Dodge Caliber redefines the access-degree car through combining excessive cost with ambitious styling and a bendy indoors. It is designed to enchantment to shoppers round the sector who need Dodge mindset packaged with the functionality and flexibility of a sport-application car and the affordability and gas-performance of an access-degree compact vehicle.Dodge Caliber will enchantment to up-and-coming shoppers searching out a compact vehicle that stands proud from the group and offers them the power to do extra in phrases of seating pals and storing gear. Caliber has the flexibility and versatility to deal with their lifestyle.
The 2007 Dodge Caliber could be to be had in U.S. dealerships withinside the first sector of 2006 and in international extent markets withinside the 2d sector of 2006.In North America, Dodge Caliber will draw from the compact and mid-length vehicle segments and enchantment to first-time new vehicle purchasers, which include the ones whose first vehicle might also additionally were used. It will also draw from the small and mid-length sport-tourer segments. The compact vehicle phase has held at a consistent 10- to 12-percentage proportion of the U.S. vehicle marketplace for the beyond few years, with about 1.nine million gadgets offered annually. The sport-tourer phase is growing, with extra than 800,000 gadgets offered every year. Small sport-tourer income account for forty percentage of the whole sport-tourer phase and additionally retain to grow.
With the all-new Caliber, Dodge is focused on 20-some thing first-time new vehicle shoppers who earn an average profits of $45,000. Thirty-5 percentage are university graduates. Dodge Caliber is likewise designed to enchantment to forty-some thing mother and father shopping for a vehicle for his or her children. These mother and father call for protection and don't forget the fee of possession earlier than shopping for a car.
Outside North America, Caliber will spearhead the Dodge brand's growth into Europe and different international extent markets as a boldly styled, lower priced access into the aggressive C-phase.Dodge Caliber is a 5-door car that mixes a sporty coupe-like profile with the strength, stance and capability of an SUV. Caliber's sheer floor remedy instructions interest and conjures up attributes that outline the Dodge brand: ambitious, effective, succesful and avenue smart.
"With its ambitious styling and smart packaging, Caliber is natural Dodge," stated Trevor Creed, Senior Vice President - Design, Chrysler Group. "The Dodge Caliber brings emotion to the aggressive compact vehicle phase," Creed brought.There isn't anyt any mistaking Caliber. The all-new compact vehicle has Dodge's imprint stamped into its DNA from the grille to the tailpipe. The signature crosshair grille offers Caliber the awesome face of Dodge and defines its strong, muscular the front view.Strong, sculpted fender forms, large shoulders and a specific hood deliver Caliber its proud, effective stance. Large, crystal headlamps and to be had fog lamps supplement the Dodge grille and create an included appearance that completes Caliber's sporty appearance.
The rear view of the Dodge Caliber is as specific and effective because the the front. The black roof spoiler with included middle excessive-hooked up forestall lamp (CHMSL) and massive modular crystal taillamps fill Caliber's rear corners and offer awesome focal factors of the Caliber's rear-view layout. Dodge's "do extra" philosophy is obvious in Caliber's rear liftgate, which gives smooth get right of entry to to the car's spacious indoors.Customer call for for a compact car with a whole lot of indoors flexibility and application had a huge impact on Dodge Caliber's indoors, which gives snug seating for the motive force and as much as 4 passengers, plus room for gear.
"Dodge Caliber's spacious indoors additionally could be very versatile," stated Matt Liddane, Chief Engineer - Dodge Caliber. "We mixed fashion and luxury with modern capabilities and smart packaging to create a car that offers new that means to capability withinside the compact vehicle marketplace."
Dodge Caliber is chock complete of indoors capabilities hardly ever observed on access-degree compact vehicles, which include:
+ Standard facet-curtain air bags
+ MusicGate Power® An to be had nine-speaker Boston Acoustics top class sound gadget with subwoofer consists of articulating audio system packaged withinside the liftgate. When the liftgate is open, the audio system can swing down from the trim panel to stand rearward for tailgating and different activities
+ An to be had twin purpose, self-recharging detachable flashlight, that's hooked up withinside the headliner above the shipment vicinity and may snap out of the bezel to function a flashlight
+ Chill Zone® A cooled beverage garage bin which could preserve as much as 4 20-oz. bottles or cans (to be had in air conditioning-geared up fashions)
+ A ground console sliding armrest actions ahead three inches to deal with shorter drivers. The armrest lid consists of a completely unique turn pocket for storing a mobileular telecellsmartphone or an MP3 player
+ An to be had 110-volt outlet withinside the middle console can strength small electronics (SXT and R/T)
+ Illuminated the front cup holders earrings glow blue-inexperienced to healthy different middle stack lighting
+ A the front passenger seat folds ahead to create a table-like floor for versatility (SXT and R/T fashions)
+ 60/forty rear seats each fold flat and recline 12 degrees (SXT and R/T fashions)
+ A vinyl load ground withinside the rear shipment vicinity is each cleanable and detachable
+ YES Essentials® fabric - an smooth-care, soil-repellant and anti-microbial fabric protects seats from stains, odors and discoloration (past due availability)
World-elegance Engineering.As a vehicle destined for international markets, the 2007 Dodge Caliber capabilities modern new engines and transaxles to supply world-elegance overall performance, gas financial system and refinement, irrespective of in which the street leads.
"Circling the globe for great practices enabled our engineers to increase a wholly new the front- and all-wheel-pressure platform withinside the very aggressive international compact vehicle phase," stated Larry Lyons, Vice President - Front-wheel Drive Product Team. "We focused matters clients need maximum and evolved a car with an all-new international powertrain that addresses those priorities through imparting fantastic gas financial system, reliability, overall performance and cost."Dodge Caliber's powertrain and pressure structures provide many Chrysler Group firsts withinside the compact vehicle marketplace. Dodge Caliber is the primary Chrysler Group car to provide the overall variety of World Engines and a 2d-technology Continuously Variable Transaxle (CVT2). A 2.0-liter rapid diesel engine is to be had in markets outdoor North America. Dodge Caliber is also Chrysler Group's first compact vehicle to provide all-wheel-pressure functionality and digital ESP with traction manipulate (past due availability).
Dodge Caliber's CVT2 is a 2d-technology CVT that Chrysler Group engineers have calibrated for attractive engine response, particular ratio manipulate and an AutoStick® characteristic that lets in for guide manipulate with the simulation of six stepped gears. CVT2 contributes to a gas financial system development of 6-eight percentage in comparison with a conventional 4-pace automated.
In addition to its international powertrain, Dodge Caliber meets protection, characteristic and comfort requirements in markets round the sector. To make sure its fulfillment in international extent markets, Caliber will release outdoor North America with each right- and left-hand pressure fashions and an to be had rapid diesel engine. Dodge Caliber additionally meets and complies with all regulatory requirements, in addition to off-set crash exams in Europe and Australia and the front-effect compliance for Japan and Australia.
