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<description><![CDATA[Car Enthusiast - Dodge's ZEO concept car at the Detroit show uses electric power to take a zero tolerance approach to emissions.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dodge Zeo]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Five of the Best - Dodge shows us its vision of an all-electric muscle car, and we like it a lot. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:31:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dodge Avenger Range : AVENGING ANGLES]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Car And Driving - The Avenger offers budget motorists a lot of car and a badge with a bit more clout than most South-East Asian rivals. Andy Enright takes a lookAll too often, you sacrifice any semblance of style if you opt for an inexpensive car. Dodge is building a presence in the UK on the basis that this neednt be the case. The Avenger offers those on a tighter budget striking styling and an evocative badge. Yes, corners are cut elsewhere but for some, this will represent an excellent deal. Think Dodge and youll probably be reminded of US muscle cars and 70s TV cop shows, V8 engines woofling away at idle, ready to launch into an extended chase scene where the bad guys always get their collars felt. Or maybe youre reminded of GT car racing with Vipers meeting and in some cases beating the best Europe could throw at them. The muscle car DNA is still alive and well in the Dodge range, with cars like the SRT/10 and the Ram, but the companys fortunes hinge on rather more prosaic fare. Vehicles like the Avenger will dictate whether our kids will know Dodge from anything other than crusty enthusiast websites. Up against the likes of the Ford Mondeo, the Vauxhall Vectra and the Peugeot 407, the Avenger brings a bit of attitude to the sector. If you dont want a garden variety repmobile but need something of that size and sensibility, read on. Three engines are offered for sale in the UK, but dont worry, none of them are gas-guzzling V8s. In fact all of the engines are shared with the Caliber range which in turn borrowed them from other outposts of the automotive world. The 2.0-litre diesel engine is a Volkswagen-sourced unit and the entry-level 2.0-litre petrol engine was developed in conjunction with Hyundai and Mitsubishi. The petrol engines arent in themselves particularly noteworthy. The 2.0-litre offers a decent 154bhp and 140lb/ft of torque but it is rather coarse when extended. Performance figures are punchy, the Avenger hitting 60mph in 10.2 seconds before running on to a top speed of 125mph. The odd one out is the 2.4-litre petrol model with a CVT gearchange that looks set to remain glued to showroom floors."Walk around the Avenger and it looks anything but a medium range family hatch."The 2.0-litre diesel is the most appealing engine for the Avenger, the 138bhp engine driving the front wheels through a six-speed manual gearshift. Refinement is never great and the chassis isnt up there with the class best but its game enough to allow you to extend that engine. The cars relatively low all-up weight means youll get decent acceleration off the mark although the 229lb/ft of torque occasionally gives the traction control something to chew on. Walk around the Avenger and it looks anything but a medium range family hatch. Those trademark swimmers shoulders give it an athletic, toned appearance and the bold crosshairs front grille and the aggressive jut of the front bumper definitely give it some real rear view mirror presence. Its designer claims the front end was inspired by a pair of Oakley sunglasses he once owned. The rear haunches and the rib of black plastic on the leading edge of the rear pillars are certainly distinctive. I still cant quite decide whether it looks purposeful or cheesy. The interior is a little less happy. While theres nothing too wrong with the ergonomics of the car, the materials quality shows why the Avenger can come to market with such a low asking price. Scratchy, hard touch plastics and insubstantial feeling switches arent great. Sit in the back and the high beltline feels claustrophobic. Despite these complaints, the Avenger is easy to warm to. Its a little showy but it feels honest and seems practical enough. The 438-litre boot can be expanded by dropping the rear seats down. Even the front passenger seat folds flat, useful if youre carrying longer items. Your excuse for not finishing that decking has just disappeared. Given that you can buy a Dodge Avenger 2.0 SE for £14,995, its worth putting into context what else broadly comparable that sum of money will buy you. A Skoda Superb 1.8T will be a better bet if youre a build quality fetishist but otherwise youll be coming in well below the entry-level prices of comparable Mazda6s, Vauxhall Vectras and Peugeot 407s. Where the Dodge scores is in offering plenty of style and standard gear for the money. In fact only Kias Magentis really approaches the Avengers kit list and the Kia will depreciate rather eye-wateringly. Dodge reckons that when equipment levels are taken into consideration, the Avenger is around 14 per cent cheaper, model for model, than most of its budget rivals but this figure may well be hostage to some rather creative internal option costings. The entry-level SE is fitted with twin front, side and curtain airbags and also gets some of the neat, rather left-field ideas that Dodge likes to throw at its vehicles. The Chill Zone sounds like a place Wayne Rooney gets sent at the end of an England match but is instead a second air conditioned glovebox that can hold up to four cans of pop. The SXT gets bigger wheels amongst other gear. There are some interesting options available, including the MyGIG entertainment system which, when coupled with the satellite navigations LCD screen, offers touchscreen access to 20Gb worth of songs or pictures via hard drive. Captive occupants can thus be subjected to a holiday snap slide show. Aside from the 2.4-litre CVT model that nobody is going to buy, both the 2. 