Chrysler Crossfire: Across the Atlantic Prt2

The intersection of the highway with 66-m road

Rear-drive Chrysler Crossfire from the German word "donor" got the engine, transmission, and certain elements of the suspension. The big and heavy hood compartment is the engine capacity of 3.2 liter V6 with three valves per cylinder and one camshaft. His power - 215 horsepower and torque - 310 Nm, and it accounts for a maximum of 3000 rpm, but the engine is able to allocate 90% of the time in the range from 2600 to 5300 rpm. The choice offered 6-speed manual gearbox or 5-band "machine" with the function AutoStick. Calm, in principle, the nature of this unit in conjunction with a clearly aggressive in appearance - this is the main attractive point of the car. And even the sound of the engine does not extradite in Crossfire greedy "devourer of miles, it seems that he is ready to walk quietly through the city, basking in the admiring glances of others. The city feels himself in the spotlight, everyone is looking at Crossfire with interest and try to touch the car unseen hands. Indeed, even the streets of Moscow, this machine looks quite strange, but if we continue to cherish self-esteem, then you can click on the center console and rear will be a small spoiler. The effect on the surrounding surpasses all expectations.
Hand on heart, to ride in traffic jams on Crossfire difficult, a small interior area of glazing, and mirrors rather decorative rather than functional element.
German engine and automatic gearbox make it possible to move around the city in the same walking mode, however, stiff suspension sensitive to the countless bumps and creases. Having finally out of town, you can give to his feelings, which if laid up in a small cabin compartment. The dynamics of dispersal and the sound of the engine no relation to the notorious road of aggression do not have. The car accelerates confidently and smoothly, under the barely audible accompaniment motor box as smoothly and with almost theatrical pause, change gears. Bored? Far. None of the anxiety and anguish in the sound of the engine, from which very quickly get tired. There is a comfort and a sharp, tight steering, which allows to instantly change the direction of movement without any unnecessary manipulation and delay. At speeds over 100 km / h electric "produces" rear spoiler is without a driver, without his participation but also the reverse, as soon as the speedo needle would return to a mark of 60 km / h.
In the guise of "free American" lives "honest burgher." While a respectable "German" is sometimes a desire to frolic. "Barefoot" in the strict low-profile tires car at the entrance to turn begins to behave like a temperamental residents of the southern states. The rear axle is so persistently sought out that the driver starts to feel like a pilot site, the system stability for the time being remains neutral, as if assessing the qualifications of the driver and if in its opinion, it is sufficient, the electronics only their presence icon on the odometer. Despite such "beastly" habits, the car is easily stabilized, and the driver begins to feel mixed emotions. After a moment ago it seemed that the Crossfire - the next qualitative Gran Turismo. It appears not. US-German Role Coupe combines the two, although this has the merit of tires, "multigrade" which nominally. Disabling stabilization system, you can check the strength of his nervous system, because the car "dissolved" finally and now the driver gets the adrenaline rush that he needs.
Like any dynamic machine, Crossfire rely powerful brakes, coupled with electronic systems. Their "national identity" is hard to determine, Short-pedal, but soft, and in which the driver feels the dynamics of braking and can easily predict it. Electronics, as in the case of the stabilization system, in no hurry to intervene in the process.
The new machine - it's always emotional and always open. Chrysler Crossfire - the sea of positive emotions on the exterior of the car plus the reliability of the German units. The fact that such a symbiosis can exist, without doubt. I wonder on what side of the Atlantic synergetic effects generated by the car will have to court more?