Originally Posted by bobs
My Crossfire feels positively primitive and unrefined compared to my W140 S Class (although the Crossifre definitely corners better!), but I love both cars.
If you want a Mercedes-Benz (VIN begins with "WDB"), then go buy one. You can pick up a good used one for less than $20,000 if you shop around.
Flame me if you want, but that's my take on it.
No Flame, just total disagreement with what makes it real. IMO
The VIN prefix is marketing, the (hard parts) is heritage. IF it was a Chrysler then they wouldn't have had to get all the part numbers from Merc. for the catalogs and repairs. The responsive feel was done by changing bushings so the CF wouldn't have the wallering around feel that the car mag guys have always complained about. I.E. tweak it to the American taste. As for Karman they just bolted it together, no say in hard parts. AMG however, did make it fast. SO in my opinion it's an AMG Mercedes that Chrysler made look better and handle better.