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**Nurba** · 10-17-2011, 05:14 PM

Based off a Mercedes platform.
Mercedes suspension.
Mercedes transmission.
And some more stuff.
Almost effectively a cheap Mercedes with a HEMI.

Do remember that Mercedes did own Chrysler for a while, so got a lot of Mercedes stuff.
3.0L Diesel was Mercedes.
Current Grand Cherokee shares a Mercedes platform.
5-Speeds are Mercedes.
Chrysler Crossfire is straight up Mercedes.

Plus a lot of the other smaller components that make a vehicle come from a Mercedes parts bin.

Chrysler has always had good/bad *cough*Mercedes*cough* relationships with other companies.
AMC basically helped make Jeep what it became.
Mitsubishi and Chrysler shared a sh/t ton of stuff during the 90's. The current I4 is Dodge, Hyundai, Kia designed of which Mitsubishi uses as well (and in the EvoX). Compass/Patriot share a similar platform for the Mitsu Lancer. Dodge, BMW and GM worked together on that Hybrid transmission.
And now Chrysler is owned by FIAT, so is going to get a lot of FIAT technology, components and platforms.

Sir, your lack of knowledge of cars is letting you down BADLY here. A machine (car in this case) is more than the sum of its parts (or should be).

Sharing a platform and a few other components has very little to do with how a car feels to own / drive / maintain.

10-17-2011, 05:14 PM	#27
Nurba Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 443 Senior Member	Based off a Mercedes platform. Mercedes suspension. Mercedes transmission. And some more stuff. Almost effectively a cheap Mercedes with a HEMI. Do remember that Mercedes did own Chrysler for a while, so got a lot of Mercedes stuff. 3.0L Diesel was Mercedes. Current Grand Cherokee shares a Mercedes platform. 5-Speeds are Mercedes. Chrysler Crossfire is straight up Mercedes. Plus a lot of the other smaller components that make a vehicle come from a Mercedes parts bin. Chrysler has always had good/bad coughMercedescough relationships with other companies. AMC basically helped make Jeep what it became. Mitsubishi and Chrysler shared a sh/t ton of stuff during the 90's. The current I4 is Dodge, Hyundai, Kia designed of which Mitsubishi uses as well (and in the EvoX). Compass/Patriot share a similar platform for the Mitsu Lancer. Dodge, BMW and GM worked together on that Hybrid transmission. And now Chrysler is owned by FIAT, so is going to get a lot of FIAT technology, components and platforms. Sir, your lack of knowledge of cars is letting you down BADLY here. A machine (car in this case) is more than the sum of its parts (or should be). Sharing a platform and a few other components has very little to do with how a car feels to own / drive / maintain.
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