Thursday, November 1, 2007

The Mighty SRT-6


I sold the Mercedes 300 SL replica to buy this, the only new car I own. the SRT-6 is the high performance version* of the Crossfire, made for only one year, which may deem it a future collectible. built in Germany by Mercedes. fully loaded with everything from navigation to overhead floor mats. in Sapphire Silver Blue. the hand-built 330 horsepower supercharged Mercedes engine propels this beast from 0 to 60 in 5 seconds. less than a second later, you're over the speed limit. thanks to the very nice people at Thomas Chrysler Dodge Jeep in St Clairsville, Ohio (hey Tracy, hey Robert, hi everybody).

*the SRT stands for Street Racing Technology,
the same people who brought us the brutish Dodge Viper.

7 comments:

  1. i really adore this car. the crossfire to me seems to be a really great adaptation of european-style body design, an odd counter to the regrowing popularity of the muscle look.

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  2. I stand corrected ...

    No need for regrets of things past here. Great choice!!!

    Enjoy ...

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  3. Ade, just get a Scirocco, drop in a 1.8T, and you'll be happier than you thought possible. I love driving mine like no other car I've driven, and I've driven quite a few.

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  4. Wow, fast cars and fast guitars.

    You, sir, are the Rock and Roll.

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  5. Adrian

    I am so not a car person. I didn't get my driver's license until I was 24 and didn't own a car until I moved to Missouri in 2000. My first and only car is a used Hyundai. But I've really been enjoying reading about your car collection. Thanks for sharing so much of your hobbies here.

    Rhea

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  6. Seems as though you got your Crossfire just time time. Chrysler has now announced that they're discontinuing that car among others, in a cost cutting move. Your car may have just gotten more collectible. :)

    If you're ever in South Bend, IN. again, stop by and visit us at The Tire Rack. I'll give you a tour. And you can check out the fine Studebaker museum as well.

    Bill

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