Dodge Caliber (Dodge Caliber) - five-door hatchback, produced from 2006 to 2012 by the auto planer in the US state of Illinois. Thanks to external data, this car can be safely put in one row with versatile type machines and even with crossovers. In Russia, it is unlikely that this car can be attributed to widespread. And yet, he certainly deserves the attention of motorists by his inimitable style. We invite you to learn more about it and consider more details at Dodge Caliber. Specifications.
External data
Outside the car looks "muscular": it is provided by clear forms, chopped body lines, embossed sides, massive bumpers and narrow windows. Platform for Caliber - Chrysler PM / MK, to some extent borrowed from Jeep Compass.
The overall dimensions of the machine in length are 4415 mm, in width - 1800 mm and in height - 1535 mm. The body compactness is not different, but this is more than a spacious salon and the luggage compartment with a volume of 352 liters, increased with the rear seats up to 1013 liters.
Circuit weight, depending on the engine and transmission - from 1405 to 1475 kg, increasing with full loading up to 1930 kg. Tire size - 215 / 60R17. Road clearance on the front axle of wheels - 208 mm, rear - 203 mm, just like a full-fledged SUV. The generally officially declared clearance - 195 mm. For the reversal, the car needs a circle with a diameter of at least 10.8 meters, which is quite expected when it is 2635 mm in its wheelbase.
Engine and transmission
Dodge caliber can be equipped with four types of engines to buyer's choice. Gasoline engines are developed jointly Chrysler, Mitsubishi and Huyndai.
- A gasoline 1.8-liter with electronic injection, which develops 148 horsepower at a speed of 6500 revolutions per minute and having a maximum torque of 168 N * m at 5200 rpm. Such an engine is associated with a five-speed box with manual transmission.
- Gasoline injection 2.0-liter from 156 hp On 6300 rpm and torque 190 N * m at 5,100 rpm, it is completed with a stepless transmission - a variator manufactured by Jatco, a branch of Nissan.
- Diesel 2.0-liter with Common Rail injection system, at 4000 rpm Developing power 140 hp and at 1750 rpm Torque 310 N * m. 6-speed "mechanics" is put to it.
- Gasoline 2.4-liter with electronic injection having the highest power of 174 hp At 6000 rpm and providing the maximum torque of 223 N * m at 4400 rpm. This engine is equipped with a manual gearbox on 5 steps.
High-speed and accelerated parameters plus fuel consumption
In accordance with the already described with the configurations of various engines, the maximum speed, the acceleration time and fuel consumption will also be varied.
- A gasoline 1.8-liter engine is capable of providing overclocking a car up to 100 kilometers per hour in 11.9 seconds and allows you to develop the maximum speed of 184 km / h. Fuel consumption per 100 kilometers passed will be 9.6 liters when driving in the city, 6 liters - beyond it and 7.3 liters - in a mixed cycle.
- A 2.0 liter gasoline engine with a variator accelerates the car to the cherished hundred for 11.3 seconds, having a speed limit of 186 km / h. Fuel will need 10.8 liters in the city, on the highway - 7 liters and 8.4 liters with a mixed cycle.
- A 2-liter diesel fuel engine is able to overclock the car to a hundred for 9.3 seconds, while the speed limit is as many as two hundred kilometers per hour. Fuel consumption will be 7.9 liters in urban conditions, 5.1 liters - in a country trip and 6.1 liters - on average.
- A gasoline 2.4-liter turbocharge unit will type "hundred" when starting from a place for 6.7 seconds, the limit of its speed is as much as 245 km / h. True, and gasoline he will have a lot: 10.7 liters in the city cycle, 8.4 liters - on the highway and 9.5 liters in a mixed cycle.
Package
Standard options for all modifications Dodge Caliber are:
- front folder with backlit;
- security curtains on windows;
- the armrest of the floor console, shifted forward by 76 mm;
- claface with automatic recharging;
- special branch under the armrest with the presence of a turning socket for storing a mobile phone or MP3 player;
- electric drive side mirrors;
- central locking;
- pallet trunk from vinyl;
- door opening system without key;
- immobilizer Sentry Key.
Supplied for Russia P1 with motors volume 1.8 and 2.0 liters complement the car with air conditioning, as well as front and rear rubber mats.
The package of P2 to the above pluses will also add:
- the audio system Premium Sound Group with 9 speakers,
- AM / FM radio
- CD player and 6-disk changer,
- as well as MP3 and RDS.
- Additionally, it becomes available at the request of the customer built-in system of navigation and painting "Metallic".
