I think they didn't want to "taint" the AMG image.
Originally Posted by +fireamx
I've read here on the forum, that Mercedes didn't want the lowly Chrysler sports car to have the same HP rating as the much vaulted SLK/AMG version.
But if that's true, why didn't they mind that the NA Crossfire shared the same HP rating with the NA Merc SLK? Especially since that was the only engine offered in the Crossfire during its 1st. year of production.