Civic-Roger

The last two Dodge Nitro and Dodge Calibers rolled off their respective assembly lines this month, a pair of crossovers that will likely be little remembered in automotive history.

Neither every found their place in the market, says Automotive News' Chrysler reporter, Larry P. Vellequette. He refers to the Nitro and Caliber as among the "the most heavily Daimler-ized vehicles in Chrysler Group's product portfolio," a reference to how they were developed when Chrysler was owned by Mercedes-Benz Daimler of Germany.

No was was a big fan of either vehicle. Writes Vellequette:

Both seemed to be a compendium of spare plastic parts, never really finding a sales niche compared with their respective linemates and derided as uncompetitive by reviewers and executives alike.

He says both fulfilled their roles of boosting volume at the Illinois and Ohio plants where they were produced, and were aimed mostly at women buyers. Nitro, made in Toledo, was underpowered and had an uncompetitive four-wheel-drive system.

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MyVtecGoesBWAH

dont like any of these cars anyway, but i did get a chance to drive the caliber srt and it was pretty fun to drive. boosted 4 banger ftw!

ragefury

It's good to see the go actually. But if you have these cars, think of this as a consolation, your lucky because you won't see a lot of these on streets meaning yours is sort of a limited edition or somehow unique LOL. Seriously, it was killed by Chrysler because the parts of your dodge lack the good qualities an owner is looking for in a car. Its cheap-feeling interior, unrefined power-train, poor fuel efficiency and expensive price says it all.