Topic: Day-by-Day Review: 2013 Dodge Dart Rallye; Day 1

[Autos_Editor]

Dodge finally sends James their all-new 2013 Dodge Dart and he is excited to see if they have delivered.
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[redman]

Like this engine, but wish they didn't homogeneous the vehicles looks. The two don't seem to match.

[nlm]

What in the world is on the console display?

[Mike]

What in the world is on the console display?

That's the Navigation.  It appears James is at an office, airport or horse racetrack

[nlm]

What in the world is on the console display?

That's the Navigation.  It appears James is at an office, airport or horse racetrack

It looks weird for navi but maybe it would look more proper in person.

The red accents in that one interior shot look spiffy.

[Jaeger]

Looks like they made some effort to give the front end some style, then abandoned the rest of the vehicle entirely. Not horrible, but not good either.

Nice that you can get a manual in top trim - definitely not something you see everyday.

[wing]

What in the world is on the console display?

That's the Navigation.  It appears James is at an office, airport or horse racetrack

LOL none of those   The Nav is a 3D display so it's kind of odd.

[tooscoops]

i believe you can turn off the 3d... i found if you zoom out one notch it helps as well! but yeah... odd little road off a highway you are on...

can't believe that its all loaded up... but without the one exterior styling cue that sets it apart, the race track LED's...

pretty much how i'd order one though... just wish it had some incentives. that tungsten colour looks good with those wheels... i find on most other colours, the wheels should be more black. at least this way, they match the exterior of the car.

[wing]

Doesn't look as weird here:
http://www.autos.ca/galleries/2013/index.php?level=picture&id=3268

[safristi]

$2 on the #3D horse......and BOX the Car.................... ............Oooh it's an ALPHA! ROMEREO......... putting on voice ov'r.....Marchionne yer such a biatch capice...............!!!!

[tooscoops]

Doesn't look as weird here:
http://www.autos.ca/galleries/2013/index.php?level=picture&id=3268

yeah.. and you need to go into settings and change the car on the screen to something cooler... nice to pretend!

[conwelpic]

not doing to great in the US - there is an 112 day supply!

http://ca.autoblog.com/2012/12/05/dodge-dart-misses-sales-targets-as-inventory-mounts/

[nsmyhte]

I'm interested to see if Dodge managed to develop a decent manual for this thing because all of the reviews of the DCT have been pretty negative so far.

[nsmyhte]

not doing to great in the US - there is an 112 day supply!

http://ca.autoblog.com/2012/12/05/dodge-dart-misses-sales-targets-as-inventory-mounts/

I'm not surprised at all as its not a great car.  Competant at best.  I can probably count on one hand the number of Darts I've see in the GTA and the GTA loves compact cars (Civics, 3s, Cruzes, Elantras, Corollas).

[jaari]

$2 on the #3D horse......and BOX the Car.................... ............Oooh it's an ALPHA! ROMEREO......... putting on voice ov'r.....Marchionne yer such a biatch capice...............!!!!

Romereo 

[Erik]

not doing to great in the US - there is an 112 day supply!

http://ca.autoblog.com/2012/12/05/dodge-dart-misses-sales-targets-as-inventory-mounts/

I'm not surprised at all as its not a great car.  Competant at best.  I can probably count on one hand the number of Darts I've see in the GTA and the GTA loves compact cars (Civics, 3s, Cruzes, Elantras, Corollas).

None of the others you listed are "great" cars either. They all have strengths and weaknesses that make them better or worse options, depending on what the person wants. The Dart seems to be the most sporting of them all, with the best exhaust note. A great choice for the driving enthusiast, but not that great for the vanilla econobox lover.

[tooscoops]

i'm glad to hear about the bank of cars mounting.... means their will be money on the hood soon to move them.

never good for your new launch to be undesirable...

knock a couple g's off or lower that interest rate and i think they'll start moving pretty well.

at this point though, people come in because they've heard about the dart and end up in a 200 for 3 grand less.... not as good on gas, but for an inexpensive car, it will do the job and take a long time for the gas savings to match the drop in price...

[wing]

A 200?  Ugh.

[nsmyhte]

not doing to great in the US - there is an 112 day supply!

http://ca.autoblog.com/2012/12/05/dodge-dart-misses-sales-targets-as-inventory-mounts/

I'm not surprised at all as its not a great car.  Competant at best.  I can probably count on one hand the number of Darts I've see in the GTA and the GTA loves compact cars (Civics, 3s, Cruzes, Elantras, Corollas).

None of the others you listed are "great" cars either. They all have strengths and weaknesses that make them better or worse options, depending on what the person wants. The Dart seems to be the most sporting of them all, with the best exhaust note. A great choice for the driving enthusiast, but not that great for the vanilla econobox lover.

Most sporting!  Not by a long shot.  That crown is currently on the Focus' head and the Civic and Mazda 3 drive better as well.  All the reviews I've read of the Dart describe its handling as decent but no more than that and that is mostly due to it weighing as much as a mid-size despite competing in the compact segment.  If anything, its the most plush.

"Great" is relative.  Each segment has great cars.  By the way, I only used the word "great" to continue the comment from the person I responded to. 

Dodge aimed for the middle and struck the bull's eye but if a car wants staying power, its needs to be top of class when it initially comes out.  Ths thing will occupy the cellar within a few years.

[Bubba]

Deep Dart discounts depend on disappointing Dodge divestments.