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130hpv6 · 02-13-2007, 01:09 PM

i know the rt is no race car, but those who have them how are they performance wise??i mean is it faster and or quicker than what you did drive?? what did it replace?? mine would be town & country 3.8 v6
hp rt, 172 torq 165 - van 200 torq 235 van wins
gearing looks like rt, 3.91 - van 3.43 looks good for the rt
weight rt, 3156 lbs - van 3988 lbs wow rt is 832 lbs lighter
so on paper i think the rt should be quicker / faster over the van
it would be the wifes so it shouldn't bother me but i'd drive it here and there and i realy don't want drive a slug bug that can't get out of it's own way.
any and all feed back wecome......................................thanks

caliber172 · 02-13-2007, 10:34 PM

I had a 1993 Dodge Shadow ES with a 3.0L V6. The caliber feals softer than the V3, but the 0-60 times are faster on my Caliber R/T. If I was to race the 2 cars, the caliber would win. The V6 does put you back in the seat a little more at its shift points, but the actual real world performance is that the caliber is slightly faster.

daytonakid · 02-13-2007, 10:34 PM

the caliber will also be more aerodynamic, have better handling and vvt.

also you dont have to drive a minivan, thats enought to make me switch

130hpv6 · 02-13-2007, 11:06 PM

hey, dayton what is vvt. ??

bigtsr · 02-14-2007, 06:39 AM

My last vehicle (traded on Caliber) was 98 Dodge Caravan (short body)
with a 3.3L/AUTO and it would have left this Caliber in its dust (2.0L/CVT)
having said that I bought the Caliber for better mpg and didn't need
to be driving all that empty space around.
Oh yea VVT is Variable Valve Timing look it up on Wikipedia.com.

okiecaliberguy · 02-14-2007, 10:09 AM

okay, since no one else mentioned it...the Caliber replaced the Dodge Neon. It's not a minivan. It's closer to a sport utility car (if that makes sense). If you haven't seen one yet, they are close to a Toyota Matrix or any other hatchback larger than a civic.

daytonakid · 02-14-2007, 11:06 AM

variable valve timing, it is like hondas v-tech, it adjust the valve timing continously through out your engines rpms and gears and such.

130hpv6 · 02-14-2007, 12:07 PM

i've only seen one caliber it looks bigger in person over internet pic's, this will be the wifes car so she said i really have no say so, i want her to get a awd magnum but like she said it's going to be hers not mine.

daytonakid · 02-14-2007, 08:04 PM

whos paying for it?

130hpv6 · 02-14-2007, 09:53 PM

she's the one driveing it 98% of the time, and like she says i don't tell you what you can or can't buy for your grand national, and when your married every thing is 50/50, but if i said your not tradeing in your 05 van that would be that.

02-13-2007, 01:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
130hpv6 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18	rt or say mini van with 3.8 i know the rt is no race car, but those who have them how are they performance wise??i mean is it faster and or quicker than what you did drive?? what did it replace?? mine would be town & country 3.8 v6 hp rt, 172 torq 165 - van 200 torq 235 van wins gearing looks like rt, 3.91 - van 3.43 looks good for the rt weight rt, 3156 lbs - van 3988 lbs wow rt is 832 lbs lighter so on paper i think the rt should be quicker / faster over the van it would be the wifes so it shouldn't bother me but i'd drive it here and there and i realy don't want drive a slug bug that can't get out of it's own way. any and all feed back wecome......................................thanks

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bigtsr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 199	My last vehicle (traded on Caliber) was 98 Dodge Caravan (short body) with a 3.3L/AUTO and it would have left this Caliber in its dust (2.0L/CVT) having said that I bought the Caliber for better mpg and didn't need to be driving all that empty space around. Oh yea VVT is Variable Valve Timing look it up on Wikipedia.com. __________________ Black SXT 2.0L-CVT-Cruise-Security-Tint-Sill plates- Shorty antenna-Bumper protection-Exhaust mod- Upholstered front headrests-Painted engine cover Ordered April 15/06-Delivered August 18/06

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130hpv6 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18	i've only seen one caliber it looks bigger in person over internet pic's, this will be the wifes car so she said i really have no say so, i want her to get a awd magnum but like she said it's going to be hers not mine. Last edited by 130hpv6 : 02-14-2007 at 10:17 PM.

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02-13-2007, 10:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
caliber172 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 134	I had a 1993 Dodge Shadow ES with a 3.0L V6. The caliber feals softer than the V3, but the 0-60 times are faster on my Caliber R/T. If I was to race the 2 cars, the caliber would win. The V6 does put you back in the seat a little more at its shift points, but the actual real world performance is that the caliber is slightly faster.

02-13-2007, 10:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
daytonakid Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 31	the caliber will also be more aerodynamic, have better handling and vvt. also you dont have to drive a minivan, thats enought to make me switch

02-13-2007, 11:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
130hpv6 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18	hey, dayton what is vvt. ??

02-14-2007, 10:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
okiecaliberguy Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 384	okay, since no one else mentioned it...the Caliber replaced the Dodge Neon. It's not a minivan. It's closer to a sport utility car (if that makes sense). If you haven't seen one yet, they are close to a Toyota Matrix or any other hatchback larger than a civic.

02-14-2007, 11:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
daytonakid Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 31	variable valve timing, it is like hondas v-tech, it adjust the valve timing continously through out your engines rpms and gears and such.

02-14-2007, 08:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
daytonakid Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 31	whos paying for it?

02-14-2007, 09:53 PM	#10 (permalink)
130hpv6 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18	she's the one driveing it 98% of the time, and like she says i don't tell you what you can or can't buy for your grand national, and when your married every thing is 50/50, but if i said your not tradeing in your 05 van that would be that.

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