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Create a Cruiser - Then Ride Along on the First Test Drive

20 March 2000

Create a Cruiser - Then Ride Along on the First Test Drive - At www.thecarconnection.com

    DETROIT, March 20 Chrysler's PT Cruiser is hitting the
streets -- and this week, The Car Connection will give visitors more than just
a chance to take a test drive.  Readers will get their turn to draw the next
Cruiser model @ http://www.TheCarConnection.com .
    It's been called "too cool to categorize."  The Cruiser is a quirky cross
between an old woody wagon, a microvan and a London taxicab.  Smaller than a
Dodge Neon, it offers the interior space of a midsize sedan -- and styling
that will definitely turn heads.  But word has it DaimlerChrysler is
developing several variations on this new theme.
    Through April 15th, TheCarConnection.com is inviting readers to "Create A
Cruiser" -- to pen their own version of what the next PT model might look
like.  TCC also has the first test drive of the production-ready Cruiser,
along with spy photos of five possible future editions and word from Chrysler
on how they'll keep the Cruiser's hot streak alive.
    The Car Connection, http://www.thecarconnection.com , is the nation's premier
automotive "e-zine."  Turn to it for the latest news, reviews, and
often-controversial reviews.  Web users can also access The Car Connection by
going to the PR Newswire site http://www.prnewswire.com