**My Official Caliber Thread**

[NITRO]

What Is It?
2007 Dodge Caliber

What's Special About It?
Set to replace the aging Neon, Dodge's new Caliber looks like a huge leap forward in function, practicality and styling. Bigger than the Neon in every dimension except length, the five-door Caliber will start at an impressively low $13,985, which is $410 less than the base Neon.

"Every detail of the Caliber's interior is designed for functionality," said Matt Liddane, Caliber's chief engineer. "It's the most practical, usable car I've ever driven."

He's right. We haven't seen so much smart design in one package anywhere else. The Caliber's interior has it all: a fold-out iPod/cell phone holder in the sliding-top center console; a fold-flat front-passenger seat; a 60/40-split-folding rear seat; a 115-volt AC outlet; a 12-volt DC outlet; and two gloveboxes, the larger of which houses an A/C-cooled drink holder big enough for four 20-ounce bottles. There are even two illuminated cupholders so you don't spill your Mountain Dew in the dark.

But that's not all. The Caliber is available with a 400-watt, nine-speaker Boston Acoustics sound system. Built into the hatch are two articulating speakers which flip down to face rearward when it's open.

Dodge will sell the Caliber in the U.S. with three powertrain options. The Caliber SE, the base car, will come with a 148-horsepower, 1.8-liter four-cylinder coupled with a five-speed manual transmission. Optional on the SE model will be a 158-hp, 2.0-liter four-cylinder driving a continuously variable transmission with six driver-selectable simulated gears. The Caliber RT comes standard with a 174-hp, 2.4-liter four-cylinder driving all four wheels through the same CVT. Front-wheel-drive RT models will be available several months after initial introduction with the CVT or a five-speed manual transmission.

Look for the Caliber at dealers no later than the end of June and a turbocharged SRT version by the end of the year.

What's Edmunds' Take?
We weren't sure the Caliber was an appropriate replacement for the Neon until we saw it in person. Now we're convinced. It combines the most practical interior we've seen with a diverse and utilitarian list of powertrain options. We give it two thumbs up. — Josh Jacquot

[NITRO]

;) more to come........................plus some photochops........comments welcomed:)


:Banana: http://www.allpar.com/cars/dodge/caliber.html :Banana:

[4ngie]

Wow! That's very impressive! I can't wait to hear the plans. ;)

[Jillybeans]

Wow! That's very impressive! I can't wait to hear the plans. ;)

Ditto, Nitro! ;)

[Brett]

comments welcomed:)

KEEP THE NEON!!! I LOVE THAT CAR!!! YOU BASTARD!!!! :p

[NopainTsLS]

^^ I agree with brett.... think of all the good times you had with it... don't give it up now.. Just do wat you do best and change up!!! (with the same car) and plus it's cheaper on insurance :D

[NITRO]

Wow! That's very impressive! I can't wait to hear the plans. ;)


Jillybeans

Ditto, Nitro!


thank u ladies:D i really appreciate the positive inspiration........& trust me fellas i do luv my whip it has been great to me this season & i'm really proud of what my ideas have helped make me accomplish:)


but................as with anything.............if u get bored with it ;) time for a change.

[NITRO]

some photoshops & a green color that i like:D

[NITRO]

more:D

[NITRO]

couple more:D

[theskinnyone]

nitro has the GAY....

[NITRO]

nitro has the GAY....


bwahahahahahahahahahaaha fuk u..........this is my next project :char021:

[Nittanys1]

so you gonna keep the neon? I see that it has the sound system, is that an upgraded option? if so dont get it! that way you can do your own "option"

[domesticviolence]

wtf is this caliber i hear about:char005:.......i think u mite have feel and bumped yo damn head!!!!!!:angry016: :angry016:..................1

[Crowml]

I'm digging it, big time

[Brett]

The photoshops look sick, If you go with this car, I wanna see it as pimp as what ya got now partna!!! THATS AN ORDER!!! :D

[IslandGal]

I'm gonna miss the neon.....i didnt even get a chance to take it for a spin...:sad021: :sad021:...The Caliber looks nice though.;) ;)

[NITRO]

so you gonna keep the neon? I see that it has the sound system, is that an upgraded option? if so dont get it! that way you can do your own "option"


huh? :signs053:

[Brett]

Nite have you decided a color yet for the Caliber you will go with?