0-litre Avengers offer reasonable running costs. The 2.0-litre diesel, for example, will return a combined fuel economy figure of 45.6mpg and emits a modest 170g/km of carbon dioxide. Insurance is also reasonable for the Avenger as there are no big engine options offered. In the US theres a 235bhp 3.5-litre R/T model which might do good business here if Dodge could make the sums work for less than £19,000. Residual values are, at present, a matter for rather hazy conjecture. While the Avengers styling and low price may well fuel demand among younger buyers, the car needs to attain a critical mass of new sales to fuel public recognition. The Dodge Avenger is an interesting car. It certainly has a little more personality about it than most of the budget family saloons and hatches on the market but this charisma and aggressive styling dont necessarily translate into a whole heap of ability. Its reasonably big and decently equipped but the finish feels a little rushed and the driving dynamics are not exceptional. On most objective scorecards there are many better buys. The thing is, we often buy cars even in this class with heart as well as head. This is where the Avenger scores. Its not a bland repmobile. It has an endearingly big-hearted character and your neighbour probably isnt going to have one or indeed know what it is. All told, however, the Avenger remains a speciality interest product. Dodge acknowledges this, realising that itll never land Mondeo-sized sales figures. If the path less ravelled appeals, youre not going to get burned too badly with this one. FACTS AT A GLANCE CAR: Dodge Avenger range PRICES: £14,995 - £17,995 - on the road INSURANCE GROUPS: 8-11 [est] CO2 EMISSIONS: [2.0 diesel] 170g/km PERFORMANCE: [2.0 diesel] 0-60mph 10.5s Max Speed 124mph FUEL CONSUMPTION: [2.0 diesel] (combined) 45.6mpg STANDARD SAFETY FEATURES: [SXT] ESP, traction control, ABS with brake assist, twin front, side and curtain airbags, tyre pressure monitoring system WILL IT FIT IN YOUR GARAGE?: length/width/height 4,849 / 1,824 / 1,496mm]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 16:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dodge Nitro Range : NITRO DELUXE]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Car And Driving - Ticked off with apologetic 4x4s? The Nitro is Dodges in your face response. Andy Enright ReportsThere is a school of thought that will find the Dodge Nitro utterly abhorrent. These are the people who froth at the mouth at gas-guzzling 4x4s, who will see the Nitros ostentatious looks and obviously road-going chassis and instantly bemoan the fact that this vehicle represents all thats wrong with motoring today. Reactionary local authorities may take a similar tack but rest assured the Nitro makes a good deal more sense than its arriviste looks would suggest.Its based on the Jeep Liberty chassis and recent dust to dust reports commissioned by CNW Marketing Research of Oregon studied the environmental impact of vehicles from building through scrapping, and found that the Liberty was in the 8th slot . In case youre wondering, Maybach came in dead last, in company with the Volkswagen Phaeton, Rolls-Royce Phantom, Bentley Arnage, and a trio of Audis. The Toyota Prius ranked number 74 in the 96 cars studied in the report, so youll not have too much to worry about next time a Prius driver gives the Nitro a supercilious once-over. True, the entry level petrol engine is a 3. 7-litre V6 that is cripplingly thirsty when you flex your right ankle a bit, but theres also a very modern 2.8-litre diesel that will be of far more interest to UK buyers. As indeed will be the price of the Nitro. Most would figure that the Nitro would go head to head pricewise with something like a Nissan Murano but theyd be forgetting Dodges commitment to sell its cars at prices that read like a misprint. Whereas you could expect to pay around £30,000 for a Murano, the Nitro starts at less than £20,000. Suddenly youre faced with a vehicle that younger buyers will be looking to trade up to from their Ford Focus. Its easy to see how the Nitro could shift some big numbers. The other similarly priced vehicles in its class, cars like the Hyundai Santa Fe and the Kia Sorento, have nothing like the Dodges street cred. Just look at the thing. Its absolutely dripping in attitude, with vents, big flared wheel arches, chromed alloys on the 3.7-litre model, huge door handles that look like the pulls on an industrial freezer, an aggressive high waist with a glasshouse that looks like a gun turret and a front grille that looks as if its about to suck in inquisitive children. The split-effect front headlamps are an interesting design touch, as is the big cross detailed Dodge family front end. Theres also possibly the biggest moulded plastic bumper section I think Ive ever seen, the replacement cost of which doesnt bear thinking about. Still, were I in my early twenties once again, this is a car that Id be figuring out how to afford."The Nitro is going to score big with its young urban target market"How does it drive? Who cares? You buy this thing for its looks and its attitude. Sit inside and youll feel rather perched atop the thing, the hip point of the Nitro being fairly high. Move away and youll feel the weight of vehicle right from the outset. Whilst the 1,888kg kerb weight is enough to steamroller a lot of smaller imperfections in the road and the chassis feels pleasantly rigid, theres a slight ponderous feel to the front end. Really try to drive through that feeling and the Nitro tracks surprisingly flat and true, thanks in no small part to its thoroughly tarmac-biased independent suspension, plus squat and dive under hard acceleration and braking is also effectively quelled. The lack of a dead pedal when driving the Nitro in earnest can become a factor. So are the rather chunky windscreen pillars that will have you leaning out of and consequently losing support from your seat right when you need it most, in tight corners or when negotiating roundabouts. The 210bhp 3. 