Equipment SXT, which is equipped with double-liter gasoline machines with a variator, includes:
Chill Zone - compartment for cooling beverages;
- cruise control;
- radiator grille with chrome lining;
- moldings in body color;
- 5-spoke aluminum 17-inch wheels;
- fog front headlights.
Prices for cars of such a configuration begins from 1010000 rubles. Additionally, at the request of the buyer for a fee, aluminum discs are installed 18 inches and a hatch on the roof with an electric drive.
The five-door hatchback of the C-class Dodge Caliber, which is suspiciously brushing a lot of parckarter, for the first time a public was presented in March 2005 at the Geneva Motor Show as a conceptual model, and in pre-sevention, he made his debut in January 2006 in North American peasants.
A month later, in the framework of the Motor Show in Chicago, the "charged" version of the machine, which received a more sporty design, a powerful motor and an improved technique was rolled out for everyone.
The product production of Dodge Caliber continued until November 2011, after which Hatch left the conveyor, however, since 2008, it was updated annually. The most significant modernization happened in 2009, when the interior was "redrawn" the interior and slightly improved the equipment, refinement in the remaining year was mainly limited to the addition of new options and colors of the body color.
The appearance of "caliber" is designed in aggressive stylistics inherent in all models of Dodge. The five-door is severe, deliberately solid and not quite typically for its class - heavy front with massive headlights and hexagonal "grill" of the radiator grille, a powerful silhouette with the "muscles" of the wheeled arches and the rounded line of the roof, athletic feed with pretty lanterns and "curious" bumper .
An even more provocative type "SHOCHBET" hatchback in the "charged" version of SRT4 - it is distinguished by the "bold" body kit on the perimeter of the body, a relief hood with three air intakes, a thick tube of the exhaust system, an anti-fifth door and 19-inch polished "rinks".
Depending on the modification, the Dodge Caliber has 4415-4427 mm in length, 1785-1800 mm wide and 1520-1535 mm in height. At the interval between the axes, the car accounts for 2635 mm, and its road clearance varies from 175 to 180 mm.
Inside the "caliber" is perceived by a real American due to the predominance of simple lines and forms and harsh plastics, which are widely found in the finish, but in general it looks attractive and very modern. For a large four-speech steering wheel with a massive hub in the three "wells", shooting scales combinations are placed, and the central console with the correct forms is assigned to the placement of the information and entertainment system and the three-solid "piles" of the climatic installation.
The originality of the SRT4 is reduced to the instrument packed tachometer, a separate pressure dial and a more advanced onboard computer.
In front of the Dodge Caliber installed sufficiently comfortable chairs with good support on the sides and the widest adjustment gaps. In the rear places, only two passengers will be able to be located (although the stock of space with excess and for three), and all due to a high transmission tunnel with superstructure for glasses.
The trunk at the "caliber" is small - its volume does not exceed 352 liters. But the form at the compartment is close to the ideal (the arches of the wheels are not going inside), the finish is practical, and under the raised floor there is a full-size "outstand". In addition, the rear sofa when folding with two parts forms a flat site and brings capacity up to 1013 liters.
Specifications. In the Russian market, the Dodge Caliber can be found with three atmospheric gasoline "fours" with a distributed fuel supply, gas distribution technology setting technology, 16-valve timing and intake manifold with a flow regulator. Engines with a working capacity of 1.8, 2.0 and 2.4 liters maximize 150-174 horsepower and 168-223 nm of torque, and operate with 5-speed "mechanics" or stepless variator (non-alternative drive drive).
Depending on the modification, from the spot to the first "hundreds" of the hatchback accelerates in 11-11.9 seconds, the maximum "rests" in 183-186 km / h and "destroys" no more than 7.4-8.7 liters of fuel per 100 km of run in combination mode.
He heads the power palette "Charged" Modification "Caliber" called SRT4 - under its hood 2.4-liter gasoline unit with four vertically-oriented "pots", turbocharger and distributed injection, producing 285 "Skakunov" at 6000 rpm and 359 nm affordable opportunities at 2000-6000 rpm. Such a car, equipped with a 6-speed "handle" and front-wheel drive transmission, "shifts" up to 100 km / h after 6.7 seconds, gains "maximum speed" 245 km / h and consumes about 8.9 liters of fuel in the "Track / City" cycle.
The Dodge Caliber is based on the Chrysler PM / PK platform with a transversely based power installation and high-strength steel body design. The car is endowed with independent pendants on two axes: MacPherson racks are placed in the front, and in the rear - "multi-dimensions" (transverse stabilizers are installed "in a circle").
