Dodge Caliber Details from allpar.com
The DC wonk site, allpar.com, has detailed information on the Dodge Caliber, the car that replaces the Neon. The CVT transmission that the car uses is a JATCO model. Jatco is a Nissan subsidiary. Chrysler has more flexibility in outsourcing major assemblies on high volume models than General Motors because Chrysler divested more of its parts operations earlier. With curb weights running from just under 3000 lbs. to a couple hundred pounds more than that, the CVT and new engines will have to deliver on their efficiency promises to keep the car out of the 18 mpg purgatory where the PT Cruiser dwells.
The first Calibers may be available at Dodge dealers by the end of this month. It may be March before the car is widely availabe.
Dodge Caliber
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
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