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It looks like a Corvette, nothing else. Even a child will recognize it, "Wow, is that the new Vette?!"
I did find this article: http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/05/dodge-dart-misses-sales-targets-as-inventory-- mounts/
which mentions the Dart isn't selling well, and it also backs up a theory I had, that people are going for the Avenger and 200 instead, because of better deals. The Dart may be a better car, but I think the cheap price is what's attracting them to 200's and Avengers.
No, they have a big corporate office in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Growing so fast they're currently looking for a bigger building to move in to.
I did forget their HQ was in New Jersey though, thanks for the reminder.
The Sonic I see was primarily engineered by "GM Korea" with input from Opel, and the outside was 'styled by Chevrolet' per the site I looked at. I hated the Aveo; the Sonic sedan I actually like.
The Spark? I absolutely detest what I've seen.
Of course the new Fiat, what's it called here, the 500L? Fills that niche, I guess.
I figured that out long ago, mostly from your approach to this discussion.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Yeah, I'm so glad Ford is around.
They have to do a good enough job that the cars sell and they can profit, in order to sustain themselves.
I was pro-bailout because I still think credit vanished and so did demand. Now the car market is bouncing back. The people who have those jobs have to design cars people want, if so then great, maybe they'll even create more jobs.
If not, then it's not sustainable. Let someone else create those jobs.
The public is getting their first look at the pickups, Corvette is doing its job to draw crowds, and ATS is getting headlines from the press. So everything appears to be in place. I'm optimistic for GM to at least maintain its current share, with a growing market.
Let's hope the pickups launch well, without the same hitches that Ford has had with new products lately.
Something just seems a little inefficient about that. :shades:
Let's have lunch and we'll work it out....
There is one HUGE big main reason:
Previous small Dodge car owner!
End of story. Period.
I wonder if the styling might be a bit too "youthful" for some buyers? Personally I like it, but I can see the Cruze being a more broadly appealing car...to young, middle-aged, and old alike.
I haven't seen many Darts on the road yet. I don't see too many of the new Focus, either.
They did try to build some thing for everyone. Maybe too many engine options, too wide a price spread?
http://youtu.be/Ko9kzyqW-l8
I think the new one will go a long way towards stopping complains from the dash strokers.
Except of course when anyone mentions building a FWD, I4 Subaru!!
At least the latter has a cool movie associated with it.
Some were multiples of the same car due to 4cyl, v6, and hybrid powertrains.
Here's what placed above the Malibu, not in actual order.
Camry Hybrid, 4cyl LE, and XLE v6
Accord LX 4cyl, and EX-Lv6
Sonota Limited 2.0T, and GLS 2.4
Subaru Legacy 3.6R
Altima v6
Optima SX 2.0T
Now to be fair, the Fusion isn't listed, and the 2.0T version of the Malibu hasn't been listed either.
Here in CA, I'd say lots of Focuses, quite a few Cruzes, very few Darts, Sonics, or Sparks. An occasional Volt. Some Malibus. I don't see many Impalas or Buicks at all. I've only seen one Verano ever.
Nah, the old Dart pretty much went down in history as being one of the most durable cars ever built. Although my grandparents had a '75 Swinger that stalled out at random, and the dealer never could fix it. However, they could have probably bought a 1975 anything and it would have been a piece of junk.
But, for the most part, the new Dart has a lot to live up to, to carry that name.
I wonder if a lot of people are staying away, partly as you said because they got burned by the old Neon (or the Caliber), but also partly because it has a lot of Italian technology in it, and they haven't quite shaken off the old "Fix It Again Twice" mindset?
A. Subaru doesn't build inline engines anymore
B. Subaru doesn't build FF capable trannies anymore
C. Subaru using their current engines and trannies to build a FWD car would actually cost just as much as the AWD version.
D. Subaru customers have no desire for an FF Subaru
Therefore it is the opinion of well-informed Subaru folks that making an FF Subaru, in addition to being a dumb idea, would be an utter waste of money for a company that shouldn't be wasting it. :shades:
LOL!
You're in the OC/SD area?
Your comparative youth is showing. Darts' reputation was that they were bulletproof--and this from a GM guy.
Oops! I'm confusing you with somebody else (maybe Andres?). I also know gagrice is east of San Diego.
We seem to have the east coast, the midwest (OH/MI), CA, and WA (fintail) represented. Not much from the western plains states.
My father-in-law LOVED his Dart.
Funny thing is I think they're cool. I like the big touch screen and the red detailing on the new GT, maybe that'll help sales:
http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/08/2013-dart-gt-will-hold-us-over-until-srt-stok- es-dodges-handsome/
Chevy: "We rule, everything else sux"
Maybe I'm reading too many GM message boards...
Still better than Omni, Neon, Caliber, though. Those had negative equity associated with their names.
GLHS excepted.
Generalize away, so long as it has a basis in reality. I like that MB generally has conservative styling and doesn't have as douchetastic a clientele as the other Germans - I don't mind a car that looks boring but doesn't drive boring.
Yes, a slant 6 Dart was the equivalent of a tank, and a slant 6 would run forever.
The Dart name was out of circulation for so long that an entire generation practically never saw one on the road. Those folks more likely translated compact Mopar with Neon and Omni, which weren't anywhere near the dart in reliability or durability.
I meant places like CO/KS/NE/OK. They're west compared with MI/OH.
I think the Dart at least went out on a high note, though. I remember one publication testing the 1975 compacts, and they said the Dart seemed more like a well-preserved 1965 car than it did a brand-new car. However, they added that with the way the 70's were turning out, that wasn't necessarily a bad thing!
The Aspen and Volare, which replaced the Dart and Valiant, sent Chrysler's reputation down the toilet. Although to be fair later models weren't too bad, and some of the derivatives of the 80's, such as the Gran Fury/Diplomat and New Yorker/5th Avenue, were some of the most rugged, durable domestics produced in the 80's.
Was the Caliber really *that* bad? I drove one once, and while it did nothing for me, I didn't think it was horrible. I think where Chrysler messed up though, was only offering it as sort of a hatchback/crossover. It essentially competed with the likes of the Focus wagon, Matrix and, to a degree, Chrysler's own PT Cruiser. They really should have offered a sedan version as well, since that's what seems to be the volume seller these days in the compact ranges.
Well, I'll give you 3 out of 4. Something like a high GC FWD 40mpg wagon could be a nice option. Guess they'd really have to stick a Toyota name on it or the Crew would storm the NJ home office. :shades:
33 pages of new Vette pics anyone? The engine shots are pretty neat - they're all the way toward the end.
2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Picture Gallery
Even haters gotta say, 'who else builds anything like it? ...and particularly with that content at that price?'
Generally people who want FF cars don't shop Subaru. Mazda makes a better FF car anyway. Subaru makes excellent FR-style AWD cars based on boxer engines.
I only have access to the website. My post was based on the overall scores of family sedans which the all of the cars I mentioned are part of including the Malibu.
For the record you're correct about the Malibu 1lt scoring higher than the Passat, Altima 4cyl, and Kia Optima 2.4.
Very true, and I know some old people who don't think they're old enough for an old man's car.