Official Srt-4 Performance Numbers!!!

[Ironside]

OK... Here they are; The official Caliber SRT-4 performance numbers and details.

I was at the dealership today and they had a flipbook with info on all of the new 2008 models, so I flipped it open and sure enough, the SRT-4 was there.

So anyway, I temporarily stole their book and took it upstairs to the photocopier and went to town!

For those who don't feel like sifting through all the pages, here are some of the important highlights:

-2.4L DOHC 16V Dual VVT 4-cylinder intercooled/turbocharged World Engine with 280hp @ 6000-6400rpm, 260 lb-ft torque @ 200-5600rpm.
-0-60mph = 6.2 seconds
-1/4 mile = 14.6 seconds
-Top speed = 157mph
-The SRT-4 will have a choice of two different rims, the painted ones like on current SRT's, and the chrome ones. Both are 19" 5-spoke like the pictures.
-Final colours that are offered are brilliant black, sunburst orange, bright silver and inferno red (So no new colours like we'd hoped for the SRT).
-The front passenger seat FOLDS FLAT (we weren't sure of that earlier because of the bolsters).
-NO MyGIG.
- ***NEW INTERIOR*** Offered in what they call a "new completely dark slate grey".

I am pretty disappointed by the performance numbers offered by this vehicle. I was honestly hoping that it would do the SRT-4 name justice but as far as it's reputation on the track, this car will be a joke. Now, that being said, it appears that this car IS still going to be "quick enough" and very nice on the inside. We'll have to wait and see if this thing flops or not.

Anyway, here are the scans from the book. The interior by the way, is AMAZING looking. It is ALL DARK like the current gen SRT-4's but with the nice silver bezel in the middle.

It is stunning and beautiful and I can't say enough good things about how it looks. Unfortunately the photo copier did not pick up the picture very well, so I used my cell phone to take a picture of it. I'm not home right now so I can't post the good quality picture, the best I could do without my data cable is take a picture of my cell phone with the interior pic on the screen. It is horrible quality but you can get a feel for the colour... I will post the GOOD pic when I get home tomorrow.



























And finally... the cell phone pic... lol

[xcler8]

Well that was enough for me to say that I am now "out".....

There are too many great new vehicles out there with so much more than this. 14.6?!?! You have got to be kidding me....

I will test drive one if it ever shows up at the lot...after waiting this long....but it just went to the bottom of my list. Thanks for passing the info along...too bad it is that disappointing though...

[Unoriginalusername]

Wow those are some really dissappointing numbers... the MS3 got 5.5 0-60 and 14.0 in CD. I'd imagine that one of the magazines will do better since mazda's claims are higher too (5.8 0-60) but to be that much higher on claimed to claimed doesn't sound good

[Unoriginalusername]

this also confirmed that there is NO mechanical LSD... BOOO

[dcjredline]

well to me 14.6 sounds pretty darn quick for a Caliber. That thing would keep up with my 89 Formula Firebird at the strip. And prolly at the road course too. I don't know what you all expected for a vehicle near the $20k range. If it was $30k and 13.6 do you think MORE people would buy them?

[Unoriginalusername]

Originally Posted by dcjredline

well to me 14.6 sounds pretty darn quick for a Caliber. That thing would keep up with my 89 Formula Firebird at the strip. And prolly at the road course too. I don't know what you all expected for a vehicle near the $20k range. If it was $30k and 13.6 do you think MORE people would buy them?

a 21k MS3 will do 5.5 0-60 and 14.0... i think alot of people were expecting a sub 14 number out of the srt4. i will reserve judgement until some better drivers get ahold of it in the tests

[Ironside]

Originally Posted by dcjredline

well to me 14.6 sounds pretty darn quick for a Caliber. That thing would keep up with my 89 Formula Firebird at the strip. And prolly at the road course too. I don't know what you all expected for a vehicle near the $20k range. If it was $30k and 13.6 do you think MORE people would buy them?

We were at LEAST expecting it to maintain the same performance numbers as the original SRT-4. This is just crap...

What really urks me is the fact that when they announced it they were like "oh yeah, we can sum it up in 3 numbers... 85, 120something, and 300" or whatever. The first number was how many MORE horsepower it has over the out-going Neon SRT...

If the thing is so much slower than the neon, why did they announce it by putting down the Neon so much... ****... if my SRT could talk it would be laughing at this stooopid hatch right now.

Not to mention they tried building all this "300hp hype"... then did a bellyflop by having to reduce it to 280hp. If you ask me, this vehicle is going to be ho-hum.

[Fingernipp]

I have a feeling it will do better than their posted numbers. Also im sure it wont be too hard to get the horsepower numbers back to 300 and beyond. The only real concern is the lack of a LSD. Hopefully it will be offered eventually. Seems its just cost cutting for now and may just be the base model they are hyping to keep the sub $20,000 price point. I personally wont even be tempted unless i see it with a dual clutch auto and AWD.

[Ironside]

Originally Posted by Fingernipp

I have a feeling it will do better than their posted numbers. Also im sure it wont be too hard to get the horsepower numbers back to 300 and beyond. The only real concern is the lack of a LSD. Hopefully it will be offered eventually. Seems its just cost cutting for now and may just be the base model they are hyping to keep the sub $20,000 price point. I personally wont even be tempted unless i see it with a dual clutch auto and AWD.

I wouldn't say that is the ONLY problem... there is OBVIOUSLY a problem with this vehicle handling any more horsepower than 280hp. Otherwise, why would they reduce it from 300hp?

I still wonder how many of those rumours were true about the frames bending and the torque steer/wheelhop being so bad the car was undriveable.

Guess we'll have to wait and see, but I wonder why Dodge has been so tight lipped this whole time. It seems as though they were TRYING to do a good thing with this car, but things weren't going as they expected, so rather than delay further they just spit it out as is.

Maybe the 2009 will yield improvements? That is, if there IS an '09 after this thing makes them ZERO profit.

One last thought... if Dodge deliberately reduced the stock horsepower to make it easier for them to sell Stage upgrades with huge markups in order to make a larger profit, i'm going to be RIGHT pissed off...

[DaveMcd]

And I was thinking about trading my 2005 Neon SRT-4 for the Caliber. Right now I think I hear the Neon laughing it's hood off in the garage. Chrysler is out of step with it's customer base.

Dave