7-litre engine isnt as effective as its rather macho power output suggests. Its marshalled by a four-speed automatic with a very high top ratio, meaning that for most of your driving youll be being shuttled between the remaining three gears. This can make the engine feel rather strained at times and constantly reminds you how much unleaded its throwing down its neck. Again that weight is an issue: the 3.7-litre Nitros power to weight ratio easily bettered by a vehicle like a 1.6-litre CitroĆ«n C2 VTS. Still, this isnt a vehicle that youll buy for its all-out performance. Its probably not even a car youll buy for its excellent practicality, although getting four of your mates on board in comfort is an asset. What matters for target customers are looks, affordability, a decent stereo system and the fact that not every car park Joe will have one. The Nitro certainly scores on the first three although it may well become a victim of its own success. Theres definitely plenty of scope for pimping your ride too, with plenty of available space for fitting additional subs, amps and LCD screens. The standard fascia is a little bit American insofar as it does the bare essentials without too much pretence of being built from the sturdiest materials but its functional and only the very base SE model looks rather dull. Move on up to the SXT and R/T models and the dash is finished in a metallic plastic that lifts the cabin. The main instruments are clearly presented and are shaded by a trio of cowls and although the steering wheel adjusts for rake, its lacking a telescopic column for reach adjustment. Taller or long-legged drivers may find a lack of seat travel an issue and headroom isnt as generous as you might at first think. That high seating position has a lot to answer for. Rear seat occupants will find little to grouse about and there are some quite smart stowage solutions in the luggage bay. The Nitro might not be everyones cup of tea but its easy to see it landing right in the middle of its potentially lucrative target market. If its hard to imagine what that would be, transport yourself to a time when you were 18, just starting University and imagine how youd feel rolling up to the freshers ball in this Dodge rather than arriving in a stinking Primera minicab. This could be a genuine hit and really establish the Dodge brand in the UK.FACTS AT A GLANCE CAR: Dodge Nitro Range PRICES: £18,990-£23,490 - on the road INSURANCE GROUPS: from 15E [est] CO2 EMISSIONS: tba g/km PERFORMANCE: [3.7 petrol] 0-60mph 10.5s/ Max Speed 110mph FUEL CONSUMPTION: [3.7 petrol] 24mpg (combined) [est] STANDARD SAFETY FEATURES: Twin front and side and curtain airbags, ABS /WILL IT FIT IN YOUR GARAGE?: Length/Width/Height, 4544/1857/1776mm]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dodge Demon]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Five of the Best - The writing has been on the wall for some time now; DaimlerChrysler wants to sell more of its Chrysler and Dodge models in Europe. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:47:05 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dodge Caliber 1.8-Litre petrol : SMALL CALIBER WEAPON]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Car And Driving - Dodges entry-level Caliber looks set to interest value conscious customers. Andy Enright can see the appealLets swing straight to the punchline. The Dodge Caliber 1.8 can be yours for £11,495. While I appreciate that this sort of denouement usually comes at the end of road tests such as these, I feel compelled to let you know the price because virtually every person I spoke to figured that this Dodge was at least £16,000 worth of car. With that sort of erroneous preconception usefully filed away, its easy to see why youd buy a £15,000 Focus or Astra over one of these. I would. Now that you know the asking price, the game could well swing in the favour of the big-hearted American.,While Dodge like to stress this cars young, dynamic image, the opposite seems to be he case. Older buyers, attracted by its upright stance and keen value, are flocking to the Caliber. In a stRangely prescient press launch, Dodge chose to unveil the car in Pacha nightclub on the party island of Ibiza. Seeing a legion of grey-haired motoring journalists looking patently affronted by the sounds of drum and bass perhaps should have told the importers a thing or two. The Caliber is actually more Radio 4 than they might care to admit. The shape is conspicuously divergent from the usual family hatch norm, with a sharply rising window line giving the Caliber a real wedge shape that tapers into some rather cubist tail light architecture. The bold wheelarches, huge grille with the traditional Dodge crosshairs and the in-your-face stance means that this is far from the usual rather apologetic and inoffensive hatchback. This car has a dose of attitude. Quickly grabbing a set of keys to a test car, I realised with some horror that Id chosen a car fitted with an optional Mopar styling kit that didnt do it too many favours, the bright blue plastics on the centre console resembling the sort of thing youd buy for a mobile phone at a car boot sale. After sampling a standard car, Id recommend that you keep your money in your pocket when it comes to options time. Otherwise things looked good. The interior quality was nothing to give Volkswagen a fit of anxiety but its certainly a long way removed from the typical LAX hire car standard. An obviously Mercedes-sourced LCD display looked conspicuously slick, in much the same way that the BMW-sourced stereo systems rather stood out in the old Rover 75."The entry-level 1.8-litre Dodge Caliber costs less than some 1.4-litre Fiestas"Ill level with you and state that the engine is no great shakes. On paper it looks to be the pick of the petrol-engined Range, its 2.0-litre sibling offering only six more horsepower than the 148bhp 1.8-litre four, which in any case is way more powerful than a 123bhp Focus 1. 