The hatchback applied steering with a rush transmission and an electric amplifier, as well as disc brakes of four wheels (ventilated in front) with ABS and other auxiliary electronics.
The distinctive features of the "charged" execution SRT4 are a tougher chassis, shortened steering, a powerful braking complex (the diameter of the front "pancakes" is 340 mm, the rear - 302 mm), the differential of increased friction and sports settings of the rest of the nodes and the aggregates.
Package and prices. In the summer of 2016, in the secondary market of Russia "Calibr" for sale at a price of 300 thousand rubles, and its "hot" modification SRT4 will not buy cheaper than 600 thousand rubles.
As for the equipment, even the most simple car has air conditioning in its arsenal, ABS, ESP, four airbags, "cruise", electric and heating mirrors, heated front seats, electric windows of all doors, audio preparation, paintwork "Metallic" and some other equipment.
Start the car using disc brakes, by the way they are all equipped with ventilation.
Weak places and cons of caliber
Let's start with the body, due to the high-quality assembly, the paint coating is not strongly subject to chips and scratches. The plastic bumper in the frost is disturbing and becomes more vulnerable. Thin metal is used on the thresholds and wings, which is why these parts quickly rust.
Motor
The gas tank lock does not tolerate strong frosts, if it freezes, the breakdown is provided. Front optics constantly sweats in rainy weather, and to replace the light bulbs you need to dismantle the bumper, which is very uncomfortable. With lamps there are problems with an error in the control unit, which can be thrown only in the service center.
In the engines, many reliable nodes, however, at high runs above 200 thousand kilometers, the likelihood of a rust of the crankcase, failure of a fuel pump and an exhaust manifold. Throttle assembly and damper damper Crankshaft alive 150 thousand kilometers. There are many more nuances, but it occurs when run above 150,000 kilometers.
PPP Dodge Caliber
Mechanics 150 thousand mileage kilometers in need of replacing the shafts of bearings and synchronizers. On the same mileage, the clutch release disk is suffered, and sometimes a complete clutch mechanism.
The variator is much more reliable if the oil and filter on it in a timely manner. Weak places are the blades of the positions of the cones and bearings of the shafts. Sometimes the slotted couplings of the couplings and the springs package.
Suspension
The running is the most reliable part of the crossover - the stabilizer bushings are not living more than 50 thousand kilometers, later the steering tips of the steering rack are "dying". After a hundred thousand, replacement of shock absorbers, ball bearings, wheel bearings and silent blocks are required.
The steering is generally reliable, the hydraulicel and the elements of the steering rack are on average, 200 thousand mileage kilometers live.
Price
The machine is widespread in the secondary market with an average price of 400,000 rubles. It all depends on the state and of course the engine. There is a sports version of SRT-4, which is more expensive than civic. The price tag in principle is small!
American hatchback Dodge Calibe is a good car for urban ride, and he really can overvolve an easy SUN-road suspension and therefore suitable for both the city and dacha.
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The prototype of the model Dodge Caliber debuted in the spring of 2005 at the Geneva Motor Show. Serial production machine was launched in 2006. The development of the car was carried out with the orientation to the European market. The car should have taken a good place in the Golf Class Car segment. Externally, the five-door hatchback Dodge Caliber long 4.5 meters long with the road lumen in 19.5 centimeters is very similar to the crossover. The car is based on the latest version of the Mitsubishi Lancer platform. This base is also used for American Dodge Neon. In Russia, the sale of the machine began in June 2006. Under the hood, Dodge Caliber can be installed one of two engines: a 1.8-liter engine with a capacity of 140 horsepower, or a 150-strong power unit with a working volume of 2 liters. The first version is offered in three options for configuration: P0, P1 and P2; The second is in five: the same P0, P1 and P2, supplemented by SXT P1 and SXT P2. Dodge Caliber has a transforming five-seater salon. In 2008, the model was subjected to facelifting. In 2009, an updated Dodge Caliber with a recycled interior and new engines was presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Some old motors were withdrawn.
Technical Specifications Dodge Caliber
hatchback
City car
- width 1 800mm
- length 4 415mm
- height 1 535mm
- 203mm clearance
- places 5.
Dodge Caliber: End and New Start
Dodge plans to complete the production of the outdated Caliber model at the end of November and submit to the general public the next generation of the model at the International Motor Show in Detroit in January 2012. August 26, 2011 0
