Monday, December 12, 2011

The Dart makes a comeback

"The Dodge Dart is coming back.Well, sort of, anyway. Chrysler Group says it will roll out the all-new Dart compact sedan at the Detroit auto show in January, and the car will go on sale later in the year as a 2013 model.

But this one is a lot different from the Darts that Chrysler sold from 1960-76, when they ranged from full-size cars early on to the compacts they became in 1963 and for the rest of their run.

The 2013 Dart actually will be mostly a Fiat underneath, as its design comes from Chrysler’s majority owner, the Italian automaker Fiat. The company says the new Dart is adapted from the Alfa Romeo Giulietta. Alfa is Fiat’s upscale brand, but the Dart actually is on a chassis that Fiat is using for its new line of compacts that will be sold worldwide."  [Continue reading...]

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