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Re: The Dodge Caliber SRT-4 is Dead
"Fiat does not want to be competing against itself when it inevitably rolls out a US spec version of the Fiat 500 [Abarth]"
BINGO!
The Caliber SRT-4 was never really a worthy successor to the original SRT-4.
Moreover, the domestic side of the FWD "sport compact" segment is about as healthy at the moment as "a cat that's been pressed by a steamroller."
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Re: The Dodge Caliber SRT-4 is Dead
Originally posted by Speedzzter.blogspotOriginally posted by SpiderGearsManthe only car at chrypar I would buy
FIAT - fix it again tony
So long as you have no designs of doing anything to them other than an exhaust system or air intake. Not exactly a "hot rodder friendly" motor.
BrianThat which you manifest is before you.
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Originally posted by horsewidowerIn my mind the Caliber was a "what were they thinking" replacement for the Neon. It won't be missed.I R Bob
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Re: The Dodge Caliber SRT-4 is Dead
Originally posted by Brian LohnesOriginally posted by Speedzzter.blogspotOriginally posted by SpiderGearsManthe only car at chrypar I would buy
FIAT - fix it again tony
So long as you have no designs of doing anything to them other than an exhaust system or air intake. Not exactly a "hot rodder friendly" motor.
Brian
Sure, SRT-8s are challenging to rod (but not impossible (see http://www.300cforums.com/forums/tra...turbo-vid.html).
But they're plenty quick out of the box.
And they represent a type of vehicle most probably won't be able to buy new in another five years.
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Re: The Dodge Caliber SRT-4 is Dead
Originally posted by Speedzzter.blogspot"Fiat does not want to be competing against itself when it inevitably rolls out a US spec version of the Fiat 500 [Abarth]"
BINGO!
The Caliber SRT-4 was never really a worthy successor to the original SRT-4.
Moreover, the domestic side of the FWD "sport compact" segment is about as healthy at the moment as "a cat that's been pressed by a steamroller."
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Re: The Dodge Caliber SRT-4 is Dead
Hmmmmm.....
Will Fiatsler keep the "Abarth" name or go with the generic GT/Sport/etc name for the car?
The masses have no clue what the Abarth significance is and to boot, the word is kinda "un-sexy" sounding.
Abarth sounds like a gastro-intestinal condition for those unknowing souls not in the automotive cult.
BrianThat which you manifest is before you.
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Re: The Dodge Caliber SRT-4 is Dead
But like Carroll Shelby famously said, "If the car is good, the name won't matter, and if it's no good, the name won't matter." http://www.fordmustangsite.com/shelbymustang.htm
They probably ought to cut a deal with Matt Groening for the use of Bart Simpson to market it . . . Maybe Bart could team up with Luigi (the old Fiat 500 from Pixar's "Cars") . . . . (Or maybe Bart, Luigi, and . . . the ROAD RUNNER . . . BEEP! BEEP!)
The more troubling problem is that the tiny Abarth only pumps out about 132 h.p. stock.
That's sure a long way from "That thang got a Hemi?" Yawn. Zzzzz.
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Originally posted by Speedzzter.blogspotThe more troubling problem is that the tiny Abarth only pumps out about 132 h.p. stock.
That's sure a long way from "That thang got a Hemi?" Yawn. Zzzzz.
On top of that, there's a factory SS kit that increases the power to 160 HP and 170 lb-ft of torque. Considering the size and weight of the 500, it doesn't need gobs of power. That's plenty, just add curves.
Since your allegiance is to Ford, I should also note that the next Focus will debut at Detroit. If Ford brings back the hatchback design, and stuffs a 2.0 EcoBoost into one of the trim levels, then it's going to be tough choosing between that or a Mustang...
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Re: The Dodge Caliber SRT-4 is Dead
Originally posted by Speedzzter.blogspotBut like Carroll Shelby famously said, "If the car is good, the name won't matter, and if it's no good, the name won't matter." http://www.fordmustangsite.com/shelbymustang.htm
They probably ought to cut a deal with Matt Groening for the use of Bart Simpson to market it . . . Maybe Bart could team up with Luigi (the old Fiat 500 from Pixar's "Cars") . . . . (Or maybe Bart, Luigi, and . . . the ROAD RUNNER . . . BEEP! BEEP!)
The more troubling problem is that the tiny Abarth only pumps out about 132 h.p. stock.
That's sure a long way from "That thang got a Hemi?" Yawn. Zzzzz.
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