GTP Cool Wall: 2013+ Dodge Dart

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2013+ Dodge Dart

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MidFieldMaven
It's the 2010's version of the Neon.

In other words, :crazy:
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I don't get this...I mean in a world where the Caliber didn't exist I guess this might be true. However, the Caliber did exist it replaced the Neon and this replaced the Caliber...so how is it the Neon a la Dart?

*Note @MidFieldMaven this isn't directly posed at you so sorry if you feel I'm asking you directly, I just quoted you since you were the most recent to post. In fact this is for anyone who has claimed this in the thread.
 
I suppose because those into these cars prefers not to recognize the Caliber (especially in SRT form) as a successor to the Neon. My father is a great example of this. :lol: Has an SRT-4 Neon, doesn't approve of the SRT-4 Caliber at all. That and the Dart looks similar, so I guess true successor?
 
I voted uncool, mainly because I don't think other people would find it cool. Sure, it looks nice, but it's still just another compact. There's nothing that feels cool about it in my opinion. I'm pretty sure an average joe will just not care about it.
 
Downhill Dino
I suppose because those into these cars prefers not to recognize the Caliber (especially in SRT form) as a successor to the Neon. My father is a great example of this. :lol: Has an SRT-4 Neon, doesn't approve of the SRT-4 Caliber at all. That and the Dart looks similar, so I guess true successor?
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I don't think so, Caliber SRT-4 was more powerful and a bit more fun to drive than the Neon version, my dad also owned one a few years ago and it was quite a ride for what you got. As for similar looks, I guess I can see that a bit.
 
More power but more weight, it was slower. Everything I know of it, at least in comparison to the Neon SRT-4, is worse. It's funny reading the hate it gets. But I can reserve my personal judgement as I haven't driven either of them, even if my views may be tainted.
 
Tornado
In market position, I suppose, but it's about as different to what the Neon was as the Caliber before it.
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If it looks like a Neon, and quacks like a Neon, it's probably a Neon. I don't think of Caliber when I see either a Neon or a Dart. I think of Neons and Darts. The Caliber was an abomination. A failure.
 
Tornado
Which doesn't really mean anything, but whatever floats your boat.
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It may not mean anything, but it makes more sense than saying a Caliber has more in common with the Neon than the Dart. Just look at them! Most notably, the front end! And the fact that the Caliber is a hatchback!
 
Its actually mildly interesting in an otherwise very boring segment. If only because you can get it in bright yellow or neon green with some pretty decent engine options to boot.

Unfortunately shoddy reliability and a manual gearbox with a longer throw than a lorry bring it down to a Meh.
 
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MidFieldMaven
but it makes more sense than saying a Caliber has more in common with the Neon than the Dart.
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Good thing no one said that. What I said was that the Dart is as different from the Neon as the Caliber was from the Neon; because despite being a sedan (ish) with a vaguely similar shape in front of the B-Pillar it's nothing alike in how it performs, drives or feels from the inside just like the Caliber before it.


Though beyond the "Look, it's a sedan!" bit, the Caliber was at least close in size and weight to the Neon when it was operating as Dodge's entry level car; as opposed to the Dart which is larger than the original Ford Mondeo/Contour with the weight of the original Dodge Intrepid.
 
MidFieldMaven
It's the 2010's version of the Neon.

In other words, :crazy:
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Nothing wrong with that, the Neon for its day was a decent car and still proves to be a worthy platform among amateur racers.

Tornado
Which doesn't really mean anything, but whatever floats your boat.
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Now if it blew a head gasket like a Neon, we'd be on to something.
 
It's got a name that immediately makes you think "Ooooh, go-fast car" when it's really just an okay-ish economy car. If one simply wants something to take you from point A to point B, you might as well just get a camry. Also, the 7 spd auto is made in China, probably from recycled McDonald's toys too. Uncool.
 
MiniM00S3
Also, the 7 spd auto is made in China, probably from recycled McDonald's toys too. Uncool.
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I believe it's only for the Chinese market. The various 6 speeds are for the US markets.
 
Currently driving this car as a loaner since my car is in the shop. Not a bad car. Pretty decent none the less. So a solid meh.
 
ThrasherDBS
No no no no, this is a Dodge Dart.

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Nope.

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:P
 
Liquid
At what point did you stop your bronzed avec serif writing?
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Don't remind him.


The name's changed, but amazingly, it's vary much like the car which shares absolutely nothing in common, yet they're a lot alike. The Dart is cobbled together with many plastic parts; they're not hollow-feeling like the Neon was, but it's more like a pastiche of fitments that don't seem to work together. The most aggravating feeling of the Dart was the automatic shifter logic, which never wanted you to start from first gear, unless you forced it. And second gear is as forgettable as the...what was I talking about?

Now, as someone who enjoyed their Neon, I really expected a little more from the Dart; and I think I can chalk up the experience as that of seeing an amicable ex-girlfriend you haven't seen in a while: Once you get going back up speed again, the responses were there, the feedback was good, but she's put on a few pounds (she married an Italian, after all), and naturally, bit more reluctant with age. With Bluetooth, she still has your number. Also, this model had a sunroof, but there's really no way to compare that...lacking a Scunci, perhaps?

In any case, I'm eager to try one that's manual, but the last stick-shift rental car in America is in The Smithsonian.

So now...why don't we complain this is a bad copy of an SRT-4 instead of a old, rare V8 model that last graced showroom floors when your grandfather was in 'Nam?
 
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