That's not a Dodge at all.

It's a rebadged Alpha Romeo Giulia. Alpha of course is well known for producing some of the least reliable cars on the road. They make VW look good in Europe, and that's just sad.

 

Dart is actually not based on Giulia but on Giulietta.
Giulia is a future Alfa which should be out on sale in 2014 and Chrysler 200's replacement will be based on it.

Alfa makes some of the most beautiful cars in the world.

I took a pic of this Giulietta in Croatia last summer. Beautiful car.

 

Dodge Dart to use transmission from Hyundai

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/19/d...-from-hyundai/


Hyundai CEO John Krafcik has confirmed that the Korean automaker will supply Chrysler with transmissions for its new Dodge Dart, according to Car and Driver. While the two automakers may seem like odd dance partners, the tie-up makes plenty of sense. Both companies use engines born out of the now-defunct Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance with Mitsubishi. As a result, 2.0- and 2.4-liter four-cylinder engines found in the Dart share more than a few strands of DNA with the same displacement engines found under the hood of vehicles like the Hyundai Sonata. Needless to say, it shouldn't take too much effort to get the Hyundai gearbox and Chrysler engines to play nice.

We say "shouldn't" because according to Car and Driver, the American manufacturer is reportedly having issues getting the transmission properly calibrated to obtain the lofty fuel economy numbers necessary to satiate the powers that be in Washington. Chrysler hasn't confirmed the move as of yet, and Hyundai is keeping its lips sealed on which transmissions are headed to the Dart line. Even so, if Chrysler's engineers are struggling over calibration, chances are it's a six-speed automatic.

So... what about those lofty 40 miles per gallon claims claims Chrysler was bandying about at the Detroit Auto Show? C/D hypothesizes that figure may be reliant on a specific engine and transmission combination, be it turbocharged 1.4-liter turbo four-cylinder and a dual-clutch gearbox or a 2.0 and a six-speed manual. Curiouser and curiouser.

 

I'd rather have a Feather Duster.

 

Any one see the new dart commercial the one with Tom brady?