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2013 Dodge Caliber to debut at Detroit next year: report

By Tim Beissmann |

The replacement for the unloved Dodge Caliber could debut at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January according to reports out of the US.

 

 

Wards Auto reports the 2013 Dodge Caliber will make its first international appearance at Detroit in around seven months’ time. Dodge is yet to confirm whether the new compact hatch will keep the ‘Caliber’ name or adopt a completely new identity.

Under Sergio Marchionne’s long-term product plans for Chrysler and Fiat, the all-new Dodge Caliber is scheduled to be released around the middle of next year.

It will be based on the Fiat C-Evo platform – currently used by the Alfa Romeo Giulietta – and is expected to retain its chunky hatchback design.

The Caliber has been on sale in Australia since August 2006, when it launched the brand Down Under. It was relatively popular early on, with 1070 vehicles delivered in its first full year on sale.

That number dropped to 120 last year, however, and so far this year Dodge has managed to sell just 23 Calibers to local customers.

What do you think of the artist’s impression sketch of new 2013 Dodge Caliber? Do you think it would be more successful than the outgoing model in Australia? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.


 

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  • Lazybones

    Nice concept, but we all know once it goes through the “make it acceptable to the US consumer dept” it will look like the current caliber with slighly rounded edges. I won’t hold my breath…..

  • Mikey_94

    I thought they were phasing-out the crosshair grille, no?

  • Paul

    Tim, All reliable information suggest the caliber replacement will be a sedan, or at least at first. It should be more popular than the caliber providing Dodge bring us a good Model line up eg Durango, Charger and updated Journey, etc, so buyers can feel more comfortable in the brand. Dodge need to get a better name here an should do so if they had those products available which are currently getting top reviews over in the US and Canada.

    • Rick Patterson

      Couldn’t agree more they should send their great cars here and keep their crap for someone else . they just announced that they are killing off the nitro as well

  • vx

    I found current version disappointed in handling and body roll. in corners there is so much roll that you start to lose the feeling of where the car is pointing to. instruments are strangely placed in the cabin.

  • kazuo

    seen current model in flesh the quality of interior is really bad

  • Able

    The artist’s impression just looks like the new Micra!

  • SaveUs

    This will be based on the Bravo/Ritmo platform

    Will need to sell well for the Chrysler rebirth in USA and around the world