Caliber-ated to Replace the Neon
The Dodge Caliber actually started out as a concept car during
the 2005 Geneva Motor Show. It has been exquisitely designed so
as to fill in the void left by most vehicles. It also is
marketed towards no particular target area for it is generally
meant for the US market as well as the international market.
Remarking on the concept vehicle, Trevor Creed, the Chrysler
Group's senior vice president for design, states, "With its bold
styling and clever packaging, Caliber is pure Dodge. This
concept is a new slant on one of the world's most competitive
segments. The Dodge Caliber concept brings emotion to the
C-segment sea of sameness and strongly hints at the future
direction of Dodge in the global car market."
Now, making its way to the market is the 2007 Dodge Caliber. It
is due to come out in the middle of this year. Dodge says that
this vehicle is the effective replacement of the bland and
monotonous Dodge Neon. The Dodge Caliber has been made to be a
bold sport utility vehicle minivan crossover. It holds a
confident and breezy side glass. Its platform is actually the
very same one that the upcoming new generation of Mitsubishi
Lancers would be using. Its engine is a gas engine that is from
the Mitsubishi and Chrysler joint ventures. This SUV minivan
crossover features Chrysler's first continuously variable
transmission, or also known as the CVT. The CVT has been
specially designed so as to increase performance and fuel
efficiency at the same time. Talk about hitting two birds with
one stone. The Dodge Caliber holds five doors.
Another new thing that the Dodge Caliber will be boasting about
will be the electronically controlled all wheel drive system.
This also optimizes fuel efficiency. This system works on demand
and it drives only the front wheels until power to the rear
wheels is actually needed. If you are interested in acquiring
your own Dodge Caliber, you may have to start deciding first as
to what color you would like the Dodge Caliber to come in. Dodge
offers a variety of colors for this new vehicle. These new
colors are ultimately something that could make the Dodge
Caliber unique and very different from the rest of the machines
rolling down the streets. The color choices comprise of stone
white, marine blue pearl, steel blue metallic, sunburst orange
pearl, solar yellow, black, bright silver metallic, and inferno
red crystal pearl.
To continue Dodge's tradition of offering functional, and
sophisticated vehicles with outstanding value and class leading
amenities, auto parts companies like
Auto Parts Online offers top of the line Dodge Caliber parts
and Dodge parts. The customer has a choice
from a vast array of performance parts, replacement parts,
aftermarket parts, and accessories. It offers new and used Dodge
auto parts and accessories that include lights, suspension parts, radiators,
a/c compressors, wiper arms,
hoods, and hubcaps among many others.