Dodge Romeo Dart spied

[4re Nut]

If anyone else cares: http://www.autoblog.com/2011/09/23/d...d-wearing-cro/

...Of all the hardware that could potentially be Americanized, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta was the one hatch that had our loins stirring the most. Now our elite squad of spy photographers have nabbed a few photos of a four-door version of the hatch wearing a split crosshair grille. From the looks of things, these are full-production spec prototypes out for desert testing. The whispers kicking around the web lead us to believe that the car will be called the Hornet...

[thirteendog]

I like

[4re Nut]

More pics: http://www.roadandtrack.com/future-c...3-dodge-hornet & http://www.roadandtrack.com/future-c...rnet-hatchback

[Tifosi15]

My worst fears... So disappointing

[GuyIncognito]

Originally Posted by Tifosi15

My worst fears... So disappointing

+1

I really wanted Alfa to return to the US; this ain't it.

[sjmst]

Originally Posted by Tifosi15

My worst fears... So disappointing

I think there must be some political reason for this...

[Luque]

Originally Posted by 4re Nut

If anyone else cares: http://www.autoblog.com/2011/09/23/d...d-wearing-cro/

yes I well Know ...
This is the original ....

You Tube

You Tube

[4re Nut]

Originally Posted by sjmst

I think there must be some political reason for this...

Correct: http://www.fiat500usa.com/2011/05/fi...rysler-by.html

...To get to 51 percent ownership, Fiat will need to have Chrysler produce a car in the United States capable of 40 miles-per-gallon based on Fiat technology. This will trigger the final 5 percent ownership tranche, spelled out in the 2009 Operating Agreement. Expect this to happen during the fourth quarter this year...

[agup48]

Originally Posted by GuyIncognito

I really wanted Alfa to return to the US; this ain't it.

+1, what a tragedy!

[F1tommy]

Well it should be easy to get parts for the Alfa's when they do come back. Seriously all those prototype photos are a Giulietta other than the top one. I saw 5 of these Giulietta's come in via O'hare around a year ago. They were on the way to the FIAT test lab in Michigan. FIAT should bring in the hottest version of the Giulietta and Mito now and stop waiting for "new" versions that won't set the world on fire. If they want to share a generic floorpan with other Chrysler models thats fine as long as the Alfa is a more performance based version with its own engine.

http://www.fiatspa.com/en-US/media_c..._in_Italia.pdf

Tom Tanner/Ferrari Expo 2012-Chicago March 2012

[4re Nut]

Originally Posted by F1tommy

...I saw 5 of these Giulietta's come in via O'hare around a year ago. They were on the way to the FIAT test lab in Michigan...

Probably these, note the article is from Sept '10: http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2010/09...iuliettas.html

[S Brake]

Any chance these were doing desert testing in Nevada? I saw two prototype cars, one 4 door and the other a 5 door. They were driving on I15 headed towards Mesquite.

[Veedub00]

I see giuliattas driving around here from time to time. I think they look awesome.

[4re Nut]

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/12/07/m...peed-auto-hit/

Dodge might have teased us with a few images and some initial powertrain details on the 2013 Dart, but Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has provided even more in an interview with Reuters.

According to Marchionne, the Dart is one piece of a larger puzzle for Chrysler in 2013, and the all-new Dart – based off a widened and stretched Alfa Romeo Giulietta – will hit 40 mpg thanks to a host of new engines and transmissions.

As previously reported, the turbocharged 1.4-liter MultiAir fitted to the Fiat 500 Abarth will grace the top of the Dart range, but Dodge also plans to fit modified versions of the 2.0 and 2.4-liter World Gas Engine, comically rebranded as the Tigershark.

When the Dart debuts, a Fiat-sourced six-speed dual-clutch transmission will feed the front wheels, but later in 2013 Dodge will reportedly offer a nine-speed automatic gearbox supplied by the ZF Group and manufactured in South Carolina. ZF officials claim fuel economy will be boosted between 10 to 16 percent over the dual-clutch 'box, and that should put it handily in the 40 mpg range.

And that last bit is important, as Fiat will receive its final five percent of Chrysler stock from the feds when it produces a vehicle with a 40-mpg rating.

[4re Nut]

Mods:

Please change thread title to "Dodge Romeo Dart spied"

TIA.

[Simon]

Done.

Originally Posted by 4re Nut

Mods:

Please change thread title to "Dodge Romeo Dart spied"

TIA.

[Reece]

I want one in white with a 2.4 and a 6-Speed manual

[4re Nut]

Originally Posted by Simon

Done.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by Reece

I want one in white with a 2.4 and a 6-Speed manual

As the former owner of 3 Neons I'm pretty loyal (and partially deaf & blind) to Dodge's small cars but I still gotta see the rest before I jump in like you.

[tbakowsky]

Its gonna look outa porportion like all chrysler products except for the minivan. That is one ugly car. Who is buying Chrysler products besides the trucks and minivans?

[PaulK]

I cant stand the way the new Charger looks, with its fat, blobby rear lights that look like Tron. This seems to have it, too.