[maxx]

http://www.2fastlane.com/wallpapers/dodge/Caliber_SRT4_2007_2.jpg

http://www.2fastlane.com/wallpapers/dodge/Caliber_SRT4_2007_4.jpg

http://img.motorpasion.com/2008/04/dodge_caliber_srt-4.jpg

http://images.myride.com/images/vehicle/2008/Dodge/Caliber/staff/08_Dodge_Caliber_SRT4_OB_3_(544x408).jpg

http://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/crop/200904/dodge-caliber-srt-4-5_460x0w.jpg

Just a few specs:

285hp / 265 lb-ft
2.4L Turbo VVT engine
6 speed Getrag manual transmission
19 inch polished aluminum wheels
Brembo brakes
Aerodynamic body spoilers, functional hood scoop and rear spoiler
Bucket premium cloth seats
Short shifter


Suspension
Lowered MacPherson strut front suspension includes unique suspension knuckles and tuned dampers with performance spring rates. Front suspension also includes coil spring over gas-charged shock absorbers and stabilizer bar. Multilink independent rear suspension includes coil springs, link-type stabilizer bar and gas-charged shock absorbers. SRT4 features front (24 mm) and rear (18 mm) sway bars.


OPTIONS:

Navigation including 30gig HD, 13 speaker Kicker sound
Sunroof
Leather bucket seats with faux suede inserts


And you get this bucket of magnificence for $28,500 all optioned out. (It starts at $24,500 before the afformentioned options)

Yes its got a rubbish badge and its not built with very much care. But what car that offers even a modicate of performance is? Its not a track car but for daily driving the SRT-4 looks like great value for money. Going to take one for a spin.

Same money you get a mid-load mazda3, base GTI, lancer GTS, base Civic Si. Check it out.

[Lomac]

Uhm, okay? :lol

Anyway, I had one for a couple days. I actually had loads of fun in it. Pretty quick car for what it is. It even kept up with a buddy's (admittedly fairly untuned) 350whp turbo V6... The only thing I hated about it was the cheap man's "LSD." Even considered buying one over the summer.

[Johnrb]

I thought the caliber version of the srt-4 was out for quite some time now?
anyways i would rather own the original skittle based on the neon..

http://image.modified.com/f/editors/modp-0910-dodge-srt-4-project-car/24769249+pheader_460x1000/modp_0910_01_o+dodge_srt_4_project_car+front_view. jpg

[cococly]

They stopped making it due to poor sales perhaps?

I forgot was it MotorTrend or C&D did a comparsion test between all the compact sports hatch/sedan on the market.

This Dodge came in last, even after the VTEC Si :)

Found it,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvouOW785JE

[maxx]

still being made, just like the regular caliber

Uhm, okay? :lol

oh haha.. im looking for a winter beater

[Johnrb]

still being made, just like the regular caliber



oh haha.. im looking for a winter beater
THAT as a winter beater?
holy crap you must be baller :eek:

[Adrenaline Rush]

An older SRT4 would be a better bet if you're looking for a winter beater. Similar power, much better handling, a Quaife LSD (04+) from the factory, and cheaper to boot.

[Jackygor]

they have a stroked out version of the 4b11T, known as the 4b12T...which is pretty much a stroked out evo engine ;)

Good bang for buck for straight line performance.

[Johnrb]

they have a stroked out version of the 4b11T, known as the 4b12T...which is pretty much a stroked out evo engine ;)

Good bang for buck for straight line performance.

evo motor or not the old srt-4 is no slouch

wih mopar stage upgrades from the dealer the car could reliably make 300hp

with aftermarket upgrades like the 50 trim from agp It's not uncommon to see 400whp with pump gas

http://www.agpturbo.com/home.php?cat=248

[Great68]

Good for going straight and that's about it. Overpriced too. Cobalt SS >>>> Caliber SRT-4 and it costs less.

