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    Default Future Shock: 2014 Dodge Dart SRT4 - With Close to 300 Horsepower!

    Future Shock: 2014 Dodge Dart SRT4
    The SRT4 Will Return...With Close to 300 Horsepower!

    Read more: http://www.motortrend.com/future/fut...#ixzz1nUoVLdUq



    Although the Dart has just been released to great acclaim, you know Ralph Gilles and his SRT team are already honing a fine tip on the SRT4 performance variant. Here's what you can expect:

    The base Dart borrows heavily from the Alfa Romeo Giulietta platform, so expect an upgraded version of the Giulietta Cloverleaf's dual-clutch, six-speed transmission to find its way into the Dart SRT4. The Cloverleaf's 1.7-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder probably won't come with it, as it makes only 230 hp. The Dart SRT4 needs to aim higher, since by summer, Ford's Focus ST will hit the streets with a 2.0-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder making at least 247 hp and 250 lb-ft of torque.

    The last-generation Caliber SRT4 made 285 hp and 265 lb-ft from a turbo 2.4-liter, so for the return of the SRT4, expect no less. The all-aluminum, direct-injection, 300-hp four-cylinder engine that should arrive in the long-awaited Alfa Romeo 4C could be a perfect, though expensive, fit. A turbocharged and intercooled larger displacement version of the Dart's Tigershark 2.0-liter might be a better option.

    2014 Dodge Dart SRT4 Rear Three Quarters
    On the chassis and aerodynamics side, expect SRT engineers to apply the same race logic they have across the Chrysler/Dodge line. The Dart SRT4 will have all manner of functional scoops and vents, an aggressive rear deck spoiler, and vertigo-inducing handling, thanks to stiffer springs and dampers, larger wheels, and upgraded rubber. Price? With a turbo Tigershark, figure close to Focus ST pricing; at 300 hp, it should price well north of that, but just below the AWD VW Golf R and Subaru WRX STI at just over $30,000.

    "I'm pretty impressed. It looks like it has quite a bit of content. From a large -- over 8-inch -- display in the center console and additional displays in the gauge cluster. I'm always looking first and foremost for proportion. This car has a nice compact quality to it with wheels pushed to the corners. It has a really nice stance. They've done a pretty nice job with this car." - Derek Jenkins, Mazda's chief of design, when asked what he thought about the new Dodge Dart.
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    Still no likey on the visuals....
    I hate how they make the rear of the car look jacked up like a cat in heat in order to fit the rear seats over the wheel well area, and it ends up with so much metal between the wheel arch and the window line.. It just doesn't look right..
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    I like it!

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    Lets see what Ford and GM do now. I see quite the small car horsepower war brewing.

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    The Alfa is RWD. If this is too then I can see it selling quite well. If it ends up another FWD, I dunno. The old ones sold well enough, I'm just not sure they'll keep it up with the new Genesis, V6 Mustang, etc in a similar price range.

    EDIT: I was looking at the old version. New one is FWD. Well fuck.

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    I like this car, but would only consider getting one if it turns out RWD.
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    They are supposedly campaigning a custom awd version in the Global Rallycross championship this year with Travis Pastrana at the wheel.


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    Dont like the looks, but like the stats. Both AWD or RWD would be sick!! FWD would ruin the car. But i also am curious to see if GM and Ford awnser back with another model, a horse power war would be nice to see.
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    Originally posted by Maxt
    Still no likey on the visuals....
    I hate how they make the rear of the car look jacked up like a cat in heat in order to fit the rear seats over the wheel well area, and it ends up with so much metal between the wheel arch and the window line.. It just doesn't look right..
    I think it's supposed to be a throwback to the raked muscle car styling. Although, if they make this thing FWD for the third time in a row... I think this one looks a hell of a lot better then the Neon/Caliber version.

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    sweet lookin little ride

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    OMG!!

    Don't get me wrong. I like the car (minus the wheels openings are too small)

    BUT DON'T CALL THAT A DART!!!!!!

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    Originally posted by Toma
    OMG!!

    Don't get me wrong. I like the car (minus the wheels openings are too small)

    BUT DON'T CALL THAT A DART!!!!!!
    I agree....

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    I think it looks pretty good, major improvement over the abomination that was the Caliber SRT-4.

    And for those saying it should be AWD or RWD that's obviously not going to happen. The car is meant to compete with the Focus ST, GTi, MS3, former Cobalt SS/TC and upcoming Cruze SS (if it actually happens). It's not meant to compete with the V6 Mustang or the Genesis.

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    I could only get on board with it being called a Dart if it were FR layout and they had a wagon option.
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    Originally posted by Toma
    OMG!!

    Don't get me wrong. I like the car (minus the wheels openings are too small)

    BUT DON'T CALL THAT A DART!!!!!!
    Dude 90% of Darts were entry level economy cars, not the few awesome hot rods we remember fondly. Name fits.


    I love the console/instruments - bodes well for future design direction.
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    looks good, i would love to rent it

    Originally posted by Toma
    BUT DON'T CALL THAT A DART!!!!!!
    just like what the last gen mercury cougar became, lols

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    It looks great but I will hold my breath until production pictures and specifications become available.

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    184 hp is the top end?????? the f?? n

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