Updated Dodge Caliber, a five-door tourism taller than the usual off-road appearance and proportions almost minivan. The most important changes are the new engines, especially a more powerful diesel (163 hp), and the appearance of the interior seems to have improved markedly. Will be on sale during the second quarter of 2010. The new diesel engine replaces the previous 163 hp to 140 hp. It has more displacement, 2.2 liters instead of 2.0 liters. The torque gain is not large: 320 Nm, 10 Nm only more. Despite their greater power and capacity, the average consumption has decreased: 5.8 l/100 km. This engine is Mercedes-Benz. In other markets, the Caliber can also have two gasoline engines. One is a 156 hp 2.0 which replaces the previous 1.8 of 150 hp. The other is a 170 hp 2.4.
The appearance of the interior of the Caliber 2006 model was one of the things much better than this model. Plastics were rough to the touch, looking poor and not always well adjusted or terminated. The design of the Caliber 2010 has changed, now has less angular shapes and there are new materials, according to Dodge, they are soft to the touch.
