Chrysler recently updated the Dodge Caliber for the 2010 model year, but not all Caliber trim levels will be making the cut for next year’s upgrade. For better or for worse, Dodge will discontinue the Caliber SRT4 for the 2010 model year.
The Dodge Caliber SRT4 has always been a love it or hate it type of vehicle, with sales seeming to reflect a larger number of the latter group. Thanks to 285 horses driving the front wheels, piloting the Caliber SRT4 was more akin to riding a mechanical bull than driving a finely-tuned performance car, dropping it to the bottom of most shopping lists.
The Caliber SRT4 was also rather crude when it came to the twisties, giving up plenty in the handling department to vehicles like the Mazda Mazdaspeed3 and Chevrolet HHR SS.
A revised interior may have moved the Caliber SRT4 up a few spots, but it likely wouldn’t have been enough to set the sales charts on fire. Although some will surely be heartbroken by the news, we’re sure the Abarth version of the Fiat 500 will quickly dispel any lingering memories of the Caliber SRT4.
