Dierk Haasis said:
It's the PT Cruiser - a rather ugly retro-looking car.
And fairly miserable to ride in, and, according to my nephew, fairly miserable to drive, as well. He rented one in Birmingham, Alabama, to drive up to Nashville when he finished teaching his class there, last Friday, having flown to Birmingham from Detroit, after his teaching stint in Michigan.
Very poor pick-up available in the PT Cruiser, a factor in highway safety.
I rode in the passenger seat of it on Saturday, all around Nashville, because my nephew's wife was using their van to take people to the polls--she was the transport committee chairman, but she drove several people to the early voting place downtown, also.
However, to my delight--the polls being closed for the day--we took the family van, my nephew's wife also along with us, when it transpired that I needed to shop for a new computer.
From one front passenger's point of view, a critique of the PT Cruiser:
Easy enough to get into, no lumbar support in the seat and insufficient cushioning for the tailbone. Good view through the front windshield and side windows. I kept forgetting where the door handle was, although the manual seat-belt engagement presented me no problems.
And, even in local traffic, I noted the problems with slow pick-up, and was actually the one to mention the issue first to my nephew. He normally drives a Ford Taurus and I enjoy riding in it very much.
Of course, its big selling point when first marketed--and perhaps even yet--was conservation of gasoline (petrol) resources, IIRC.
Mary
(no connossieur of autos, but who know what she likes, all the same)