[NITRO]

wtf is this caliber i hear about:char005:.......i think u mite have feel and bumped yo damn head!!!!!!:angry016: :angry016:..................1


all jokes aside son!!! CALIBER RT FTW!!!!

[Crowml]

I'm loving the orange color and that RT grill. I'll second that FTW

[NITRO]

I'm digging it, big time


Preciate that.

[Brett]

Your gonna go with the RT then? How much power will those be putting down?

[NITRO]

The photoshops look sick, If you go with this car, I wanna see it as pimp as what ya got now partna!!! THATS AN ORDER!!! :D


i'll try my best bro trust me i have some really krazy ideas for it ..........it's just the timing.........x-mas right around the corner & a vacation promised to Trai & Tash around the same time.............. its gonna be awhile:(

[NITRO]

I'm gonna miss the neon.....i didnt even get a chance to take it for a spin...:sad021: :sad021:...The Caliber looks nice though.;) ;)


sometime this week i'll scoop u up:p

preciate the luv.

[NITRO]

Nite have you decided a color yet for the Caliber you will go with?

hot molten orange lava.............or this green.

[Brett]

You must go with that Hot Molten Orange, OH MY GOD MAN THAT IS HOT!!!! If you dont do it, can you get mine painted that color? lol

So if you have to hold off till after the holidays to get the new car, does that mean you keep the Neon till then? :D (Poor attempt at you holding on to the car I love so much...lol)

[NITRO]

You must go with that Hot Molten Orange, OH MY GOD MAN THAT IS HOT!!!! If you dont do it, can you get mine painted that color? lol

So if you have to hold off till after the holidays to get the new car, does that mean you keep the Neon till then? :D (Poor attempt at you holding on to the car I love so much...lol)

:dazed053: who said i was holding off on getting the car? i'm trying to have it by the weekend:) what i'll be holding off on is pimping it:sad021: & thanks bro....trust me i'll be missing my whip dawg!!!

[Brett]

If you get it this weekend, We need to meet up so I can see it. I cant wait to see what you have in store for it, I know whatever it is, it will be top notch...... no doubt. I may even put on the durag again so we can go do a drive by or somethin.... LOL

[IslandGal]

sometime this week i'll scoop u up:p

preciate the luv.

YEA!!!!!!!!! I said that so loud some ppl in the student lounge are giving me the looks, like im crazy.......Im so excited though!:D :D :D :D

[NITRO]

YEA!!!!!!!!! I said that so loud some ppl in the student lounge are giving me the looks, like im crazy.......Im so excited though!:D :D :D :D


now thatz funny gurl.;)

[Leisa]

couple more:D

omg.. those pics are ****ing badass.... good luck on it Nitro.. wow! Im just now seeing this thread ... (where the hell have I been)

[NITRO]

omg.. those pics are ****ing badass.... good luck on it Nitro.. wow! Im just now seeing this thread ... (where the hell have I been)


it'z all good.......thank u.......it happens all the time:)

[Brett]

I stole your avatar to use on IA, for some reason I dig that pic of the 2 hands

[NITRO]

I stole your avatar to use on IA, for some reason I dig that pic of the 2 hands


yeah its me looking for a way out:(

[Brett]

yeah its me looking for a way out:(

Yeah man, some days or weeks seem like something has to give and you cant seem to find a way out of the situation, But thats when you have good friends (Like Me...lol) who will be there to help you through it :)

[Leisa]

yeah its me looking for a way out:(



awww Nitro, that makes me sad to hear you say that :(

[Apache]

Here you go again.....

