After the Chrysler PT Cruiser's initial sales success, General Motors decided it needed a similar vehicle in its lineup. GM hired the designer that penned the original PT Cruiser and turned him loose ...

Whether you like its retro-themed style or not, the Chevrolet HHR is arguably better looking than the PT Cruiser -- the car to which it's been so closely compared. And according to GM's sales figures, ...

If you’re in the market for a small vehicle that’s as fun to drive as it is to look at, the very distinctive Chevrolet HHR may have some unique and affordable appeal. The automobile seems aimed ...

These days, the Chrysler PT Cruiser is easy to despise. Its retro look may have been cool and different when it was introduced, but they didn't age well. But the initial success of the PT Cruiser ...

A disservice was once done to a great friend of mankind, the appliance. Some clever car writer, in search of a colorful metaphor to describe a particularly dull vehicle, called it an appliance. Let's ...

Sporty, affordable front-drive compacts are typically best left to the Japanese. Or maybe the Germans. Over the past 40-or-so years, though, the Big Three have occasionally dipped their toes into this ...

We have a way of feeling enormously nostalgic for things that have been discontinued, don't we? Whether it's the final ...