the crossfire is no slouch in cornering either. it matches the mini in the road and track slalom speed and is really only beaten by such seriously compromised cars as the lotus seven clones and the lotus elise.

i think the road test guys pan it because it has reciprocating ball steering and doesnt have the immediate response off dead center that rack and pinion has. personally i find the rack and pinion a little too nervous.

the crossfire is 80% mercedes, built in austria. it is hard to find much that is american. the body, wheels and steering wheels perhaps. the chassis engine tranny and rear end is all pure mercedes.

i am hot for one!

the srt6 is a corvette challenger if not beater in a more compact wieldy package.

tom w

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