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The new Dart is the first Chrysler Group vehicle to be based upon a Fiat architecture as it makes use of a modified version of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta hatchback's platform named Compact U.S. Wide (CUSW), which has been lengthened and widened to improve interior space.
A class-exclusive 'floating island bezel' what appears to be border (with available 'racetrack' light piping) around driver-oriented displays, is referred to as the "the high-tech centerpiece" of the new 2013 Dart. It outlines both a TFT (thin film transistor) customizable gauge cluster and a class-exclusive UConnect Touch touch-screen multimedia center. The touch screen is the largest in the Dart's class, while the TFT is an exclusive in its segment, Chrysler says, and a closer look at the picture provided shows the system providing advanced features such as tagging and favorites, as well as live traffic and weather for the navigation system. Meanwhile, the picture of the gauge cluster itself shows simulated analog gauges, and a (likely user-configurable) center area showing, for instance, route information.
We've come to expect innovative interior-packaging features from Chrysler . The current Caliber's integrated rechargeable flashlight and chilled glovebox are a couple of features that come to mind, and the Dart isn't looking like any exception in this respect. Dodge says that the Dart's center console has multiple auxiliary jacks; the glovebox is sized to fit an iPad; and console map pockets can accommodate mobile phones.
Also of interest is that the 2013 Dodge Dart will come with ten standard airbags and a new foundation with 68 percent high-strength steel. Blind-spot monitoring and Rear Cross Path Detection will also be available.
The 2013 Dart will be offered in 14 interior color and trim combinations, 12 exterior colors, six wheel-design options, three engines, and three transmissions. In addition to that, there will be hundreds of options and combinations offered through Mopar.
Dodge also promises soft-touch materials throughout, along with hand-sculpted shapes; and from what's now a set of four teaser pictures, the Dart looks like it might prove to be a design standout.
The Detroit automaker says that 68 percent of the Dart's body is composed of high-strength steel, resulting in a "very strong and rigid structure".
Powering the 2013 Dodge Dart will be three four-cylinder gasoline powerplants including a new Tigershark 2.0-liter unit, a 1.4-liter MultiAir Intercooled Turbo engine that will most likely be shared with the Fiat Abarth 500 in the U.S., and a new Tigershark 2.4-liter MultiAir engine.
The MultiAir technology on the 1.4L Turbo and the 2.4L units that allows for direct and dynamic control of air intake and combustion is said to result up to a 15 percent increase in low engine rpm torque, a 7.5 percent improvement in fuel economy and a 10 percent reduction in C02 emissions.
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