8 or a 125bhp Astra. The theme is repeated amongst 1.8-litre cars virtually across the board and this Caliber is even more powerful than the 2.0-litre engines fitted to the Renault Megane and Peugeot 307. So why the lack of enthusiasm? Well, for a start, its not that quick. Youll need over 12 seconds to get to 60mph which isnt what youd expect from a car with this amount of poke. A less powerful 2.0 16v Focus lops three seconds off that time and is more economical to boot. The reason why the Dodge falls down despite its up-for-it engine lies in that perennial problem weight. Even the entry-level Caliber weighs more than a fully-specced 2.5-litre Focus ST, so its perhaps understandable that acceleration and fuel economy arent going to be stellar. Dodge claims an average of 38. 7mpg for the 1.8 on the combined cycle which isnt terrible but its worth remembering that theres also a 2.0-litre diesel version which costs £2,000 more model for model, yet which is appreciably more fun to drive and which returns far better fuel figures, especially when youve got the car loaded with family and luggage. Just some food for thought. But were not here to talk about the diesel version. This 1.8-litre petrol car chugs out 174g/km of carbon dioxide per kilometre travelled and will run on to a maximum speed of 118mph. Perhaps more germane is an excellent tank Range of some 437 miles. On our test route, the fuel needle seemed glued to the top of the indicator, despite my best efforts with some rather idiosyncratic gear selection choices. The 1.8-litre Range opens with the S, while the Plusher SE weighs in at £11,990. If you really want to get a lot of toys, youll need to set aside £13,790 for the SXT Range topper. That for a car that features features like air conditioning, cruise control, 17-inch aluminium five-spoke wheels, leather upholstery, tyre-pressure monitoring and a Chill Zone beverage cooler. If youre feeling guilty and feel obliged to give your impoverished Dodge dealer a little more, I can heartily recommend the optional MusicGate Power Group system. This adds a leather-trimmed steering wheel with audio controls and a nine-speaker Boston Acoustics premium sound set-up. Best of all, theres a pair of speakers that swing down from the tailgate to face rearward. The Archers never sounded so punchy. Rather oddly, Dodge has hobbled this cars chances by pricing it exactly the same as the 2.0-litre car which also comes with a CVT gearbox. I cant see the logic either. So, we have a very good value model thats not worth buying in SXT trim, the car that leverages the Calibers equipment count most convincingly. Therefore the best model remains the entry-level S. Im just counting down the days until that Motability allowance is all mine.Facts At A Glance CAR: Dodge Caliber 1.8-litre petrol Range PRICES: £11,495 - £13,790 - on the road INSURANCE GROUPS: 6-7 CO2 EMISSIONS: 174g/km PERFORMANCE: 0-60mph 12.2s/ Max Speed 118mph FUEL CONSUMPTION: [combined] 38.7mpg STANDARD SAFETY FEATURES: Twin front, side and curtain airbags, ABS, tyre pressure monitoring /WILL IT FIT IN YOUR GARAGE?: Length/Width/Height, 4414/1747/1533mm]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dodge SRT-10 (2004 - To Date) : SNAKED]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Car And Driving - Models Covered: (2 dr roadster 8.0 petrol [SRT-10])BY ANDY ENRIGHTThe Dodge Vi hold on. You know this car is a Viper, I know its a Viper but because of some tedious copyright infraction in this country, were not allowed to call it a Viper, the rights to that name being held by a kit car maker. So instead of one of the most evocative names in motoring, we instead get the rather antiseptic sounding SRT-10. Some would argue that this dilution of charisma is reflected in the latest car but, if were honest, perhaps the old Viper had a little too much personality. Although the SRT-10 turns the extroversion down a notch or two, its still not for the shy or retiring. As a used buy it has a certain appeal.Dodge had a number of key design aims with the SRT-10. First off, they wanted to mellow the cars road behaviour back a notch or two. Many would-be customers were intimidated by tales of the original Vipers lurid handling and roadholding and instead defected to cars with a little more built-in safety margin. Perceived quality was also an issue, the Vipers cabin looking more like that of a £7,000 shopping hatch than a premier league sportster. The SRT-10s cabin has been fully reworked with a big centrally mounted tachometer and a 220mph speedometer as clear statements of intent. Rather than the low-grade plastics of the original car, theres a sheen to the current SRT-10 fascia although its still only qualified praise. Good for an American car is about as good as it gets. The hood is a manually folding soft-top affair thats workmanlike at best. Dodge owners specifically requested that there be no cupholders and the manufacturers have acceded to their application. The other demands were bigger brakes and more power and the SRT-10 scores well on both counts. Fourteen inch discs front and rear with monster Brembo calipers take care of stopping duties, and the braking system features anti-lock and improved feel compared to the rather agricultural Viper set up. The 60mph to 0 stopping distance of less than 100 feet is exceptional for such a big heavy car. The immense contact patches of the tyres are a big boon when it comes to outright braking power. If you thought the eighteen-inch wheels at the front were impressive, wait until you clock the nineteen-inch alloys at the back, shod with 345/30ZR19 rubberwear.Most SRT-10s will have led relatively pampered lives and almost all will have very low mileages. They still fetch significant sums but the pricing of these specialist vehicles is best done on an individual basis. The going rate for a typical 2005 model year car is around £52,000 but this will naturally fluctuate according to mileage, condition and optioning. Insurance for all models is Group 20, but it will be worthwhile spending some time on the telephone, as quotes will vary massively. As with most American engines, the