Chrysler Crossfire
DaimlerChrysler existed from 1998 to 2007, the merger of Daimler-Benz, the maker of Mercedes-Benz autos, and the Chrysler Corporation.
One example of the cross-breeding of the two brands was the Chrysler Crossfire model. It was based on the Mercedes-Benz R170 platform on which the first M-B SLK model was built. The exterior and interior were by Chrysler. The front looked very much like its American Chrysler contemporaries. The rear end was unique. Some felt it was reminiscent of the Rambler Marlin of the mid-1960's. Other auto journalists such as Jeremy Clarkson, then of BBC's Top Gear auto program were less than kind.
The car was built as model years 2004-2008 by Karmann in Germany. Despite it being a German-engineered car built in Germany, the American public didn't flock to it with adoration, interest and awe. There was apparently a 230-day supply of them in 2005.
Chrysler is no longer associated with Daimler, but the progeny of their relatively brief union remains in the world.
Chrysler Crossfire
DaimlerChrysler existed from 1998 to 2007, the merger of Daimler-Benz, the maker of Mercedes-Benz autos, and the Chrysler Corporation.
One example of the cross-breeding of the two brands was the Chrysler Crossfire model. It was based on the Mercedes-Benz R170 platform on which the first M-B SLK model was built. The exterior and interior were by Chrysler. The front looked very much like its American Chrysler contemporaries. The rear end was unique. Some felt it was reminiscent of the Rambler Marlin of the mid-1960's. Other auto journalists such as Jeremy Clarkson, then of BBC's Top Gear auto program were less than kind.
The car was built as model years 2004-2008 by Karmann in Germany. Despite it being a German-engineered car built in Germany, the American public didn't flock to it with adoration, interest and awe. There was apparently a 230-day supply of them in 2005.
Chrysler is no longer associated with Daimler, but the progeny of their relatively brief union remains in the world.