Well, ever since I saw the concept, I wanted one...
Add to that; I am a long standing Mercedes fan - ALSO, add to that; my dream car is a McLaren... what's the connection? The connection is two-fold. Mercedes make the Crossfire (bonus) AND many years ago; when Chrysler owned Lamborghini, Chrysler actually entered a deal with McLaren for a new partnership in Formula1. McLaren went as far as building the Lambo/Chrysler powered F1 car and the legend, that is, Ayrton Senna drove it & loved it! In the end / for purely financial reasons / certainly NOT for performance reasons, McLaren went with Peugeot engines; and this was actually one of McLaren's worst periods in Formula1...
LINK as a reference.
If that partneship had come off, Chrysler's fortunes might well have been different; you might think this far-fetched but do not underestimate the power of F1 and the resulting fortune should you be succesful in the sport. Chrysler might never have had to sell Lamborghini and they may well have had a true market share outside of the USA... anyway, that's business I guess.
The connections might be vague for many but I'm a massive F1 fan and I like the fact that Chrysler has a strong history with European car makers and, in fact, eyed up F1 as a new platform with which to expand their performance range and rebuild Lamborghini... remember that the Lamborghini Diablo (although conceived before the Chrysler years) was built under Chrysler and the final design was by Chrysler itself! This was the fastest production car in the world at the time and Chrysler had a hand in it. Many forget this...
Anyway, that's my many reasons. As well as loving the Xfire concept / design - I like cars / and manufacturers with stories behind them.
