In North American the 2.4 litre is standard so the 2.0 litre that will be standard in Europe would appear to be woeful. There is talk of the 2.4 litre being an option. The UK prices start at 14,995 on the road up to 17,195. There are three variants, Classic, Touring and Limited. The Classic comes with a 2.0 litre DOHC 16v engine with a 5 speed gearbox that takes you from 0-60 mph in 9.6 seconds and reaches a maximum speed of 118mph.
Options are the paint finish and an automatic gearbox.
Generally in the UK press its been warmly received although there are some reservations about its styling. Mainly because you re going to draw attention to yourself driving one of these. In the States the PT Cruiser comes with a 2.4 litre engine linked to a 4 speed automatic gearbox which takes 10.9 seconds to reach 60 mph. Top speed 105mph, the manual version hits 60 in 8.5 secs and has a top speed of 112 mph. It reduces the 0-60 time for the auto down to 8.0 secs and the manual to under 7.0secs.