Dodge Caliber SRT4

[DisgruntledVirus]

Anybody miss the Neon SRT4 after seeing the Caliber version? I know I sure do.

 

[imported_K3N]

No wonder daimler left chrysler, lol.

 

[DougK62]

Yeah, the Neon SRT4 was a much better example of cheap performance.

 

[996GT2]

The Neon SRT4 was definitely better than the Caliber...and better looking too

As far as American cars go, Chrysler is lagging behind Ford and GM these days

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

The Neon SRT4 was my dream car when I got my license, as it put up a good fight vs Evo's and STi's even though its only 2/3 the cost. Cheap speed is exactly what it was, and boy was good at it. Its too bad Chrysler/Dodge has gotten all plasticy and cheapened their cars down majorly.

 

[helpme]

Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus
Anybody miss the Neon SRT4 after seeing the Caliber version? I know I sure do.

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus
The Neon SRT4 was my dream car when I got my license, as it put up a good fight vs Evo's and STi's even though its only 2/3 the cost. Cheap speed is exactly what it was, and boy was good at it. Its too bad Chrysler/Dodge has gotten all plasticy and cheapened their cars down majorly.

That's pretty sad when you say Dodge has gotten even more cheap....I mean, as if the Neon wasn't bad enough to begin with.

That Caliber is simply horrible, in any of its iterations. I've only seen rentals driving around.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

The Caliber isn't really a bad car given it's placement. But it's not a performance platform. Instead of it's competitors being the Corolla, Civic,Lancer, and Impreza, it's competitors are the Xb, Xa, Vibe, and Matrix. I guess you can compare the SRT-4 Caliber to a Forester XT. But in the end, it's kind of a let down.

 

[Arkaign]

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus
The Neon SRT4 was my dream car when I got my license, as it put up a good fight vs Evo's and STi's even though its only 2/3 the cost. Cheap speed is exactly what it was, and boy was good at it. Its too bad Chrysler/Dodge has gotten all plasticy and cheapened their cars down majorly.

That's pretty sad when you say Dodge has gotten even more cheap....I mean, as if the Neon wasn't bad enough to begin with.

That Caliber is simply horrible, in any of its iterations. I've only seen rentals driving around.[/q]

^^^^

Truth!

Everything Dodge makes other than their Trucks and the Viper is pretty much garbage.

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
The Caliber isn't really a bad car given it's placement. But it's not a performance platform. Instead of it's competitors being the Corolla, Civic,Lancer, and Impreza, it's competitors are the Xb, Xa, Vibe, and Matrix. I guess you can compare the SRT-4 Caliber to a Forester XT. But in the end, it's kind of a let down.

Any any of the competitors you named are still worlds ahead of it.

 

[zerocool84]

It's like trying to make a piece of crap pretty. The car was bad to begin with. Trying to make a performance vehicle out of it was hard. The SRT group worked with what they had. The Neon SRT-4 was the best car in it's price range. Hell the SRT-4 ACR kept up with an M3 Comp Edition on the track. 55k performance out of a 23k car.............need I say more?