Jeremy Clarkson Was WRONG! No, the Chrysler Crossfire Doesn't Suck!

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[doug]

Chrysler deserves credit for making this car unrecognizable as a version of another car.

[jlcii]

I wouldn't give credit to anything Jeremy Clarkson says about a vehicle when he thinks the Range Rover is one of the best vehicles of all time, while it's truly a turd on wheels.

[Jupiterider]

I always thought the Crossfire is a good looking car. Kudos to Chrysler for making the most out of what they were given. The manual always makes things better.

[johnbertram]

To be fair, the Crossfire has aged pretty well and is certainly an interesting proposition today.

[billycav]

This is why I bought one. You either love it or hate it. Something different.

[Soh]

This car is 20 years old and STILL looks good.

[Nozferatu]

I liked them back then... but I like them more now. You guys hit it on the head... in an era of boring crossovers, this really stands out now.

[marcoarreola]

I had a black 6 speed, it sounded great with a magnaflow. It also moved and handled really well.

[Nellie-H]

I always found it very special. "Handmade" like very exclusive cars at Karmann in Germany. The SRT-6 was a powerful AMG duplicate.
Hell of a good looking Coupe with lots of power reasonably priced. Yes, it's a classic.

[vdgitaliano]

I loved my 2005 crossfire limited. Black convertible with terracotta interior. When 2008 hit, everything had to go just to stay above water... I miss the crap outta that car!

[overkll]

The Crossfire is an absolute blast to drive. I have some very twisty mountain roads locally and this car handles like it is on rails. The little air foil does help at speed too.

[Roddy_Zeh]

A few weeks ago, I saw a Crossfire for the very first time.
Since it was never officially sold here im Brazil, it's pretty much non-existent. But out of the blue I saw one, painted in red...very nice.
Went after it, talked to the driver, took some pictures of it...the driver said there are only 5 examples here.
Two of them belong to the same owner, both cars were black but his garage painted them.
This red one I spotted was painted in Porsche's Guards Red, while the other was painted in BMW's Estoril Blue, if I'm not mistaken.
Clarkson was very stupid to make that comparison, because the car is amazing, despite what most people say. In terms of coupe based on a roadster, it's certainly more elegant than the "clown's shoe" BMW Z3 Coupe, for example.
And sure, it's essentially a Mercedes underneath. But back then Mercedes still had more reliability than today, the M112 engine is known to be very reliable, certainly more than the later M272 that Mercedes replaced the 112 with.
It's a great car, fitting for a project or for collecting.

[petergiourelas]

Great car, great design still looks better than new cars, had one 16yrs replaced one rcm, that's it. Just love it, light and handles very well. 😊

[CLIFFWILKES]

I find this interesting because the new 2024 AMG GT Coup Looks very similar to a Chrysler Crossfire! The Chrysler Crossfire was revolutionary.

[GretschenMunch]

I bought a black Crossfire coupe a few months ago. I just love it. Drive so nice and its just so full of character! I literally cannot go anywhere without people asking about it!

[itskyb]

I owned six of them and I still wish I had them all. I have also driven these on the Tail of the Dragon in TN/NC and they handled extremely well.

[sophisticated]

I have one exactly like this. I've owned it for 6 years. They handle very well. The low points are the touch points. The steering wheel is too big, the shift knob is plastic, the gauges are ugly. I've swapped all of this in mine (except the gauges) and it totally feels like a sports car at high speed in the corners. It feels heavier to drive than it actually is but it feels substantial. I don't think anybody cares but I swapped my steering wheel for an aftermarket raid/atiwe steering wheel that has an airbag with the hub made for Mercedes cars of that era. Those were used in Rufs, older Aston Martins and many other exotic cars. It's 1.5 cm smaller and it changes the car. It feels perfect for the size of the car and doesn't hide the gauges. I swapped the shift knob for a leather SLK320 one. I have gauge faces from a 2004 SLK320 but have yet to install them. You have to take out the actual gauges faces to swap them into the Crossfire cluster. They are silver and are more sporty looking. The Crossfire is also one of the easiest to swap in a m113 engine. FYI The manual shifter is way better than what Clarkson says in his review. The manual transmission is actually robust and the clutches are very strong. Mostly trouble free car. The key fob and rear speakers are trash (both need to be rebuilt unless you are lucky). The sound system is different than mercedes (swapping to single din carplay/android auto is a must imo). The steering feel can feel odd when you are not used to it.

[clarkleakins]

The grooves on the hood lend structural rigidity to the large flat area.
The rear window/shape similar to the AC Cobra coupe, or the old Corvette.

[rickymack]

I have never put a lot of stock in anything Jeremy Clarkson says.

[edwardpate]

I lived through those Daimler-Chrysler years and experienced that culture clash firsthand. Daimler basically thought that American engineers knew nothing. They sent a group over to Auburn Hills to find out how Chrysler had engineered their 3.5 V6 that put out 250hp and used about 25% few parts than the Mercedes V6. They just couldn't believe how efficient both Chrysler engineering techniques were but especially the manufacturing ones. They seemed to forget Chrysler's great legacy as being an engineering company.