1/6/02 - PACIFICA UNVEILING - 2002 DETROIT AUTO SHOW "THE NEXT BIG THING"

Auto Channel -- Robert Gordon, Co-Publisher


“THE NEXT BIG THING”
THE 2002 PACIFICA CONCEPT VEHICLE
New Interpretation Of A Premium Six-Passenger Vehicle

After designing the segment-busting Chrysler PT Cruiser, Chrysler designers 
aimed their sketch pads at the premium end of the brand's lineup to design the 
next big thing.  Their efforts resulted in the 2002 Chrysler Pacifica concept 
vehicle.  Chrysler will introduce the segment buster at the 2002 North American 
International Auto Show in Detroit.  The all-new 2002 Pacifica concept vehicle 
will become reality next year. 

The Chrysler Pacifica is a sports tourer with the right formula of proportions, 
packaging, performance and appearance that will set it far apart from our 
competition.  With its low step-in height, first class seating, three rows of 
seats, and car-like handling, there is nothing else like it in the marketplace.

Chrysler Pacifica will join the ranks of Chrysler's 1983 minivan and 2001 PT 
Cruiser as yet another segment buster from the company that has reshaped the 
automotive landscape time and time again.  Chrysler will unveil a production 
version of the Chrysler Pacifica later this year.  Production for the Chrysler 
Pacifica will begin early 2003, as a 2004 model.
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