Caliber Concept Pics
RE: Caliber Concept Pics
ORIGINAL: ptschett
I don't get why anything with 5 doors is automatically an SUV these days (a perception I've seen all over the place). The specs on this thing put it somewhere between a 5-door Focus and a PT Cruiser, and like those it doesn't particularly seem to have off-road pretentions. </rant>
I don't get why anything with 5 doors is automatically an SUV these days (a perception I've seen all over the place). The specs on this thing put it somewhere between a 5-door Focus and a PT Cruiser, and like those it doesn't particularly seem to have off-road pretentions. </rant>
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I saw the car in person at SEMA. I was not impressed.
I think they need to change the people that are doing the marketing surveys.
The ask would you like to haul camping equipment? Surf board? Skis? etc. The answer to that question is always going to be yes, but at the end they should have ask, if you want to haul all that stuff we will have to build a wagon. Will you buy it? Answer is probably No.
Look at the Pontiac Vibe, Toyota Martix, Mazda 5, all targeted at the youth market. Very few youth buy them, and there sales numbers are not very high. The Neon was 11th in sales for passenger cars, car was a very good seller when production ended (source SEMA news). I doubt the Caliber will get near those numbers. Chrysler needs an entry level car for young consumers to buy, to get them as customer so they can sell them something else in the future.
I think they need to change the people that are doing the marketing surveys.
The ask would you like to haul camping equipment? Surf board? Skis? etc. The answer to that question is always going to be yes, but at the end they should have ask, if you want to haul all that stuff we will have to build a wagon. Will you buy it? Answer is probably No.
Look at the Pontiac Vibe, Toyota Martix, Mazda 5, all targeted at the youth market. Very few youth buy them, and there sales numbers are not very high. The Neon was 11th in sales for passenger cars, car was a very good seller when production ended (source SEMA news). I doubt the Caliber will get near those numbers. Chrysler needs an entry level car for young consumers to buy, to get them as customer so they can sell them something else in the future.
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Sad to say but every new vehicle dodge brings out breacks my heat to see. New dakota ugly..New body style durango ugly.. new charger sighhh hell the only thing dodge did right in my opinion visualy wise was the ram... Course thats my opinion i geuss im just more into the 2001 model year vehicle style lol owell thanck god for used vehicles and after market add ons aye 
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hey, i kno i hate ricers, and lots of you guys do to, but how mod-able will the calliber be? because if it wont, it'll be bad sales. because at least the neons have lots of add ons.
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this car's gonna sell no matter what, Especially the SRT model dodge needed an awd small model... DOn't worry mods WILL be out for it doesn't it use the 2.4 ? that engine has TONS of mods out for it.. not to mention the car is available in a diesel.
RE: Caliber Concept Pics
ORIGINAL: Blackdak04
this car's gonna sell no matter what, Especially the SRT model dodge needed an awd small model... DOn't worry mods WILL be out for it doesn't it use the 2.4 ? that engine has TONS of mods out for it.. not to mention the car is available in a diesel.
this car's gonna sell no matter what, Especially the SRT model dodge needed an awd small model... DOn't worry mods WILL be out for it doesn't it use the 2.4 ? that engine has TONS of mods out for it.. not to mention the car is available in a diesel.
these are the new world engines, but they wont have a problem developing there own new aftermarket.
RE: Caliber Concept Pics
ORIGINAL: Blackdak04
this car's gonna sell no matter what, Especially the SRT model dodge needed an awd small model... DOn't worry mods WILL be out for it doesn't it use the 2.4 ? that engine has TONS of mods out for it.. not to mention the car is available in a diesel.
this car's gonna sell no matter what, Especially the SRT model dodge needed an awd small model... DOn't worry mods WILL be out for it doesn't it use the 2.4 ? that engine has TONS of mods out for it.. not to mention the car is available in a diesel.
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I really dont think this car-suv thing will sell all that well. I mean, I'm sure that the SRT-4 model will sell, just because of all the MOPAR ricers with hard-ons for AWD.
The concern I have is more the basic models, and how well they would be recieved. I dont know that this will be a car that's overly popular, considering all the other cars that resemble it. Pregnant rollerskate that it is....
Performance = 2 thumbs up
Looks and appeal = every thumb I can find down...including my two big toes....
The concern I have is more the basic models, and how well they would be recieved. I dont know that this will be a car that's overly popular, considering all the other cars that resemble it. Pregnant rollerskate that it is....
Performance = 2 thumbs up
Looks and appeal = every thumb I can find down...including my two big toes....