Re: Mercedes and Chrysler was never a winning combination

From all I read, it seems their 4-cylinder engines then were smoother and quieter than the ones now too. And a K-car was roomy; the H-cars (Lancer, LeBaron hatchbacks) were roomy and good handling. You're right -- Chrysler should do retro, and do it right!

That saving grace was part of Chrysler's engine problems. Has Mitsubishi ever made a good engine? Their 2.5 4 cyl and 3.0 V6 in friends Chrysler cars weren't even close to my Chrysler engines that replaced them.

I agree. I had the 2.5L version of the GTS for 10 years. It was an excellent package and would be lovely with todays drive train enhancements. I still see quite a few of them in the road, the body styling still looks very good. It smokes the boxy 300's looks.

Was there a 2.5 Mitsu? The really infamouse Mitsu engine was the 2.6; the 2.5 I remember was a bored Chrysler 2.2 with balance shafts.

There was a Mitsubishi 2.5L SIX cylinder in the late 90s, used mostly in the "cloud" cars. It was ever-so-slightly less pathetic than the Mitsubishi 3.0, and was replaced by the poorest Chrysler engine in modern memory- but still better than any Mitsu- th 2.7L v6.