Your started with the pink car moved to the 1st gen Neon(orange/highligther yellow/black). Then move to the beautiful creation that you own now and now are going to change the game up again. DAM YOU:char005: :angry016: :common067

But you better make this hot... You better air bag it on 20" or bigger! Do you what you do best creating Fyah whips...

Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's my :common081

[NITRO]

Here you go again.....

Your started with the pink car moved to the 1st gen Neon(orange/highligther yellow/black). Then move to the beautiful creation that you own now and now are going to change the game up again. DAM YOU:char005: :angry016: :common067

But you better make this hot... You better air bag it on 20" or bigger! Do you what you do best creating Fyah whips...

Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's my :common081


lol @ pink car...........but anyway preciate it Kev....u know only time & money prevents the come up;) but i'll do my best to get in my comfort zone.

[NITRO]

found theses browsing a caliber forum:)

Erin Nelssen02-17-2006, 07:40 PM
Ok so I drove the new caliber the other day and let me tell you that the new CVT2 transmission is really strange. They are going to be some pretty cool cars though. The ride was nice but it was lacking a little get up and go but it was only the 2.0. I bet it will be a bit better with the 2.4. Nice car though.

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midntrdr02-17-2006, 07:46 PM
It's really strange to drive... it has no shift points.

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rice_eater02-18-2006, 03:44 PM
Pretty much like a snowmobile engine right? the engine just revs up and stays there?

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midntrdr02-18-2006, 03:58 PM
Pretty much like a snowmobile engine right? the engine just revs up and stays there?


Exactly.

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Dodgeboi8902-18-2006, 06:47 PM
I sat in the caliber today at the toronto autoshow, nice little car l find

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97dodge2002-18-2006, 07:11 PM
yea i can alrdy hear people complainin because they think their transmission never shifts. and then dodge will have to program the computer to make it feel like the car shifts just to make the customer happy. i heard honda had to do that with their cvt trans

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hemi_dakota9402-20-2006, 04:42 PM
Yeah, but think about it: an endless torque curve. Get the engine at the torque peak, and leave it there during acceleration. I think its great, but to the unknowing, it would feel like something is wrong. Can't wait to see one in person, though. There was SUPPOSED to be one at the Pittsburgh Auto Show last week. I went twice and it was a no-show. Very disappointing.

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Andy03-13-2006, 11:39 PM
Sounds strange. My brother was telling me something about it, but I blew it off. If dont' shift?? LOL, sounds like I need to do some reading up on this.

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GOT03-14-2006, 01:51 AM
I test drove a Caliber today (well yesterday), and it was not strange at all. The CVT tranny was smooth, responsive and strong.

Not having shift points makes little difference to me... and I like and prefer manual trannys... I only get the automatics because my wife refuses to learn a manual, but now I like the automatics and I really like the CVT (nothing sluggish about it).

I hope this CVT tranny pans out and is uber-reliable. Can't wait to buy one. I think more people should be checking this Caliber out, it's a really fantastic car (it looks like a mini-Magnum).

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SUN RA KAT03-20-2006, 09:44 AM
I drove one this past weekend for the second time and was very impressed with it. I'm 6' 5" tall and it was pretty comfortable for me in both the driver's and passenger seat. The transmission is very easy to get used to.

[NITRO]

:Banana:

[Apache]

:Banana:


yo thatz wild son!!!! looks like a suped up pt cruiser;)

[IslandGal]

Apache......i would have never guessed this was you!:p I'll see you later:D

[IslandGal]

I'm loving the orange color! Can't wait to see you in it;) ;) ;)

[NITRO]

I'm loving the orange color! Can't wait to see you in it;) ;) ;)


that makes 2 of us:D too bad it's gonna be awhile before i can do anything to it:(

[Brett]

Did you get it this past weekend?

[NITRO]

Did you get it this past weekend?


how could i dawg???:dazed024: i was in savannah with u:dazed053: duh!!!! lolz......

