Other than the Chrysler Crossfire and the Dodge Sprinter were any other vehicles marketed with a Chrysler Chassis and Mercedese drivetrain?

 

The Sprinter van is still assembled in the US from a kit of parts from Germany as far as I know and the Crossfire is built from a German parts bin. How do you get the Chrysler content?

 

I own a 2005 Itasca Motor home so I know it is a Dodge Sprinter chassis with a Mercedes diesel engine and drive train. I don't know of any Mercedes components other than the drive train and some electronics. It is a 5 cyl. Turbo Diesel.

 

Sprinter was all MB with the exception of some trim pieces. Crossfire is all MB chassis and powertrain. Lots of other Dodge/Chrysler/Jeep vehicles used a MB-designed NAG1 722.6 transmission variant that while not necessarily identical to the one used in the Crossfire and Sprinter, is very similar. Challengers, Chargers, Magnums, 300s, Durangos, Wranglers, Grand Cherokees, all SRT8s, etc. used the Chrysler version know as W5A580. Other than Crossfire and Sprinter which were totally, or mostly MB parts bin, the 300 and Pacifica were also known to incorporate some additional MB engineering (like suspension components). Daimler did not want to let its components spread across the Chrysler models to ensure that consumers would still overpay for their Mercedes.

 

Your vehicle is built on a German Chassis with a Germsn Engine. Both are used in the Sprinter kit made in Germany and assembled in the US.

 

Thanks for the info. I guess what threw me is the Dodge badging and emblems and seeming to have to order parts as Dodge. The owner manual calls it a Dodge Chassis. I guess I will have to see if there is a Mercedes parts crossover list as ironically Mercedes parts are cheaper for the Crossfire. It seems like a great chassis.