Just 24 hours before its official premiere in Detroit, we reveal to you the new Dodge Dart, a "small" by the standards of the American sedan market based on the floor of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta.
To the point, this is the first product of the American Dodge to make its way to the production line and use as a basis a model of the "mother" Fiat, which, as known, now controls Chrysler's fortunes, which also includes Dodge. The new Dodge Dart is a small, for the lowlands of the opposite shore of the Atlantic, four-door family model, by the standards of the forgotten Chrysler Neon, with which the now-merged Chrysler/Fiat group hopes to increase its influence in the domestic market, where proven the… races are still on - along with the big SUVs of course- to fascinate the Americans by having a special commercial appeal. By design, simple lines are adopted, without exaggeration, extremes or sophisticated forms, just as was the case with Caliber, which effectively now hands over the baton to Dart. Beneath the metal surfaces of the car lies the familiar, but except, especially for the occasion, enlarged in its dimensions, Alfa Romeo Giulietta floor, from which it also borrows the architecture of its posts.
For now, the official technical details of the car have not been announced, as all that has been leaked are the photos we are listing for you. Sure, given our information so far, it is a given that the new Dart will be available with three petrol engine sets, two naturally aspirated and one turbocharged. Regarding the first, these are two engines of Chrysler's Tigershark generation, with capacity 2,0 and 2,4. The latter will integrate, according to all indications, the well-known Fiat MultiAir system, while its returns are rumored to be similar 160 and 184 horses. Σε ότι αφορά τον υπερτροφοδοτούμενο, πρόκειται για τον γνωστό 1,4 MultiAir της Fiat, η απόδοση του οποίου κατά πάσα πιθανότητα θα κυμαίνεται περί τους 160 horsepower. It is worth adding that the Dart will initially be equipped with two gearbox options, a 6-speed manual and also a 6-speed dual-clutch, while later it will be available with a new automatic transmission 9 relations.
Closing, to recall that with the new Dodge Dart the Fiat group managed to acquire an additional one 5% του μετοχικού κεφαλαίου της Chrysler, καθώς με την παρουσίασή του επετεύχθη ο όρος που έχε τεθεί ανάμεσα στους Ιταλούς και την Αμερικάνικη Υπηρεσία Περιβαλλοντικής Προστασίας και αφορούσε την κατασκευή ενός αυτοκινήτου με μέση κατανάλωση καυσίμου της τάξης των 5,9 lit./100 km.
