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BigAls87Z28 03-02-2005 02:00 PM

Bye Bye Neon...hello Caliber
 
http://www.caranddriver.com/assets/i...8200523256.jpg

The sexyness is gone, sorry Boon and James. This little baby will be replacing the Neon as Dodge becomes the wagon company. This will be sold in the US and Europe...cause we all know how Europe loves loud, truck like American compacts.

It is also built on the next gen Lancer platform. Looks lik the Magnum's mini-me, and I dont mean that in a good way.

sikbyrd350 03-02-2005 02:59 PM

i dunno, i kinda like it, BUT let's see what kind of powertrain it comes with 1st.

found this: http://www.allpar.com/cars/dodge/caliber.html

j0n 03-02-2005 03:01 PM

:stupid: good drivetrain > appearance

BigAls87Z28 03-02-2005 03:03 PM

Powertrain will be the 1.5 and 1.6 for Europe, and America it will have the 2.0 motor from DCX, Mitsu, and Hyundai.
Turbo model to probably come later.

j0n 03-02-2005 03:04 PM

it's ugly

sikbyrd350 03-02-2005 03:06 PM

i just read a SRT type version would have an SRT-4 type of motor. AWD would make that nice.
Looks like a big car/truck from really far away...

NJSPEEDER 03-02-2005 03:19 PM

looks like a ram truck made love to a pt cruiser adn teh kid truned out retarded. WTF? truck and compact SUV sales are down for teh 2nd straigth year and now they want to introduce another product into an already diluted market. that sounds like gm's bean counters more than chrysler's.

later
tim

BigAls87Z28 03-02-2005 03:33 PM

Chances are it will come in an AWD turbo 4 model in the future.
But it is still ugly as sin.

misterjuice 03-02-2005 03:55 PM

:stfu:

skorpion317 03-03-2005 01:27 PM

ugly, for a small car. it looks more like a mini SUV. They should do it as a sedan or coupe.

superblonde 03-03-2005 04:48 PM

Re: Bye Bye Neon...hello Caliber
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28
http://www.caranddriver.com/assets/i...8200523256.jpg

The sexyness is gone, sorry Boon and James. Â*This little baby will be replacing the Neon as Dodge becomes the wagon company. Â*This will be sold in the US and Europe...cause we all know how Europe loves loud, truck like American compacts. Â*

It is also built on the next gen Lancer platform. Â*Looks lik the Magnum's mini-me, and I dont mean that in a good way.

It looks odd, but I do like it better than the neon...as far as appearance goes.


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