Tuesday 6th January 2004

Crossfire Roadster

Tin snips taken to Coupe

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One of Chrysler's many unveilings in Detroit was the roofless Crossfire. The 2005 mode Crossfire Roadster has a powered convertible fabric top and full power hard tonneau cover.

The Roadster shares the Coupe’s rear view with a tapered, 'boat tail' appearance that emphasises the large rear wheels plus a retractable spoiler that activates when the car reaches 62 miles per hour.

The Roadster features satin silver painted "sport bars" (aren't they pubs?)  that appear just behind the driver and passenger seats.  Two race-inspired fairings integrated into the top of the tonneau cover.

Pricing, specification and timescales for the arrival of the right hand drive Crossfire Roadster in the UK have yet to be confirmed.

[lucozade]

"stunning rear view" - you've got to be joking!

[dick dastardly]

Looks like one of those 2 foot plastic toy cars Beckham's kids drive round in!

[PetrolTed]

lucozade said:

"stunning rear view" - you've got to be joking!

Ooops... the press release was riddled with superlatives - that one slipped though!

[dazren]

"Pricing, specification and timescales for the arrival of the right hand drive Crossfire Roadster in the UK have yet to be confirmed."


I wouldn't expect it to be too dissimilar from an equivalent engined Mercedes SLK.

DAZ


>> Edited by dazren on Tuesday 6th January 10:27

[The Wiz]

Looks better than the coupe.

[Ev_]

Can't be worse than the coupe, though.

I simply cannot get the the idea that its back end looks like a dog taking a crap out of my head since Clarkson suggested it (in, perhaps, one of his finest observations in many a year).

[LuS1fer]

I love the back end of the coupe and really can't see what people have got against it. Sure it's got a small opening but I applaud Chrysler for having the b*lls to make something different and not conforming to the norm.

Frankly, Clarkson's face looks like a dog having a crap and in terms of "What Human" magazine, performs extremely poorly in every test.

Mind you, that Crossfire concvertible stinks as it removes the one feature I wanted to applaud it for.

Incidentally, i had a look at an American test of the Crossfire against the Audi TT and they preferred the Crossfire but only marginally. However, the Crossfire was around $35000 and the Audi, in a role reversal, was just under $40000. So it all boils down to where the car is shipped from. Even so, I think the Crossfire should be cheaper and the price is a cynical trading on the success of the Viper and PT Cruiser.

[Stig]

Looks like a Griffith.

[danmangt40]

unnecessary sarcasm police, be on the lookout for someone under the userid of stig.....

[nickwilcock]

The new SLK is much, much better looking. This thing is hideous......

[LuS1fer]

I saw a TVR Griffith today. It was a blatant copy of another TVR Griffith. Shocking.