{"id":2074947,"date":"2026-08-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2074947"},"modified":"2026-08-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T21:00:00","slug":"someones-made-a-chrysler-crossfire-into-a-300k-mercedes-gullwing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2074947","title":{"rendered":"Someone\u2019s made a Chrysler Crossfire into a&#8230; $300k Mercedes Gullwing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-testid=\"HtmlContent\" class=\"MarkUpWrapper-sc-t20i90-0 hQwWlJ\">\n<p>Few will have forgotten Top Gear\u2019s opinion on the 2004 Chrysler Crossfire, not least because once you\u2019ve heard what Clarkson said about the unique styling of that two-seater \u2013 a dog doing its business \u2013 you can never unsee it.<\/p>\n<p>An American tuner has wisely decided to do away with that Chrysler design language entirely and pull the maligned roadster firmly back into Mercedes territory. By turning it into a Mercedes Gullwing lookalike. This is Signature Autosports\u2019 300 SL-inspired coupe, and\u2026 well, it\u2019s better than a Crossfire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"HtmlContent\" class=\"MarkUpWrapper-sc-t20i90-0 hQwWlJ\">\n<p>But then most things \u2013 including a nasty cold \u2013 are better than a Crossfire. This coachbuilt example is apparently a \u201cmodern interpretation\u201d of the 300 SL, designed do be \u201cequal parts classic grand tourer and modern performance coupe\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Ah. Few will have forgotten Top Gear\u2019s opinion on the 2004 Chrysler Crossfire\u2019s performance, not least because once you remember what Clarkson said about the acceleration, the ride, the steering and the handling, you will never un-remember it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"HtmlContent\" class=\"MarkUpWrapper-sc-t20i90-0 hQwWlJ\">\n<p>Signature Autosports claims its version of the SLK platform, complete with that 3.2-litre V6 and five-speed slush box, gives the car \u201cgenuine mechanical credibility beneath its dramatic exterior\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Inside, there\u2019s lots of leather, analogue dials, a flat dashboard and\u2026 let\u2019s call it a \u2018cosy\u2019 feel to the cabin. The Crossfire was never big on accepting large humans inside its interior, anyway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"HtmlContent\" class=\"MarkUpWrapper-sc-t20i90-0 hQwWlJ\">\n<p>The price for this particular finished 300 SL-inspired Gullwing? $299,950. Yes, three hundred thousand bucks for a [checks notes] reskinned Crossfire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Few will have forgotten Top Gear\u2019s opinion on the 2004 Chrysler Crossfire, not least because once you\u2019ve heard what Clarkson said about the unique styling of that two-seater \u2013 a dog doing its business \u2013 you can never unsee it. An American tuner has wisely decided to do away with that Chrysler design language entirely [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,237],"class_list":["post-2074947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-topgear-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2074947"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074947\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2074947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2074947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2074947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}