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I hear you. But all I have ever driven is a truck, and my family is all over 6ft tall and leg room is an issue so small is not for me.....

Damn right it did.

In the early 90's, many a stoplight race was lost to the unsuspecting Plymouth Laser RS Turbo AWD.
With 200hp, a 5 speed and sub 2500lb weight, it was a pretty fast car for the money.

Keep in mind, GM was dropping 2.8L and 3.1L V6's into FWD compact cars like the Cavalier and Beretta GT during this era, and they were only putting out around 140hp. A Laser would leave a car like that in it's dust once the turbo kicked in.

I don't see it

Chrysler is going to save Fiat.

Not the same way that Chrysler saved the lying bastard criminals from Daimler but the core group of people at Chrysler are not a bad bunch. Jurgen Schremp ought to be tried and jailed for thievery and Bob Eaton ought to be living in a cardboard box under a freeway bridge.

But back to the Dart. It's strange but if you were shopping in this class, the domestics are more than competitive. I have no problem saying the worst car in the class is the Corolla. But this is the US, we're stupid. Toyota will still a large number of that shitbox.

...but it is too big for Mike Hart.

I pick up my red Dart tomorrow, I will tell you how I like it.

Might be nice but it will not hold a sheet of plywood or a skid of block... I'm keeping my Ram.

The laser was a rebadged eclipse. Not close to sub 2500 lbs with AWD, more like 3000.

Amazing aftermarket community, one of the best bang for your buck Turbo cars ever made.

Does not deserve the name Dart

I have put over 2000 miles on it so far, I am very impressed. It is a fun car to drive, it has pretty good pep for a small car, it handles very, very well. I am getting around 28 city, and 37 highway, but I tend to drive a little hard, (this car likes to be driven that way). There is some turbo lag, but it is easy to get used to. I have been getting tons of looks from people while driving, and many people asking me about it in parking lots. I would say as long as the quality is decent, Dodge will have a hit with this car. I have not seen anything at its price point that can compete with it at this time. I have a red Rallye, with the 8.4 inch nav radio, highly recommend the radio upgrade.

I think this is the only example they are making right now. It's all I've seen so far. Is it a stick too? I've seen 3 Darts close up, and they were all the same.

I did see a white one driving once, but it was a while before they came out, and was probably a "M"anufacturer's plate vehicle.