[Ironside]

Hey guys,

I dont know if anyone else has seen this yet, but, I was in the local dealership today talking to a family friend of mine who showed me a booklet sent to the dealers by Chrysler.

It had a page about the SRT4 version of the Caliber... there were two interesting points in this book,

a.) SRT4 Caliber posters are going to be sent to the dealership at the end of March, so people who are interested can probably swipe some.

and;

b.) a line that said "EXPECT TO SEE DODGE CALIBER SRT-4 IN SHOWROOMS, SPRING 2007"

I dont know if this is JUST for Canada or not, but it looks like we're going to have to wait until next spring to get our first glances of this car... in person anyway

 

[dbsynergy]

That sounds in-line with what the guys at the dealership near me have told me.

 

[boostdog]

well that sucks! cause i'm ready to buy one now and would like to see what could be done to the car.

 

[Silverfox]

As far as I know, they haven't begun building the engines yet. SRT parts are also starting to be made. Spring sounds a little late but it's probably closer to the actual date than we think.

 

[Xtreme Thunder]

"EXPECT TO SEE DODGE CALIBER SRT-4 IN SHOWROOMS, SPRING 2007"

Figures! Ah well, SXT or R/T here I come!

 

[AeRo]

Humm might have to trade the SRT-4 in for a SRT-4

 

[Ironside]

At least spring 2007 isn't THAT bad, i'll have my current SRT4 paid off a lot more than it is, and i'll be out of college this October, that'll give me a bit of time to get a good paying job so i can PAY for the new Caliber.

 

[Xtreme Thunder]

Humm might have to trade the SRT-4 in for a SRT-4

Thats going to get confusing!! LOL

 

[BlackGhost]

They have actually built the first SRT-4 at the plant this week. They will be out here soon.

 

[suzq044]

seriously? .. wow, earlier than i would've thought..

 

[Ridgerider]

Is this reliable tip? Insider source? It makes sense though. Who would want to buy a car in the last quarter of the 07 model year....And if they get these in production early, they can sell many this summer in the northern states. Economy, power, versatile vehicle, price?

 

[Intruudir]

They have actually built the first SRT-4 at the plant this week. They will be out here soon.

I seriously doubt that........do you have any proof at all to back up that statement???

 

[BlackGhost]

My dad works at the plant, and I get all the inside scoops.

 

[BlackGhost]

I dont know how to really prove it. The one they built is not on the assembly line yet but will be.

 

[Dale Seeley]

I can guarantee you that production is not beginning for a long time on the SRT-4 Caliber. However, it is likely that the production line is being tooled up and pre-pilot cars are occasionally being run in isolated section of the pre-production status line.

Spring 07 does look like a reasonable release date, the SRT products do not follow the generally accepted release schedules, they are released when they are ready to be released.

This scenario is not at all unlike the orginal release of the SRT-4 Neon, I wonder which market will get it first this time, California?

But, you can play with one of the pre-pilot cars at the SRT Nationals this July....

See you in Topeka,
Dale

 

[HemiDakota]

Re: Caliber SRT4 release date (info provided by OH2O)

"Code" = "Vehicle Body Code"
"Year" = "Vehicle Model Year"
"SOP" = "Start of Production" ("MM/YY" as in 07-06= July 2006)
"EOP" = "End of Production" ("MM/YY" (as in 07-06= July 2006)
"00-00" = Unknown, unconfirmed, or not yet scheduled

Code …… Year .………. SOP .……….. EOP ……… Vehicle

PM ………… 2007 ………… 01-06 ………… 07-07 ………… Caliber (Belvidere)
PM ………… 2007 ………… 07-06 ………… 07-07 ………… Caliber (SRT4-Belvidere)
PM ………… 2008 ………… 07-07 ………… 07-08 ………… Caliber (Belvidere)


LX ………… 2007 ………… 07-06 ………… 00-00 ………… Charger SRT-8

MK ………… 2007 ………… 05-06 ………… 07-07 ………… Compass (Belvidere)
MK ………… 2008 ………… 07-07 ………… 07-08 ………… Compass (Belvidere)

LX ………… 2007 ………… 00-00 ………… 00-00 ………… Magnum SRT-8

KA ………… 2007 ………… 07-06 ………… 07-07 ………… Nitro (Toledo North)

MK ………… 2007 ………… 10-06 ………… 07-07 ………… Patriot (Belvidere)
MK ………… 2008 ………… 07-07 ………… 07-08 ………… Patriot (Belvidere)

PT ………… 2007 ………… 06-06 ………… 07-07 ………… PT Cruiser

JS ………… 2008 ………… 07-07 ………… 07-08 ………… Stratus (SRT6?) JS41DX

ZB ………… 2008 ………… 01-07 ………… 00-00 ………… Viper convertible 8.4L
ZB ………… 2008 ………… 01-07 ………… 00-00 ………… Viper coupe 8.4L

 

[Ironside]

Stratus SRT6???

Interesting...

 

[caliber4whoosh]

Sweet! Wait...I thought the Strat was killed off...

Hmm..

God..why do I have to wait for the Caliber?....

 

[Stew]

So they are going to start building them in July? When should I be able to order????

 

[Dale Seeley]

So they are going to start building them in July? When should I be able to order????

They aren't going to start building them in July. That schedule will slip into the next production calendar.

Dale