Road Test
Dodge Caliber
Test date 05 September 2006
Price as tested £16,207
For Brave design, quirkiness, decent diesel engine
Against Below-average interior, mediocre dynamics
How much ?
- Price as tested £16,207
- Price as tested £15,290
How fast
- 0-30mph 3.5 sec
- 0-60mph 9.9 sec
- 0-100mph 32.3 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
10.6 sec
- 0-400m
no data
- 0-1000m
no data
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
3.6 / 5.2
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
5 / 6.8 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
7.1 sec
- 60-0mph
2.95 sec
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
71 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
no data
- Test best/worst
no data / no data
Government figures
- Combined/urban
46.3 / 35.8 mpg
- CO2 emissions
161 g/km
How big?
- Length
4415 mm
- Width
1800 mm
- Height
1535 mm
- Wheelbase
2635 mm
- Weight
1560 kg
- Fuel tank
51.5 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls In Line , 1968 cc
- Max power 138 bhp at 4000 rpm
- Max torque 229 ft at 1750 rpm
- Specific output 73.0 bhp per litre
- Power to weight 80bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F Transverse
- Bore/stoke 81.0x95.5 mm
- Compression ratio 18.0:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl4
- Ignition and fuel no data, Diesel
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st 3.54 / 6
- 2nd 2.05 / 10.4
- 3rd 1.37 / 15.6
- 4th 0.97 / 21.8
- 5th 0.9 / 27.9
- 6th 0.79 / 31.7
- Final drive 4.06
Suspension
- Front Independent MacPherson strut, coil spring over gas-charged shock absorbers and stabiliser bar
- Rear Independent multi-link with coil springs, link-type stabiliser bar, gas-charged shock absorbers
Steering
- Type Rack and pinion with hydraulic power assist
- Lock to lock 2.88
Brakes
- Front 292mm vented disc
- Rear 262mm solid disc
Wheel & tyres
- Size front no data
- Size rear no data
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 215/55 R18
- Tyres rear 215/55 R18
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