TAKE one Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI diesel heart, build a distinctively blocky small-car/SUV crossover-style hatchback body around it – making sure there is enough cabin space for four American basketballers – and then devise a platform of adequate dynamic and safety capabilities… and there you have the new Dodge Caliber CRD, a punchy and economical urban runabout with attitude. Of course, with plenty of ups and downs, this car’s story is far more complicated than that, but we did come away liking the CRD diesel considerably more than any other model in the Caliber’s armament.