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Old Sep 8, 2005 | 05:45 PM
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Neon replacement.

I'm actually liking this. It should be very successful - stylish crossover with a Neon price.

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Old Sep 8, 2005 | 05:46 PM
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Rear..........
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Old Sep 8, 2005 | 06:03 PM
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Looks very nice.

The name is cool, but too close to mispronounce as that gag-reflex "Cavalier"
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Old Sep 8, 2005 | 07:13 PM
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those are pictures of the concept...they are not official
http://www.netcarshow.com/Dodge/2005...01/photos.html
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Old Sep 8, 2005 | 07:20 PM
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Looks a little RX-ish.

But very nice.
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Old Sep 8, 2005 | 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by LEXUS FAN!
those are pictures of the concept...they are not official
http://www.netcarshow.com/Dodge/2005...01/photos.html
I know, but the production model will look almost exactly like it. Which is typical of Chrysler.
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Old Sep 8, 2005 | 07:58 PM
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yup...

but those pics are of the concept
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Old Sep 8, 2005 | 08:31 PM
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i'm not diggin this car at all. then again, except for the viper, i really don't like dodge at all or what they come up with.
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It's a mini Durango!
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by mkorsu
It's a mini Durango!
my thoughts exactly... I love how the US consumer market despises station wagons, yet you can simply raise the ride height a couple inches and raise the roofline by a couple inches and suddenly everyone has to have one.
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Its okay looking. Looks better than that Chevy HHR and that awful looking Chrysler PT Cruiser.

I dont think those big wheels will make it to the producition model.

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Originally Posted by JLSC4
Neon replacement.

I'm actually liking this. It should be very successful - stylish crossover with a Neon price.

That is far too large to be a Neon replacement.
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Koma
That is far too large to be a Neon replacement.
You can do the research, It is in fact the replacement for the Neon.
I'm not sure why Chrysler would drop their small sedan and replace it with a crossover,
but this is the direction they're taking - and it will definately sell.

And it is smaller than the picture makes it look.
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 05:09 PM
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This car, in both looks and size, appears to me to be aimed more at the Toyota Matrix / Pontiac Vibe than at anything else. As both of those have a Toyota-designed AWD system as an option, Dodge, IMO would be wise to do so likewise on the Caliber.
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i see some Aztec in that car BLAH
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