I,m afraid that Mercedes [ lets face it there the real power behind the merger ] are selling the Crossfire short. They seem to be just trying to squeeze a bit more life out of the old SLK platform by building the Crossfire.
I am a bit pissed off about the timing of all the upcoming SLK launches.
We get the Crossfire Roadster a bit before the launch of the new SLK with a brand new 3.5 engine that rocks, along with a new 7 speed trionic gearbox. Guarenteed the 330BHp crossfire will be launched before the new AMG SLK.

I had hoped that the new Roadster would have had some decent options as I was concidering buying one but they appear to be putting no effort in to help it along.
Its a truly great car and looks like nothing else out there but they have to stop selling us short, put the new engines and gearboxes in the Crossfire and sell it side by side instead of seemingly deliberately letting it trail behind the rest of the Mercedes brand. What are they afraid of!, the SLK will sell by the bucket load anyway, no matter whats its like!.

The Crossfire Roadster is everything the old SLK should have been but it worries me that they don't seem to making much effort to move it up a gear.
In the UK I suspect we will be looking at 30K for the roadster, rumour has it that the 350 SLK will be around the 35K mark with a list of options as long as your arm and crammed full of all the latest technology. I am sure my view will anger some of the members but I fear for the long term future of the Crossfire. We drive a great car but I have a horrible feeling the new SLK will kill it unless they put more effort in.