I hate the new Dodge Dart
Well I am going to wade into this... I would like to share an opinion of the Dart based on the fact that I actually own one...
I bought a new Dart for my daughter to drive while attending college. This a a major milestone personally as my driveway now only has Mopar vehicles parked in it.
The new Dart is a fun car to drive. I test drove every model available with all available power train options and ended up getting the 1.6L turbo with 6 speed manual trans. The 2L NA motor is a dog and the automatics just make it worse. The turbo engine makes the car fun to drive with good performance. It is currently getting just under 31 mpg in town. It is surprisingly roomy inside and the trunk is huge. I happen to have the pleasure of living 5 minutes off the highway with the highest speed limit in the U.S. (85mph) and will tell you it does that and more very well. In short, I like and trust the car well enough to let my baby girl drive it to college which is over 4 hours away.
It is not a 196X Dart, or even a 197X one for that matter. It is a modern, fuel efficient vehicle with 19 airbags surrounding the passengers that is a hoot to drive and cost less than $20k. To compare it to a Kia would be like comparing the original Darts to a Volkswagon Beetle..
Well I am going to wade into this... I would like to share an opinion of the Dart based on the fact that I actually own one...
I bought a new Dart for my daughter to drive while attending college. This a a major milestone personally as my driveway now only has Mopar vehicles parked in it.
The new Dart is a fun car to drive. I test drove every model available with all available power train options and ended up getting the 1.6L turbo with 6 speed manual trans. The 2L NA motor is a dog and the automatics just make it worse. The turbo engine makes the car fun to drive with good performance. It is currently getting just under 31 mpg in town. It is surprisingly roomy inside and the trunk is huge. I happen to have the pleasure of living 5 minutes off the highway with the highest speed limit in the U.S. (85mph) and will tell you it does that and more very well. In short, I like and trust the car well enough to let my baby girl drive it to college which is over 4 hours away.
It is not a 196X Dart, or even a 197X one for that matter. It is a modern, fuel efficient vehicle with 19 airbags surrounding the passengers that is a hoot to drive and cost less than $20k. To compare it to a Kia would be like comparing the original Darts to a Volkswagon Beetle..
