Dodge Caliber -- Interesting new small car
Pretty sharp looking, and cheap, too! This thing is lightyears better than the Neon, and looks pretty competitive with the class leaders Civic and Mazda 3.
I wonder what the SRT model will be like! :twisted:
Sharing an architecture with the 2007 Jeep Compass unveiled yesterday, the Dodge Caliber will be introduced at the North American International Auto Show today. Of special interest is the fact that the Caliber will be priced $400 below its predecessor, the Dodge Neon, with a base MSRP of $13,985 (including a $560 destination charge). The vehicle will play host to DaimlerChrysler's 1.8, 2.0 and 2.4 liter World Engines, which put out 148 hp, 158 hp and 172 hp, respectively. The vehicle will be a first for DaimlerChrysler technologies on a compact car such as dual variable valve timing (VVT) and the second-generation continuously variable transaxle (CVT2), which will also be seen on the Jeep Compass.
Available first quarter of 2006, the Caliber will come in the forms of the Caliber SE, Caliber SXT and Caliber R/T models.
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