Chrysler Crossfire Becomes a Collectors Item
April 3, 2007 by Alborz Fallah
Its such a shame that when a company like Chrysler actually makes a worthy car, no one buys it. I guess all we expect of American manufacturers are big slow and somewhat “gangster looking” cars. The 300C has been huge success for Chrysler. However the Chrysler Crossfire, arguably one of the best looking cars to come with the Chrysler badge is ending production.
Reports indicate the Crossfire will end production in the middle of the year. Having started production some five years ago, the Crossfire was met with a great deal of criticism in Australia, which led to slow sales.
In 2005 Chrysler decided to bring out the SRT-6 version powered by a supercharged six-cylinder engine with 242kW of Power and 420Nm of torque and a 0-100Km/hr time of 6.5 secs. From 2005 onwards, no real changes were made to either the SRT version or the base models. Either way sales did not improve.
For a car sharing its chassis with the rather popular Mercedes Benz SLK coupe, one has to wonder if the Crossfire was priced appropriately. In Australian the Crossfire range started at $69,990 and went up to $91,990 for the SRT-6. If you are after a Crossfire and have put off buying one in the last few years, this is a good time as any. The run out sale of the last few models will surely attract some large discounts.
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Oh that sucks,
It seems 2-door coupes just don’t last (Holden Monaro, Honda Integra)
Well they are going to bring the Monaro back
just its going to be American built this time (Aus design though) expect it back in the next 4-5 years.
As for the Integra.. if Honda bring back the CRX as I posted about a few weeks back, it might be all that Honda needs.
Yeah,
Honda are also getting the Civic Type R which is good. I don’t see Toyota bring back the Celica, unless it is a hybrid or something stupid like that.
I bought an 05 Roaster Limited. This is one of the best handling vehicles I own. The only problem is you have to get any performance parts from Germany and now with the break-up of Chrysler and Mercedes, it may become even more difficult.
I have owned two Crossfires both purchased new. The one I have now is an ‘06 Roadster six speed convertable. Although Chrysler reports that it gets 0-60 in under 7 seconds mine has been clocked at 0-60 in well under 6 seconds. (Of course, you have to pop the clutch then back off slightly for a fraction of a second to avoid bogging down. It will squeel the tires going from first to second gear.)
I love the car. American snobbery caused a loss of sales in the US. US socialites are slow to buy domestic make cars even if built by Mercedes in Germany. All in all, I suppose I have mixed feelings about the discontinuance. On the one hand it is unfortunate that Chrysler is going to stop selling the best looking 2 seater on the road (which has beaten Boxters, G35’s and BMW Z’s in 0 – 60 challenges.) On the other hand it will now become a very valuable collector’s item. My -plan is to keep it indefinitely and compliment it with a Lotus Elise, burgundy with a removable top and alternate driving days.
I have a white one. Very fun car. Same mixd feelings for me, too.