SRT-10s V10 powerplant is, despite generating 500bhp, not a highly stressed unit. Its been around for a very long time in various forms and as such, is very reliable. With maximum torque generated at just 3700rpm, theres little benefit in thrashing the engine. Youll need to look for parking scrapes to the splitter mounted on the underside of the SRTs front spoiler. This will come into contact with things like speed humps and multi-storey car park ramps, so it may well be damaged. Look out for crash damage. These cars have no traction control or anti-lock brakes and the first SRT-10 press car in the country was promptly written off by an overexcited journo. One potential safety issue you need to be aware of concerns the drivers sun visor. When the visor is in the lowered position, taller drivers will not be able to see through the windscreen at all. Pop it into a raised position and the airflow at around 80mph will fire it all the way down, resulting in a heart-in-mouth, blind scrabble. The only solution is to place it in a horizontal position, whereupon the rather sharp leading edge sits about two inches in front of your scalp. Not ideal. (approx based on a 2005 SRT-10) Parts arent cheap. A new clutch weighs in at £400 while an exhaust is £1,250. A pair of front brake pads are £180, with rears even dearer at £200. A new radiator is around £500 and an alternator £300. A starter motor wont leave much change from £300.Dodge claim that the SRT-10 is 100lbs lighter than its predecessor and with 40bhp extra powering it, youd expect it to feel quick. No surprise for guessing that it does. Better traction off the line and 525lb/ft of torque help it hit 60mph in 3.8 seconds and keep going to 185mph. The Tremec six-speed gearbox still feels a little unwieldy but the internals have been strengthened and the shift action finessed ever so slightly. Its still not what youd describe as wristy, requiring more of a pool hall break off to smash it between ratios. The handling feels benign and planted, as if there is an inordinate amount of gravity working upon the cars massive body. Get a bit more confident with the right hand pedal and that impression rapidly vanishes as the back end becomes extremely lively. On a wet and twisty road, a hard-driven SRT-10 will only do vague approximations of straight ahead, its driver having to constantly correct and counter steer the car like a recalcitrant hovercraft. The left-hand drive layout, huge width and curves that swoop out of sight make piloting an SRT-10 around town a nerve-shredding experience.Does paying the thick end of £50k for a used SRT-10 make any sense whatsoever? In truth, no. There are many quicker and more characterful cars but what youre paying the premium for in this instance is provenance and a certain sense of occasion that no German performance car could ever match.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Car And Driving - If you feel the current crop of family hatchbacks and mini-MPVs lack a certain charisma, Dodge hope their Caliber will get you fired up. Andy Enright reportsIts taken a long time for car manufacturers to realise that just because you may have a family on the go, it doesnt mean youre resigned to a life without a little style, a certain individuality and a degree of fun. Look at the cars that are churned out for family buyers. By and large theyre about as much fun as a thumb in the eye. The day you end up with a bog-standard family hatchback or mini-MPV on your driveway is the day that youve waved the white flag, started getting interested in Marks and Spencer knitwear and wondering why youd never thought of listening to Radio Three before. There is another way and Dodge can offer a family-friendly five seater that is fun, funky, decidedly unconventional and has more than a spark of charisma. Its called the Caliber and although underneath the bluff styling is some pretty unexceptional engineering, its a car that has a lot going for it, especially at prices starting from just £11,495. The success of the Chrysler PT Cruiser showed that funky styling could make inroads into a market obsessed by seats that can flip and tumble like an Olympic gymnast with ADHD. The Caliber is Daimler Chryslers latest attempt to eke out a slice of this hard-fought sector for itself, the Dodge brand being unleashed onto a British market with the promise of some supersized American helpings over the next few years. The Caliber is the car tasked with forming a beach head and its a tough ask. Models like the Vauxhall Zafira, the Toyota Corolla Verso and the Honda FR-V are, on any objective basis, superior products that the Dodge cant hope to beat in terms of depth of design. Where it can score is in offering something with a little more youth appeal. A good deal of outside help has been drafted in with this model. The 1.8 and 2.0-litre petrol engines have been developed in partnership with Hyundai and Mitsubishi, the 2.0-litre diesel comes courtesy of Volkswagen and the front-wheel drive chassis also relies on the help of Mitsubishi. Such is the face of modern vehicle development where costs are so huge that manufacturers must group together to pool resources. If this rather odd sounding Japanese-Korean-German amalgam fails to appetise, perhaps the Calibers all-American styling will. The front end looks like something that needs the backdrop of Monument Valley behind it as it appears in your rear view mirror with muscular blistered wheel arches, the big set of crosshairs on the grille and headlights that are so big you suspect Dodge definitely paid the additional 50c to go large. Although it looks like a hefty piece of metalwork, the Caliber isnt as beefy as the macho styling would suggest. At 4,414mm long, it takes up about the same amount of room on the road as a Zafira, so it shouldnt prove a nightmare in town."The Caliber is far from perfect but at the same time its curiously endearing"One area where the Caliber definitely has to give second best to the likes of the Vauxhall is in interior packaging. If youre the sort of