I don't think my car is a Chrysler, and I don't think it's a Mercedes... It's the first true DC car and I hope they collaborate more like this. The 300c enjoys some of the benefits of Mercedes, but not anywhere near the level the X-Fire does. And I don't know of any Mercedes that has Chrysler parts, design, or engineering.

It's sort of like the original first two generations of the Eclipse/Talon/Laser. Those cars were *NOT* Mitsubishi/Eagle/Plymouth cars, they were DSM's (Diamond Star Motors). It was a true collaboration of manufacturers coming together to create a more superior product than any one of them could have done on their own.

To me this is exactly what the X-Fire is, a true collaboration car that got the best of both worlds. MB Engineering, Chrysler Styling and Karmann build quality. Chrysler didn't have a hope of making this car on their own, Karmann doesn't have the capital to undertake a project like this on their own, and MB, well, they wouldn't ever think to create a car like this on their own.