Originally Posted by RSblood
Hey,
Are these cars fast at all? What are the comparable too?
I test drove an RX8 yesterday, and it was realllllly slow, I hope the Crossfire isn't like this.
Reliability...
I know it's mercedes built, but that concerns me because Mercedes Benz's have always been notorious for their pricey and frequent services.
How many miles with this car run too with proper maintaince? (and a few auto X's =) )
Overall Performance...
I really have'nt seen many performance/sports cars from chrysler, how do these things handle,brake, etc..?
Do these cars take most of their genetics from Mercedes?
Moving from a really quick and nimble Subaru too a more luxury sport chrysler is going to be a big change.
Is the car fast? A 6-speed NA is capable of 0-60 in 6.5, with a 14.6 @95 (best i've seen in a magazine) 1/4 mile. Your car should be around
5.7 to 60 and 14.4 1/4 mile only because of the AWD. From a roll the crossfire should be faster, as it has a higher trap speed in the 1/4. It won't feel like a turbo car, as it will have a different powerband. The scoobaru pulls harder at higher rpm due to the turbo, where the chrysler will have a more consistant pull due to the 2 extra cylinders. Subaru makes 227 hp and 217 tq, crossfire makes 219hp and 229 tq. At WOT (from a roll at least) it should feel pretty close to what you're driving now. As far as handling, they should be pretty close, from what I've seen the crossfire may have a little more grip. I read the '00 RS pulls .82 in the skidpad, crossfire pulls .89 (I've seen as high as 1.13 using my G-Tech). Braking is excellent, reliability seems to be great. There are a few simple modifications that every here seems to love, one that I could see you liking is the sprint booster. It doesn't make the car faster, but the gas pedal will feel more like a turbo car with it. TEST DRIVE THE DAMN THING!!!!!!
