We weren't all that crazy about the shifter for the five-speed manual transmission. It looks very cool, with a long stick topped with a retro white shift knob, but it had a very long throw, which made shifting tedious after a while. The seats are high up off the floor, which makes for a bit of a reach to the pedals, but adds to the spacious feeling. It's the same trick the Ford Focus and Toyota Echo use, adding height to increase roominess, and it works. The PT we test drove had the optional leather upholstery, which we found to be plenty comfortable.
Storage is very good.
The seatbacks of the front passenger seat and both halves of the 60-40 split rear seat fold flat. You can remove half or all of the rear seat, and there's a package shelf that also serves as a table, in case you suddenly get the urge to throw a tailgate picnic. Chrysler says there are 26 ways the interior can be configured, and we'll have to take their word for it, because we ran out of fingers while we were counting. It's form over function there. In fairness to Chrysler, the remaining 3 results were either 4 or five stars.