The Crossfire, Thunderbird, SS-R and the Cadillac XLR and the Prowler (not mentioned in the article) are all future classics for all the reasons that some what doomed them in the marketplace. In reality none of them were ever meant to be big sellers, they were image cars. Because of that they were all built on existing platforms which meant that none consisted of the latest state of the art technology. IMO they were all over priced which didn't help them in the market. The wife really liked the T-Bird but she told me to get something I really liked and wanted and that was the Crossfire. Considering the contentious relationship between MB and Chrysler during the merger Crossfire seems like a perfect name. Incidentally I went to a local cruise last night and in addition to my Crossfire there was a Thunderbird, SS-R and a XLR. No Honda's, No Toyota's, I'm just sayin.