-04 06:05:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