buyer who loves all those clever seating solutions, the Caliber is going to leave you a little underwhelmed. Where it does make a lot of ground back is in the much underestimated area of all round funkiness. The interior colour schemes are more like something from a Soho ad agencys reception and although the materials quality isnt going to give Audi engineers any sleepless nights, theres something fresh about this cabin that other manufacturers would do well to observe. Take for instance the Apple iPod holder that sits on the underside of the centre armrest. Flip the centre portion of the armrest over and your iPod has a place to sit rather than being clonked and scratched by gear in the glove box as you go round every corner. A chilled compartment above the glove box is big enough to store four bottles of water while the front passenger seat can fold flat to get really big items like surfboards or skis inside. The rear seats fold down easily enough to provide a cavernous rear loading bay but with the seats in place, rear knee room isnt hugely generous. One of the options thats sure to prove popular with younger buyers is the Boston Acoustics stereo upgrade. With no fewer than nine speakers, this system can really handle some bass. A speaker pod and subwoofer are fitted into the tailgate which can then swing down to face backwards - perfect for impromptu block parties or barbecues. Otherwise theres only a slight lack of oddments storage to complain about. The petrol engines arent in themselves particularly noteworthy, the 1.8-litre unit looking set to be the best seller. Itll get the Dodge to 60mph in around 9 seconds and on to a top speed of over 120mph. The 148bhp power output is a decent return in a market where, for example, a Ford Focus 1. 8i C-MAX can only call upon 118bhp but a penalty comes in terms of fuel economy, the Caliber weighing 1,345kg. Both the 1.8 and 2.0-litre petrols thrive on revs although the standard five-speed gearbox isnt the slickest unit on the market. The diesel model looks set to be worth a look with 229lb/ft of torque on offer and a power output of 136bhp. This 2.0-litre unit is a direct-injection turbo diesel with high-pressure fuel injection, a variable geometry turbocharger and four valves per cylinder. The injectors are electronically controlled, allowing precise management of each combustion cycle with the optimum quantity of fuel. This system can operate at pressures of up to 2000 bar, leading to finer atomization of fuel, high power and torque, and decent fuel efficiency. Although we dont get the 2.4-litre petrol engine thats sold in the US, nor the 4x4 chassis, British buyers will get an efficient CVT transmission instead of the usual automatic option. The characteristics of this box take a bit of getting used to and many buyers will prefer to pay a little extra to get the Autostick manual selection system. The Caliber certainly has its work cut out but its possible to see it carving a niche for itself through sheer force of personality. Cars this flawed dont often make it, but the Dodge has an endearing personality and a certain rough-hewn charm. Its well worth a look if youre not on the slippery slope just yet.Facts At A Glance CAR: Dodge Caliber Range PRICES: £11,495-£15,430 - on the road INSURANCE GROUPS: 13E [2.0 petrol] CO2 EMISSIONS: 161-192g/km PERFORMANCE: [2.0 petrol] 0-60mph 10.7s/ Max Speed 125mph FUEL CONSUMPTION: [2.0 petrol] [urban] 28.0mpg / [extra urban] 40.9mpg / [combined] 34.9mpg STANDARD SAFETY FEATURES: Twin front, side and curtain airbags, ABS, tyre pressure monitoring /WILL IT FIT IN YOUR GARAGE?: Length/Width/Height, 4414/1747/1533mm]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dodge Caliber 2.0-Litre petrol : DODGING A BULLET]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Car And Driving - Representing storming value for money and offering decent power and eye catching styling, the petrol-powered Dodge Caliber 2.0-litre could well be this years sleeper hit. Andy Enright explains whyAs much as anything, this job involves taking the rough with the smooth. For every Italian exoticar we get to enjoy, there are countless Korean econoboxes to endure. Its impossible to leave certain preconceptions behind when encountering a car, even one that fits as few niches and stereotypes as the Dodge Caliber. I thought I knew what to expect. Its an American car, so the following attributes I figured we could take as read before it turned a wheel. It wouldnt handle, it would feature a cabin laden with toys but built laughably poorly and buyers would be somewhat bemused by it. Im pleased to report that after driving the Caliber 2.0-litre model, I was very wrong about the first two qualities but Im not so certain about the last. Dodges launch of the Caliber tried very hard to stress its young, in your face appeal. Its hard to imagine Peugeot or Vauxhall choosing the Pacha nightclub in Ibiza to introduce their car, although much of Dodges best efforts were undermined by a senior suit describing the venue as a trendy disco. After a number of lifestyle videos and viral ads that aimed at underlining Dodges irreverent brand values, I found myself rather warming to the car. It certainly looked a good deal more distinctive than the usual family hatch like a Focus or an Astra. The tagline attached to the vehicle claims its anything but cute and youd have to agree. The bold wheelarches, huge grille with the traditional Dodge crosshairs and the big alloy wheels that most ride on arent your usual cuddly mainstream fare. This was underlined when the Calibers designer claimed the name was dreamed up as a continuation of the Magnum theme. Are you feeling lucky, punk? Pumped full of the Dodge message, I harboured a suspicion that this was as favourably disposed as Id get towards the Caliber and that a subsequent drive would only dull the impression. The fact that my car was finished with an optional Mopar styling kit didnt do it too many favours, the bright blue plastics on the centre console resembling the sort of thing youd buy for a