The first Crossfire released to the public in 2004 was a result of the union between Daimler and Chrysler.
The coupe was a nice blending of an American muscle car and the elegance of a Mercedes, and the concept car was released in 2001.

The production of the Crossfire started in 2003 and started selling with 2004. Its production lasted 4 years only, with the last car sold in 2007.

In comparison to the concept car, the front end was revised and refined by Andrew Dyson.

The Crossfire was mostly based on the Mercedes’ SLK roadster, having the same chassis, engine and automatic transmission.

The SRT6 came as a response to the public saying the coupe was not fast enough for the way it looked. The SRT came with a slightly different design, as well as a more powerful engine.

The alloy wheels were 18-inch in the front and 19-inch in the back. The automatic rear spoiler was replaced by a large fixed wing. The automatic transmission was upgraded and offered a higher torque.

And finally, the SRT6 had a 3.2-liter supercharged V6 engine that developed 330 hp. The SRT was with one second and a half faster in the sprint to 100 kph.

Inside the Crossfire we could see clean dial instrument clusters, as well as the Mercedes configuration for the cruise control switch, that was placed to the left side of the steering wheel, where the signal switch was usually placed.

The Crossfire had very comfortable and supportive heated seats, power assisted steering, power windows, power mirrors and an auto-dimming rear mirror. The SRT version came with specifically designed seats with the SRT logo.