Chrysler has issued teaser photos of its upcoming Alfa Romeo-based 2013 Dodge Dart due to be launched at the Detroit show next month.
The four-door sedan has claimed class-leading aerodynamics and is the first Chrysler vehicle based on Fiat architecture – adapted from the Alfa Giulietta. The company has already rolled out several Chrysler products in Europe badged Fiat or Lancia.
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The Dart will take Dodge back into the compact sedan segment which it last occupied with the Neon (the Caliber replacement was a crossover style hatchback). The new car has recognisable Dodge characteristics such as a split-crosshair grille, projector headlamps and fog lamps and accentuated fenders plus full-width LED ‘racetrack’ tail lamps and a class-exclusive integrated dual exhaust.
The three engines are a new ‘Tigershark’ 16-valve two-litre, a 16-valve 1.4-litre MultiAir intercooled turbo engine, and a 16-valve 2.4-litre MultiAir I4 unit, also branded Tigershark.
The Dart will be made at Chrysler Group’s Belvidere assembly plant in Illinois after a US$600m spend on a 638,000 sq ft body shop, new machinery, tooling and material handling equipment. Work on the expansion began in summer 2010 and will be completed this year.