mobile phone at a car boot sale. After sampling a standard car, Id recommend that you keep your money in your pocket when it comes to options time. Otherwise things looked good. The interior quality was nothing to give Volkswagen a fit of anxiety but its certainly a long way removed from the typical LAX hire car standard. An obviously Mercedes-sourced LCD display looked conspicuously slick, in much the same way that the BMW-sourced stereo systems rather stood out in the old Rover 75."Its impossible to argue with this sort of value for money. Buy this car before Dodge realise their mistake"The 2.0-litre engine is the most powerful petrol unit in the line-up, for the time being at least. The standard 156bhp 1998cc powerplant is nothing particularly special in and of itself, but the automatic gearbox its connected to merits a little inspection. Continuously Variable Transmissions (CVTs) are nothing particularly new, having been around in various guises for well over thirty years. They tend to be unloved by keen drivers who often drive a car by ear as much as anything although they are undeniably fuel efficient, plugging into the meat of the torque curve with a dogged determination. Leave the Calibers shifter in D and the CVT gearbox does its thing rather unnervingly. Accelerate hard and the revs will rise rapidly to the 6,000rpm redline and stay there, the engine note not changing a jot from a rather discordant blare yet the car will accelerate rather purposefully. It takes some getting used to. Its also pretty dramatic and serves to endow the Caliber with a more purposeful feel than its undeniably modest power output would suggest. If youre unwilling to put up with these rather odd characteristics, the gearbox also has a mode where you can knock the gear lever from side to side to shift up and down through six artificially mandated ratios. Its a lot more enjoyable and the shift times are lightning quick. Dodge call this Auto Stick and although it would have been better tapping the lever fore and aft rather than from side to side, its pretty good fun. You dont get wheel-mounted paddles to play with though. Performance figures arent anything to get excited about, the Caliber hitting 60mph in 10.7 seconds before running on to a top speed of 125mph. The fuel economy is nothing stand out either, the 2. 0-litre recording an average of around 35mpg. What is absolutely astonishing about this car is its price. This would appear to be a £17,000 car all day long. Your boss will think it is, your neighbours will too and so will anybody else looking. It seems a cut or two above the average family hatch but asking prices for the Caliber Range model open at an almost ridiculous £11,495 and even the generously stuffed 2.0-litre SXT model I sampled still only demands £13,790 of you. That for a car that features gear like air conditioning, cruise control, 17-inch aluminium five-spoke wheels, leather upholstery, tyre-pressure monitoring and a Chill Zone beverage cooler. If youre feeling guilty and feel obliged to give your impoverished Dodge dealer a little more than that £13,790 sticker price, I can heartily recommend the optional MusicGate Power Group system. This adds a leather-trimmed steering wheel with audio controls and a nine-speaker Boston Acoustics premium sound set-up. Best of all theres a pair of speakers that swing down from the tailgate to face rearward. The party really is right here. Its hard to argue with value like this. Ive outlined the Calibers shortcomings but it represents fantastic value for money. To specify something far less appealing, a 1.6-litre automatic Peugeot 307 say, up to this cars level would cost well over £16,000 and a 1.6-litre Golf over £18,000. If youre savvy enough to put the Caliber 2.0-litre on your next family hatch shortlist, like me you may find yourself struggling to come up with substantive reasons why you shouldnt buy it.Facts At A Glance CAR: Dodge Caliber 2.0-litre petrol Range PRICES: £13,790 - £13,930 - on the road INSURANCE GROUP: 13E CO2 EMISSIONS: 192g/km PERFORMANCE: 0-60mph 10.7s/ Max Speed 125mph FUEL CONSUMPTION: [urban] 28.0mpg / [extra urban] 40.9mpg / [combined] 34.9mpg STANDARD SAFETY FEATURES: Twin front, side and curtain airbags, ABS, tyre pressure monitoring /WILL IT FIT IN YOUR GARAGE?: Length/Width/Height, 4414/1747/1533mm]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Car And Driving - Forget about throbbing V8s, this Dodge Caliber is a diesel. Andy Enright reportsI have a confession to make. I appreciate this may well mark me down as something of an odd character and if I see people hurrying to cross the street when the see me approaching, well, Im OK with that. You see, I enjoy torque steer. I love it when you accelerate a powerful front wheel drive car and you feel the steering wheel buck and writhe in your hands. I once told a BMW engineer this and he looked at me as if Id told him Id just come down with a spot of Ebola Zaire. The reason why I make this admission is because Ive just been driving the Dodge Caliber 2.0-litre diesel and I loved it. No prizes for guessing why. Ask any chassis engineer about torque steer and theyll either gaze dejectedly into their beer or expound at length about the black art of ridding a car of this characteristic. Some cars are famous (or infamous depending on your view) for this trait. The old Focus RS was a notorious torque steerer as was the Saab 9000 Turbo. Torque steer aficionados will sigh and go all dewy eyed at the memory of an MG Montego Turbo. The Dodge is nowhere near these icons of the unruly wheel but accelerate briskly away, wait for the turbocharger to get its trousers on and youll need more than a finger or two on the tiller to keep things shipshape. It makes the car feel pleasantly alive. I recall climbing out of a Range-topping Audi and noting to a colleague that it was so inert it was like driving a corpse. The Caliber is certainly full of beans. As is the case with most diesel cars, the Caliber feels a good deal quicker than the published performance figures would