Other standard features on the Dodge Caliber include anti-lock brakes, The Dodge Caliber is noted for its innovative use of storage bins; there are a variety of clever storage features found in the glove compartment, under the seats, and in the back storage area under the hatchback. Performance figures for the 2.4L engine are zero to sixy acceleration in ten and one-half seconds, and the Caliber is able to cover the quarter mile in eighteen and one-tenth seconds with a maximum speed of eighty-one miles per hour. The 2.4L turbo-charged engine produces eighty-three more horsepower than the normally aspirated 2.4L, and returns fuel economy of nineteen miles per gallon in city driving and twenty-seven miles per gallon on the highway. Compared to the 1.8L base engine, the 2.4L garners twenty-four more horsepower while surrendering one mile per gallon less fuel economy in both city and highway driving.
The 2.4L returns fuel economy of twenty-three miles per gallon in city driving, and twenty-nine miles per gallon on the highway. The engine produces one hundred seventy-two horsepower at six thousand revolutions per minute, and one hundred sixty-five pound feet of torque at four thousand four hundred revolutions per minute. The 2.4L 4 cylinder features a dual overhead cam valve train and sequential fuel induction; the engine's power is transmitted through a five speed manual transmission to the front wheels. The Caliber can be outfitted with a 1.8L, 2.4L, or 2.4L turbo-charged engine. The Dodge Caliber is a small four door hatchback with an elevated seating position similar to an SUV or crossover.