CHRYSLER is launching a special edition of its petrol-powered PT Cruiser as the company marks the 12,000th PT Cruiser sale in the UK.

The PT Cruiser Electric is based on the manual 2.0-litre Classic and comes with special blue paint as standard as well as 16-inch alloy wheels.

Priced at £13,500 on-the-road, the 140bhp engine offers combined fuel consumption of 31.7mpg and carbon dioxide emissions of 212g/km. Just 200 Electric editions will be produced.