suggest. Although nine seconds to 60mph isnt slow, it does nothing to prepare you for how vivid the Caliber feels with this direct injection turbodiesel. The six-speed manual gearbox requires a stiff left jab to punch through the box but this is in keeping with a car that, unlike many of its rivals, certainly doesnt have a surfeit of oestrogen in its makeup. The engines best work is done in a band between 2,000 and 3,500rpm but such is its willingness, you may well find yourself revving the car to its redline on a fun section of road. Youll likely be making more decibels than horsepower but youll also be wearing a big grin in the process. The Caliber, you see, handles a good deal better than its faux-by-four styling might suggest."it feels utterly churlish to grumble at the value proposition on offer"Its largely an issue of trust. Like all cars that ride a little higher than average, the Caliber will lean when you throw it at an apex. Bear with it. Some will never get past this and take a number of little bites at the corner, losing commitment to the steering as the g-forces load up. Rather than fifty-pencing a sweeper in this fashion, constantly keeping the chassis in a state of agitation, go with the flow and trust the fact that the Caliber will hang on. Itll quickly settle into a stance whereby you can really feel the steering going to work, the front tyres letting you know when theyre keying into the road surface and when theyre on the limit of adhesion. The ESP stability control will intervene if you try any hairbrained tactics like trail braking into a corner but safety is paramount in this sector so perhaps thats no bad thing. If you want to play at being road test editor, you can press an ESP killswitch but please be careful. After a while it dawns on you why the Caliber feels so good. It uses good old-fashioned hydraulic power steering instead of the increasingly popular and horribly artificial-feeling electrically assisted setups. As a result, youll feel that the Caliber is a car you can take by the neck and fling at a corner, the 140bhp diesel having more than enough about it to catapult you out the other side. Drive a little more circumspectly and you may well replicate Dodges published figure of 46. 3mpg but dont count on it. This Caliber has an infectious personality that wills you into giving the right pedal a firm prod on a basis more regular than you may care to admit. It even sounds pretty good (for a diesel) when you do indulge. Its reasonably refined at typical motorway cruising speeds and the emissions figure of 161g/km of carbon dioxide could well make the Caliber 2. 0 CRD a viable company car choice. Most, however, will undoubtedly be snapped up by private buyers looking for a car thats not your usual charisma-free family hatch and which doesnt scream pipe and slippers like a mini-MPV. With as much space inside as a normal family hatch, a more powerful engine than the class norm, far funkier looks and an in-your-face attitude, it would be reasonable to expect Dodge to slap a chunky mark up on the Caliber diesel to reflect its added desirability. Reasonable, but entirely incorrect. The Caliber prices read like a misprint and I mean that in a good way. Prices start at £13,990, while at £15,290 on the road, the Plush SXT model I drove features gear like air-conditioning, cruise control, 17-inch aluminium five-spoke wheels, leather upholstery, tyre-pressure monitoring and a Chill Zone beverage cooler. The Caliber CRD is far from perfect. Some may sniff at its brashness, the cheapness of some of its interior fittings and the fact that it doesnt handle quite as well as some of the sportier cars in its class. Fair points, all of them. Despite this, it feels utterly churlish to grumble at the value proposition on offer. The Caliber looks a good few thousand pounds more than it is, it possesses an engine that out-punches comparatively priced rivals and the standard equipment count is excellent. I expected to seriously dislike this car but came away a convert. Maybe it was the torque steer that did it.Facts At A Glance CAR: Dodge Caliber CRD Range PRICES: £13,990-£15,430 - on the road INSURANCE GROUP: 13E CO2 EMISSIONS: 161g/km PERFORMANCE: 0-60mph 8.8s/ Max Speed 115mph FUEL CONSUMPTION: [urban] 35.8mpg / [extra urban] 55.4mpg / [combined] 46.3mpg STANDARD SAFETY FEATURES: Twin front, side and curtain airbags, ABS, tyre pressure monitoring /WILL IT FIT IN YOUR GARAGE?: Length/Width/Height, 4414/1747/1533mm]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:08:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dodge Caliber : THE RIGHT CALIBER?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2006 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Car Enthusiast - The next iteration of the Caliber made its debut at the Geneva Show, promising to offer benchmark performance at a low price. This is the Caliber SRT4.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2006 15:17:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Car Enthusiast - Dodge at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2006 11:48:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dodge Ram Pick-up Range : RAMMING THE POINT HOME]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2006 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dodge Challenger muscle car steals the show]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Car Enthusiast - One of the undoubted stars of the Detroit Show this year was the attention grabbing Dodge Challenger concept. Ignore the concept tag though, because we've been told that it will be in production within two years.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:43:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dodge intends to make its mark in Europe with the new Caliber]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Car Enthusiast - The Caliber concept shown in Geneva points the way for a new Dodge designed with the European market in mind. ]]></description>
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