I know they compared the rigidity to that of an Abrams Tank if i spelled that right. I can't seem to locate the article where they raved that the coupe crossfire has 50.1 Mhz body and the convt 28 or 29 Mhz. Also Yes there's lot of confusion because when people obtain their information they source articles and magazines that sometimes do not provide 100% accurate information or are not Chrysler sourced and then the word carries on incorrect from the beginning and when someone comes trying to show the truth no one cares to listen. The Crossfire is NOT just a reskinned SLK of yore. There were heavy modifications of the original SLK chassis to first create the coupe structure, fit the oversized rear tires and front tires etc etc. Its really a synergy of CLK, C and S class the latter being only in the rear suspension.

However the originally quoted percentage breakdown of mercedes parts used is HIGHLY incorrect. Its more 80% Mercedes and 20% American. Reason for such low numbers provided by Chrysler is that they had originally informed investors that with their marriage in 98 that they wouldn't load up Chrysler's with Mercedes parts... Well then here comes the Xfire with literally every damn component i would say 80% Mercedes and they cant state that on paper so they put something like 34% Mercedes yeah right. I mean scope out the car and look at all the parts that are BENZ do you guys honestly think they add up to 39% as announced??? I mean even the key for crying out loud is an older switchblade BENZ key down to the TOUCH START feature from Mercedes LOL.

I guess where the problem came into play was on the VISUAL side that knowing that Chryslers new model had shared parts with Mercedes the only Mercedes car that is similar in size and configuration was the SLK so thats where probably alot of the assumptions started. However the inner door panels are extremely similar and the dash is the same one used in the SLK down to the center console as are the seats and wipers and rear firewall which actually houses the fuel tank as in the SLK so there are lots of similarities but to simply say that a Crossfire is an SLK - that is not so.