While it is said that of these cars sold like hotcakes and the other turned into a disaster, you lot have to admit, both of them looked pretty weird for their time and had a rather niche buyer who liked cars that were less ordinary than contemporaries.

The Chrysler PT Cruiser had a decade-quondam run, from 2001 to 2010 while the Chevrolet HHR started in 2005 and went abdomen upwards in 2011. The onetime sold well while the latter did not add together to Chevy's hall of fame, in sales or standing.

Ever wondered why? Why did one auto sell more than the other, because both were strangely shaped since they came retro-designed. While the PT Cruiser came from the business firm of Chrysler, which was going through various partnerships like a turntable, the HHR was Chevrolet's nod to its antecedents.

Let's figure which of the two weird cars between the Chevrolet HHR and the Chrysler PT Cruiser was better. And why…

The Same Concept & Brains

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Surprising, isn't information technology? Chrysler and the GM-endemic Chevy were both Detroit biggies, and at loggerheads from get-go till at present. So how come up two of their cars ended upwards with the same inspiration?

According to Motor Biscuit, the Chrysler PT Cruiser was designed by Bryan Nesbitt, during his stint with Chrysler. The PT Cruiser was a retro ode to the 1930s, with that high-roof very reminiscent of the Chevrolet Advance-Pattern trucks of the tardily 40s and 50s, with enough of details taken from Chrysler's vehicles of yore.

The PT Cruiser sold 1.35 million examples past the time it wrapped up in 2010, and even at launch, it was met with interest and success. Later, of course, its continuing dropped to the very nadir, and at present, the PT Cruiser is often dubbed equally one of the worst cars Chrysler ever fabricated.

Naturally, Chevrolet was peeved. Chrysler had paid homage to 1 of their trucks and was making a fortune out of information technology. So what did Chevrolet practise? According to Car Trader, Chevy hired Bryan Nesbitt, the same guy behind the PT Cruiser, to make a retro loftier-roof for Chevrolet.

The result was the Chevrolet HHR, with the HHR standing for Heritage Loftier Roof. While many say that the PT Cruiser sold a lot as compared to the Chevrolet HHR, remember that the one-time sold more than than a million in x years while the latter managed a 526,000+ sale run in 6 years. A bit behind, sure, but not catastrophic.

Both these cars entered the market to exploit the 2000's-era retro love, and once that love faded, both these new-gen oldies retired to the nether.

The Departure & Why Information technology Mattered

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Other than the obvious difference of both the cars coming from different and strongly competing Detroit stables, the PT Cruiser came offset, in 2000. And it managed to exploit the market because of beingness the outset 1 and beingness in it longer.

The success of the PT Cruiser inspired Chevy to enter its competitor too but perhaps the market place was so small, that there was space for just one. Ultimately by 2010 and 2011, both the machine wrapped up, with neither beingness missed.

While the PT Cruiser came in options of a two-door convertible and a five-door MPV, the Chevrolet HHR came in a 5-door format only, equally a panel van, crossover-SUV, and carryall. The PT Cruiser was powered by a range of 1.6-liter to ii.iv-liter engines, with a ii.two-liter diesel option besides. Horsepower ranged from 150 to 230, the latter being for the PT Cruiser GT, too called the GT cruiser.

The Chevy HHR meanwhile, was offered in 2.0-liter to 2.4-liter Ecotec engines jetting 155-260 horses. Of course, it was also bigger and heavier than the PT Cruiser, so all that extra ability did not make the HHR all that powerful. That said; the HHR went 150mph top speed, over and above the PT Cruiser'southward 124mph but driving the HHR at high speed fabricated its bulk all too apparent.

The PT Cruiser made for a nimbler drive, though the HHR made for a more comfortable one. Both looked a flake ugly, to exist honest, though many rated the Chevrolet HHR every bit one of the ugliest but fun to drive cars.

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So Which Of These Was The Better Weirder Motorcar?

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It all boils downwardly to styling. Many come across the PT Cruiser as existence a somewhat basic, when information technology comes to features, and also a chip feminine in its looks. The Chevrolet HHR was loaded with features, besides because it came five years after the PT Cruiser and had bold, masculine looks. It was also a little pricier than the PT Cruiser.

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To be honest, it's an individual choice. But one look at used car prices shows you a clear winner. While PT Cruisers can be had for $1,500-v,000; Chevrolet HHRs go for $5,000-10,000. The HHR is still holding on, even if it's past a thread and mayhaps that and that alone brand it the better weirder car choice...

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