How Do You Make A PT Cruiser Cool? Give It A V10 Viper Engine, Of Course

Because what Chrysler's retro wagon always needed was an 8.3-litre, 500bhp engine under the bonnet

18 May 2015

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Can a whacking great engine with monstrous power save the reputation of one of the most laughed-at cars ever?

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Chrysler's PT Cruiser (or Pity Cruiser, to some American gearheads) has been called out for being the bad side of retro design, badly built, and naff to drive. It's ripe for a mighty engine swap: something to give a car with a wicked grinning face something to smile about. So how's this?

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Packing an 8.3-litre V10 under the bonnet from a Dodge SRT10 Viper, this 500bhp PT has also had its lumpy body sorted with a pick-up conversion, ride height drop and split-rim alloys. There's even a side-exit exhaust!

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Makes you wonder, just how much fun can you have with a Viper chassis..? Quite a lot, as it turns out, especially if you use it as the world's fastest go-kart...

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