[Brett]

Oh yeah thats this weekend your looking at getting it right? DAMN ITS BEEN A LONG WEEK!! LOL

[NITRO]

Oh yeah thats this weekend your looking at getting it right? DAMN ITS BEEN A LONG WEEK!! LOL


yeah hopefully:( i'm having some financing issues.....& i don't wanna get screwed on the trade in if i do it like that....nah mean?;)

[Brett]

yeah hopefully:( i'm having some financing issues.....& i don't wanna get screwed on the trade in if i do it like that....nah mean?;)

Keep me updated :)

[IslandGal]

that makes 2 of us:D too bad it's gonna be awhile before i can do anything to it:(
:sad021: :sad021: :sad021:

[NITRO]

^^^^^ yeah i know.....i've been so busy with Trai & football today.....didn't have time today to get up to a dealership:(


this is some funny shyt!!!

[NITRO]

Rally Concept

[NITRO]

HOTNESS & WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK LIKE:bowing:

[Eimaj]

I diggin' the rally concept.

[NITRO]

I diggin' the rally concept.


thx bro:D

[domesticviolence]

:bowing: ..........................1thx bro:D

[Crowml]

Here's begging you to build that Rally concept!

[NITRO]

:bowing: ..........................1


~starts chanting~........wer'e not worthy!!!! wer'e not worthy!!!! ha hahahahahahahhahahahah

[NITRO]

Here's begging you to build that Rally concept!


:cool05: i so need some partz off that **** :cool05:

[Leisa]

HOTNESS & WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK LIKE:bowing:


Oh my Gawd!!!! that is bada$$!!!

[NITRO]

Oh my Gawd!!!! that is bada$$!!!


thank u babes:p how u doinnnnnnnnnnnnnnn:D

[NITRO]

PREMIER DODGE SUCKS!!!!:mad:

[Brett]

PREMIER DODGE SUCKS!!!!:mad:

Yeah I heard about that when Ron got to the meet last night, sorry bro!!

[Leisa]

thank u babes:p how u doinnnnnnnnnnnnnnn:D

Im doing good.. how about you?

[NITRO]

Yeah I heard about that when Ron got to the meet last night, sorry bro!!


u left 5 min before i got there:(


Leisa

Im doing good.. how about you?


:dazed053:

[Brett]

u left 5 min before i got there:(


Leisa

Im doing good.. how about you?


:dazed053:

yeah I was there since 6:30, I was bored out of my mind....

[NITRO]

yeah I was there since 6:30, I was bored out of my mind....


yeah i din't stay there but for 30 min.:dazed053: it really sucked bigtime.

[domesticviolence]

so whats the verdict on the caliber??????????:confused: :dazed024: ..............1

[NITRO]

so whats the verdict on the caliber??????????:confused: :dazed024: ..............1



:dazed053: :dazed024: :dazed053:

[Brett]

So any new updates? You get one this weekend?

[Nittanys1]

Nitro your gonna like this
! V6p.net had a photoshop contest this month and this car was the one picked!

ENJOY!

ORIGINAL IMAGE
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b104/Nexson/dodgecaliber14316000eg.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e25/nexson1/00Accord4cyl.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e25/nexson1/ccordpower.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e25/nexson1/nexson.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e25/nexson1/shavedaccord.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e25/nexson1/SteinStein.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e25/nexson1/vtec-v6.jpg

[NITRO]

So any new updates? You get one this weekend?

:dazed053: :dazed024: :dazed053:





niceeeeeeeeeeeeeee Trav:bowing:

[RonV]

Dodge?????

[Brett]

:dazed053: :dazed024: :dazed053:





niceeeeeeeeeeeeeee Trav:bowing:


THE CAR??? DID YOU GET IT?

[NITRO]

Dodge?????

:dazed053:

[RonV]

:dazed053:
Dodge FTW?:dazed024:

[Eimaj]

Nitro, the more I look at it, with that much room you need to wall it off with some serious audio gear....