[Supafly]

So, i got a loner car from MB Repair yesterday... and they gave me this thing to drive...
Aside from the powerplant, this car is a pile of crap. So much plastic, and so much vibration driving it around..the blind spots are enormous. I dont like.

shes fast going straight...thats about it.

[ilvtofu]

^ +1 but you lose the practicality, neways I test drove an SRT-4 and at highway speeds didn't feel very planted, maybe the wheels were misaligned or something during my test drive :rolleyes:
But I like the styling of the SRT-4 over the cobalt but as a drivers car it's no comparison

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

i guess old SRT 4 > new SRT 4?

[LowTEC]

They stopped making it due to poor sales perhaps?

I forgot was it MotorTrend or C&D did a comparsion test between all the compact sports hatch/sedan on the market.

This Dodge came in last, even after the VTEC Si :)

Found it,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvouOW785JE
Civic Si came out last

[ilvtofu]

^why would they ask that guy to do the narration on the video >.<
It was so annoying!

Maybe in the end the caliber comes out last

[maxx]

Good for going straight and that's about it. Overpriced too. Cobalt SS >>>> Caliber SRT-4 and it costs less.

Actually the Dodge is better value for money. It comes with navigation, keyless go, polished 19 inch wheels and supercar goodyears 3 season tires, leather and a killer 13 speaker stereo. Chevy's got none of that.

So, i got a loner car from MB Repair yesterday... and they gave me this thing to drive...
Aside from the powerplant, this car is a pile of crap. So much plastic, and so much vibration driving it around..the blind spots are enormous. I dont like.

shes fast going straight...thats about it.

i pretty much got the same feedback, but for 25k - whos counting?

[d1]

Actually the Dodge is better value for money. It comes with navigation, keyless go, polished 19 inch wheels and supercar goodyears 3 season tires, leather and a killer 13 speaker stereo. Chevy's got none of that.

It looks like shit so that's a deal breaker already. If I wanted a cheap, fast domestic car, it'd be the cobalt ss.

[ilvtofu]

Actually the Dodge is better value for money. It comes with navigation, keyless go, polished 19 inch wheels and supercar goodyears 3 season tires, leather and a killer 13 speaker stereo. Chevy's got none of that.



i pretty much got the same feedback, but for 25k - whos counting?

Hmm now that I think of it, if you're looking at around 25k for a winter beater, why not a used wrx or STI? seems like more fun to me, and awd so makes even more sense

[maxx]

^^ i dont want a used car. but im still looking

[too_slow]

^Don't you have a Disco?

[The_AK]

^why would they ask that guy to do the narration on the video >.<
It was so annoying!

Maybe in the end the caliber comes out last

i know! who the hell let him speak

[The_AK]

So, i got a loner car from MB Repair yesterday... and they gave me this thing to drive...
Aside from the powerplant, this car is a pile of crap. So much plastic, and so much vibration driving it around..the blind spots are enormous. I dont like.

shes fast going straight...thats about it.

how can you compare it to the dodge avenger? my friend got that as a loner car. one of the drawbacks too was the plastic and huuuuuge blind spot (c pillars)

[CivicTypeRice]

Actually the Dodge is better value for money. It comes with navigation, keyless go, polished 19 inch wheels and supercar goodyears 3 season tires, leather and a killer 13 speaker stereo. Chevy's got none of that.



i pretty much got the same feedback, but for 25k - whos counting?
Dodge SRT4) depreciation value.

[Dinan3]

^^ i dont want a used car. but im still looking

I thought you have a land rover.

[Great68]

Actually the Dodge is better value for money.


Actually, it depends what you consider "value". Performance or frills and options.

[maxx]

Actually, it depends what you consider "value". Performance or frills and options.

well like i said, its for DD not track or drives to whistler. so frills and options are value for me.

I thought you have a land rover.

I do.

[Todd Martinez]

boring design

[!Yaminashi]

Thats a pretty fast DD right out of the box..
I personally like them