they are going for a chrysler 300c look.... those are real hot right now. lol

 

it wont happen

 

Dodge does have their **** together when it comes to performance. But you're on a MITSUBISHI site. Of course there's going to be biased opinions.

Hence being in a forum and talking about cars. Everyone says opinions. Especially on a topic like this. Yes, my OPINION is biased once again because of my location. FWD IS LAME in Rain and in Snow. ****, it's lame in dry conditions because of wheel hop. And as for the end quote...Yes. It is still a neon. They're quick for the price, but they're not worth it.


Because of the advertising that they've done. It's been made to sound like it's the old Hemi that was in the muscle cars. But since they don't have much in common aside from the head. They're nothing like they used to be.

The cobalt is the new Cavalier. And I don't know anyone that would pay 22k for a cav.




Yes, I knoooow, hence me naming the **** off. The SRT-4 is weaksauce. The 6 is...well, underpowered. SRT-8 300/magnum is nice, but silly in the same sense. and the 10's...like I said are a little out of reach for the everyday'r. I'm also even more biased against a company that takes the wagon off the magnum and calls it a "Charger".

Ugh....

 

my god, that orange thing has got to be the ugliest car I have ever seen. did chrysler steal all of GM's designers recently or something?

 

As long as the EVO is kept as a true high performance car I would buy it. Let Mitsu get her money from whoever she can as long as she keeps her integrity in the EVO and the eclipse gets a 4 cylinder AWD T. Who cares if dodge wants to copy the EVO. Their SRT Neon sucks a fatty

I luv the EVO

 

If you want a LEGEND EVO buy one now. This future DCX creation will be a good car in 3 years but will be loaded with severe engineering flaws from get go.

 

ugly, but better than the neon.

 

The title of this thread is incorrect. The Neon is being dropped. The Caliber is a totally new platform. The Caliber won't be a next gen Neon and since it's a totally different layout and will not be an entry level/first time buyer car, I wouldn't expect a potential Neon customer to have any interest in the Caliber.

 

Very true. And hopefully the Caliber will be respected as a more upmarket car. I saw where they were supposedly testing an SRT-4 version of it, maybe it will have AWD. The thing is, will the press respect it as an upmarket car, or will they always refer to it as a tarted up Neon SUV? Just like when GM came out with the Cobalt, they wanted people to forget the Cavalier and think of it as a much better car, but people still think of it as GM's cheapo car. If they ***** them out with rebates and sell thousands of them to rental fleets, then it won't make any difference. It'll just be the next Neon. But I totally agree with the you.

 

for those of you that think they are going to share same platform this was in the newspaper today and on the news yesterday



FRANKFURT, Germany - The automaker DaimlerChrysler AG said Friday it has sold its remaining 12.4 percent stake in Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp. to the U.S. investment firm Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The purchase price wasn't disclosed.
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But DaimlerChrysler said the sale would boost its revenue for 2005 by some 500 million euros ($588 million).

The German-American car maker once held 37 percent of Mitsubishi Motors as part of its goal to become a global auto powerhouse, but in 2004 the company decided against pumping more money into the troubled Japanese automaker.

As a result of the deal, Goldman Sachs now becomes Mitsubishi Motors' largest shareholder with a 13.4 percent stake. Before the latest share transaction, DaimlerChrysler was Mitsubishi Motors' fourth-largest shareholder.

Mitsubishi Motors, Japan's fourth-biggest carmaker, has seen its sales in Japan plunge after acknowledging five years ago that it had systematically hidden auto defects for more than two decades to avoid recalls.

Mitsubishi Motors, also known as MMC, said current cooperation projects with DaimlerChrysler would not be affected by the share sale.

The two carmakers jointly develop and produce engines and share use of vehicle architecture. They also jointly produce passenger cars, sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks in Europe, North America, China and South Africa.

"MMC will maintain the relationship with DaimlerChrysler as business partners where both parties continue working on individual alliance projects that are mutually beneficial," the company said.

On Friday, Rudiger Grube resigned from his position on the board of directors of Mitsubishi Motors. The company gave no immediate reason.

Shares of DaimlerChrysler gained 1.8 percent to 42.72 euros ($50.25) in Frankfurt trading.

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So what? That doesn't change the fact that they will still share a platform, and the World Engine. They sold their shares Hyundai last year too. It says it right in the middle of your quote:

 

i wouldnt buy a dodge

 

Really? I would if it was done right.

 

I happen to like the Charger, but that's only because I need 4 doors.

 

+1, heard there was nasty stuff about the viper srt10 engine...can anyone clarify?