The Crossfire adheres to the tried and tested sports coupe and roadster formula which dictates front engine, rear wheel drive Crossfire Coupe doesn’t bother with a back seat, not even a token ‘parcel shelf’. Any and all luggage from handbags to golf clubs will have to go in the boot/hatch which is roomy enough for a weekend away.
The Roadster has a reasonably sized boot when the roof is up, but that soon disappears when the roof is lowered and two carry-on airline bags filled it up completely.
All dials fall readily to hand, and the most commonly used of these are tactile and friendly.
. The car’s natural balance is to understeer gently at the limit, and it takes a nutter to provoke any rear end slides. The Roadster has slightly softer compound Continental ContactSport tyres better suited to its boulevardier image.
Under power the engine simply isn’t strong enough to break traction unless you dip the clutch or deliberately rattle the steering. Under brakes the Crossfire’s surefooted stability belies its relatively light 1380kg body; it is rock solid & reliable, pulling up quickly from speeds over 100kmh.
Three point seatbelts with load limiters are fitted to Crossfire, as well as dual front and side airbags.. The engine is the 3.2-litre single cam V6 that is still used in a number of Mercedes-Benz cars, including the CLK320 coupe and SLK320 roadster.
The engine produces 160kW of power and 310Nm of torque — hardly impressive numbers, but well suited to a chassis tipping the scales at just 1380kg in Coupe and 1420kg for the Roadster in manual form. The auto transmission adds another 16kg to the totals. Chrysler claims the six-speed manual Crossfire can accelerate from rest to 100kmh in 6.5 seconds, on its way to a claimed peak speed of 242kmh.
Crossfire wears 18in alloy wheels and tyres on the front, and wider 19s on the rear, which accounts for the marginal increase in track width over the SLK. Wheelbase is identical at 2400mmSuspension is straight from the SLK, with independent double wishbones at the front and five link,and independent rear supension. Search Secondhand VW Car sales Westmeath For the car of your dreams.
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