Someone’s made a Chrysler Crossfire into a... $300k Mercedes Gullwing

Few will have forgotten Top Gear’s opinion on the 2004 Chrysler Crossfire, not least because once you’ve heard what Clarkson said about the unique styling of that two-seater – a dog doing its business – you can never unsee it.

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’ 300 SL-inspired coupe, and… well, it’s better than a Crossfire.

But then most things – including a nasty cold – are better than a Crossfire. This coachbuilt example is apparently a “modern interpretation” of the 300 SL, designed do be “equal parts classic grand tourer and modern performance coupe”.

Ah. Few will have forgotten Top Gear’s opinion on the 2004 Chrysler Crossfire’s 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.

Signature Autosports claims its version of the SLK platform, complete with that 3.2-litre V6 and five-speed slush box, gives the car “genuine mechanical credibility beneath its dramatic exterior”.

Inside, there’s lots of leather, analogue dials, a flat dashboard and… let’s call it a ‘cosy’ feel to the cabin. The Crossfire was never big on accepting large humans inside its interior, anyway.

The price for this particular finished 300 SL-inspired Gullwing? $299,950. Yes, three hundred thousand bucks for a [checks notes] reskinned Crossfire.