Caliber srt-4 goes 0-60 in 5.5 seconds

[boostdog]

Thanks to srt4evah over at caliberforums .com he found

http://car-reviews.automobile.com/Dodge/review/2008-dodge-caliber-srt4-road-and-track-test/3162/

here is his thread

http://www.caliberforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4615

for the lazy

"On a rough stretch of pavement with a mediocre start, using the optional Performance Pages which are within 0.1 second (so an SRT engineer tells me), I was able to record 5.5 seconds to 60 mph; a perfect start could easily trim that down to 5.2 or perhaps even less. "


Should net a mid 13 sec pass i believe.

 

[orlandomsp]

Links don't work.

 

[boostdog]

sorry they work now.

 

[dichiee]

It's still ugly hehe

 

[boostdog]

It's still ugly hehe

personal oppinion noted...but look out for them on the street I have a feeling looks aside they are going to be nasty fast!

 

[SwampAss]

That's awesome. 5.5 is great. I don't know how I'd feel about my brakes wearing if I stomp on the gas though. Nail and you're expending tires, gas, AND brakes haha.

 

[Babyface13]

I think there will be alot of people that under estimate these cars.

 

[SwampAss]

I think it's going to be funny if the first one dynos a stock 290hp @ the wheels hehe.

 

[TonyBSRT]

WTH? I've heard so many things about this new SRT4, it's crazy. I'm glad it's still ugly that way I don't feel the need to trade.

The whole brake traction control, LSD-less thing pisses me off too!

 

[boostdog]

WTH? I've heard so many things about this new SRT4, it's crazy. I'm glad it's still ugly that way I don't feel the need to trade.

The whole brake traction control, LSD-less thing pisses me off too!

ya the lack of lsd is disappointing maybe they'll make that an option the following prod. year.

 

[shamrock]

seems quick

 

[GoFast]

if thats true all i have to say is...DAMN!! imagine once people start upgrading with lsd's, cai, and some tuning!

 

[Babyface13]

If that true most of us will only see one side of it .....the backside lol so it wont matter how ugly it is lol. It may be ugll comming but I bet it will make you cry to see it going lol

 

[SwampAss]

We'll have the myriad of tests that range from 5.5 to 6.5 second 0-60 and a bevy of different whp numbers that will range from 230-280whp. Everyone will cite the 5.5 0-60 and the 280whp numbers forgetting the rest or making an excuse that "so and so" didn't know how to drive/run the dyno.
Then we'll have a bunch of videos of people racing evos, mustangs, MS3s, and cobalts talking about kills.
Everyone will talk about the bad limiters on the MS3's 1st and 2nd gear and everyone here will say their car is a dog s*** sandwich to look at.

Does that about cover it?

I saw it on the SRT-4 Neon forums when they first debuted (I was going to buy one) and saw it here too.

Most of the caliber SRT guys will do the same thing. It's the same story, just change the name of the car.

 

[Falconx84]

^^ nostradamus reincarnated

 

[LENNY127]

i think the 0-60 times are irrelevant , our times might be 5.8 seconds stock at best, but dont forget we need to be in 3rd to reach 60mph if we had just a tad taller gears our 0-60mph times would be .4 to .5 seconds faster(thats how long I have recorded on a gtech the 2-3 shift time), so 0 to 60 are not as important as everyone makes out to be, I want to see what it will do in the 1/4 mile and that will be a little more indicative of its overall acceleration.

 

[BluMicaR]

Didn't Car and Driver post our MZSP3 at 5.2 or 5.4 0-60 in the April or so issue this year, with a stock GT model?

 

[shamrock]

Those are some fast numbers eventhough I believe them to be false, but I think Dodge dropped the ball on design though. Now if it looked like that white rendering that the youg engineer did, then that thing would be bad ass.
But whats going to be funny is when you see one at a light and it takes off, get a bag of pop corn and watch it sit there and rip the tread off the front tires(rlaugh)

 

[CX-7owner]

omg r u kiddin me, dat nu brake loc diff wud ttly help.

 

[boostdog]

We'll have the myriad of tests that range from 5.5 to 6.5 second 0-60 and a bevy of different whp numbers that will range from 230-280whp. Everyone will cite the 5.5 0-60 and the 280whp numbers forgetting the rest or making an excuse that "so and so" didn't know how to drive/run the dyno.
Then we'll have a bunch of videos of people racing evos, mustangs, MS3s, and cobalts talking about kills.
Everyone will talk about the bad limiters on the MS3's 1st and 2nd gear and everyone here will say their car is a dog s*** sandwich to look at.

Does that about cover it?

I saw it on the SRT-4 Neon forums when they first debuted (I was going to buy one) and saw it here too.

Most of the caliber SRT guys will do the same thing. It's the same story, just change the name of the car.[/QUOTE]

I think you may ( hope you are atleast) wrong on that as the calibers target audience are people that are older than the typical neon srt4 owner. Ya there will be the ones that do the things you said but hopefully the jacka*s' will not even bother with this car. I am a sure advocate for keeping the caliberforum clean of idiots too...soo we'll see how it goes.