Dodge Dart
The 2013 Dodge Dart is a good car, a solid entrant in the compact-sedan segment, but powertrain shortcomings keep it from being a great car.Dodge Dart has been a gaping hole in the Dodge Dart lineup: the lack of a compact sedan since the Neon departed after the 2005 model year.The Neon's successor, the Dodge Dart Caliber hatchback, was never a suitable replacement, but now Dodge Dart finally has one in the 2013 Dodge Dart.
A sedan with Alfa Romeo origins and a name from the '60s, the Dodge Dart is the first Chrysler Group product based on a platform from owner Fiat (Alfa Romeo is a Fiat brand).We tested Dodge Darts with the base 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine and the available turbocharged 1.4-liter four-cylinder. The base SE trim level starts at $16,890, including an $895 destination charge. To see the Dart's specs compared with the Chevrolet Cruze, Ford Focus and Honda Civic
A sedan with Alfa Romeo origins and a name from the '60s, the Dodge Dart is the first Chrysler Group product based on a platform from owner Fiat (Alfa Romeo is a Fiat brand).We tested Dodge Darts with the base 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine and the available turbocharged 1.4-liter four-cylinder. The base SE trim level starts at $16,890, including an $895 destination charge. To see the Dart's specs compared with the Chevrolet Cruze, Ford Focus and Honda Civic
Dodge Dart
The Dodge Dart's exterior styling represents a new direction for the brand. There are familiar cues, like a version of the Dodge Dart crosshair grille and available "racetrack" LED taillights like the Charger, but the Dodge Dart trades the angular, muscular lines of the Charger and Avenger for a look that's more lithe and svelte. Designers also incorporated small flying buttresses into the sedan's rear roof pillars, a design cue from Dodge Dart's past.The sedan's sibling is the Alfa Romeo Giulietta that's sold in Europe, but for Dodge Dart duty the platform was widened and lengthened. It's a well-proportioned sedan overall, and flared front and rear fenders accentuate its stance.
Dodge Dart
After driving two of the Dodge Dart's three engines, the biggest takeaway is that price-conscious shoppers who choose a lower trim with the base 160-horsepower,Dodge Dart 2.0-liter four-cylinder will still get a refined powertrain that offers decent performance and gas mileage.The Dodge Dart 2.0-liter engine revs smoothly throughout its range whether equipped with the six-speed manual or the six-speed automatic transmission. Power, unsurprisingly, tapers off at higher speeds, and at 60 mph, there's little left for a last-minute pass around slower-moving traffic. You have to plan your move with care.Dodge Dart 2.0-liter's available PowerTech automatic transmission is different from the one mated to the optional turbocharged engine, and it's more impressive.The automatic clicks off refined upshifts without an appreciable delay in power delivery. Plus, it has a clutchless-manual mode that's responsive enough to make it engaging — not the norm with these systems.The Dodge Dart automatic's one deficiency is a tendency to upshift into a higher gear than necessary. This might be good for fuel economy, but it can sap the engine of power when leaving a turn just when you're getting back on the gas.Dodge Dart Holding the transmission in 3rd gear with the manual mode took care of the problem, but a modern automatic shouldn't need the driver's intervention.
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The Dodge Dart's exterior styling represents a new direction for the brand. There are familiar cues, like a version of the Dodge Dart crosshair grille and available "racetrack" LED taillights like the Charger, but the Dodge Dart trades the angular, muscular lines of the Charger and Avenger for a look that's more lithe and svelte. Designers also incorporated small flying buttresses into the sedan's rear roof pillars, a design cue from Dodge Dart's past.The sedan's sibling is the Alfa Romeo Giulietta that's sold in Europe, but for Dodge Dart duty the platform was widened and lengthened. It's a well-proportioned sedan overall, and flared front and rear fenders accentuate its stance.
Dodge Dart
After driving two of the Dodge Dart's three engines, the biggest takeaway is that price-conscious shoppers who choose a lower trim with the base 160-horsepower,Dodge Dart 2.0-liter four-cylinder will still get a refined powertrain that offers decent performance and gas mileage.The Dodge Dart 2.0-liter engine revs smoothly throughout its range whether equipped with the six-speed manual or the six-speed automatic transmission. Power, unsurprisingly, tapers off at higher speeds, and at 60 mph, there's little left for a last-minute pass around slower-moving traffic. You have to plan your move with care.Dodge Dart 2.0-liter's available PowerTech automatic transmission is different from the one mated to the optional turbocharged engine, and it's more impressive.The automatic clicks off refined upshifts without an appreciable delay in power delivery. Plus, it has a clutchless-manual mode that's responsive enough to make it engaging — not the norm with these systems.The Dodge Dart automatic's one deficiency is a tendency to upshift into a higher gear than necessary. This might be good for fuel economy, but it can sap the engine of power when leaving a turn just when you're getting back on the gas.Dodge Dart Holding the transmission in 3rd gear with the manual mode took care of the problem, but a modern automatic shouldn't need the driver's intervention.
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