{{short description|Compact car produced by Chrysler}} {{About|the 2012–2016 Dodge Dart|the original 1960–1976 model|Dodge Dart}} {{Use American English|date=May 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox automobile | name = Dodge Dart (PF) | image = Dodge Dart 2.0 Rallye 2014 (14217526095).jpg | caption = 2014 Dodge Dart Rallye | manufacturer = Dodge{{efn|name=manufacturer|{{ubl | Chrysler Group LLC (2013–2014) | FCA US LLC (2014–2016)}} }} | aka = Fiat Viaggio (China) <br/> Fiat Ottimo (China, hatchback) | production = May 2012 – September 2016<br/>June 2012 – March 2017 (China)<ref name="Investireoggi.it">{{cite web|url= https://www.investireoggi.it/motori/fiat-stop-alla-produzione-viaggio-ottimo-cina/ |title=Fiat: stop alla produzione di Viaggio e Ottimo in Cina |date=March 27, 2017 |website=Investireoggi.it |access-date=April 27, 2017 }}</ref> | model_years = 2012–2016 (China)<br/>2013–2016 | assembly = United States: Belvidere, Illinois (FCA Belvidere Assembly Plant)<br/>China: Changsha, Hunan (GAC Fiat Chrysler) | designer = Timothy Allen Doyle and Michael Nicholas<ref>{{Cite patent|number=D674319|title=Automobile body |pubdate=2013-01-15 |inventor1-last=Doyle |inventor1-first=Timothy Allen|inventor2-last=Nicholas|inventor2-first=Michael|country=US|assign1=Chrysler Group LLC}}</ref><br />Roberto Giolito (Ottimo)<ref>{{cite web |last=Ross|first=Jeffrey |title=2014 Fiat Ottimo is an Italian Dodge Dart hatchback in China |url= http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/23/2014-fiat-ottimo-dodge-dart-hatchback-china/ |website=Autoblog.com |access-date=March 26, 2014}}</ref> | class = Compact car (C) | body_style = {{unbulleted list | 4-door sedan|5-door hatchback (Fiat Ottimo)}} | platform = Compact US Wide | related = {{unbulleted list | Alfa Romeo Giulietta<br/>Chrysler 200 (UF)}} | layout = Front-engine, front-wheel drive | engine = {{ubl | '''Gasoline:''' | 1.4 L Fiat ''FIRE'' I4 turbo<ref name="Powertrain">{{cite press release|url= http://media.chrysler.com/newsrelease.do?id=11858&mid=1 |title=New Tigershark Engines and Turbo 1.4-liter MultiAir Engine Power 2013 Dodge Dart |access-date=January 10, 2012 |website=media.chrysler.com}}</ref> | 2.0 L GEMA/Chrysler ''Tigershark'' I4<ref name="Powertrain"/> | 2.4 L GEMA/Chrysler ''Tigershark'' I4<ref name="Powertrain"/> }} | transmission = 5-speed manual (China)<br/>6-speed ''FPT C635'' manual<ref name="Powertrain"/><br/> 6-speed ''FPT C635'' DCT<ref name="Powertrain"/><br/> 7-speed ''FPT C725'' DCT (China)<ref name="Fiat C725 DCT">{{cite web|url= http://www.quattroruote.it/news/industria/2014/01/30/il_cambio_tct_a_sette_marce_%28solo%29_per_la_cina.html |title=Fiat C725 DCT |website=Quattroruote.it |date= January 30, 2014|access-date=January 9, 2017}}</ref><br/>6-speed ''Powertech 6F24'' automatic<ref name="Powertrain"/> | wheelbase = {{convert|106.4|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="insideline.com">{{cite web|url= http://www.insideline.com/dodge/dart/2013/2013-dodge-dart-2012-detroit-auto-show.html |title=2013 Dodge Dart – 2012 Detroit Auto Show |website=insideline.com |access-date=January 8, 2012}}</ref><br/>{{convert|106.6|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} (Viaggio/Ottimo)) | length = {{convert|183.9|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="insideline.com"/><br/>{{convert|184.2|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} (Fiat Viaggio)<br/>{{convert|178.9|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} (Fiat Ottimo) | width = {{convert|72.0|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="insideline.com"/><br/>{{convert|72.8|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} (Viaggio/Ottimo) | height = {{convert|57.7|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="insideline.com"/><br/>{{convert|57.9|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} (Fiat Viaggio)<br/>{{convert|58.1|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} (Fiat Ottimo) | weight = {{convert|3186|-|3348|lb|kg|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 Dodge Dart Canadian Specifications |url= http://www.chryslercanada.ca/productinfo2013/contents/Press-Releases/03_Dodge/Dart/CN_2013_DG_Dart_SP.pdf |website=chryslercanada.ca |access-date=November 4, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141104080458/http://www.chryslercanada.ca/productinfo2013/contents/Press-Releases/03_Dodge/Dart/CN_2013_DG_Dart_SP.pdf |archive-date=November 4, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | sp = us | predecessor = Dodge Caliber<br/>Dodge Avenger sedan | successor = Dodge Neon (third generation) (Mexico) }}

The '''Dodge Dart''' is a front-engine, front-wheel drive, four-door compact sedan that was manufactured and marketed by then FCA US LLC, a subsidiary of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The automobile debuted at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. In some non-US markets, the Dodge Dart is sold as the '''Fiat Viaggio'''.

Reviving a nameplate used by Dodge in model years 1960-1976 for a succession of full-size, mid-size, and finally compact models, the Dart (PF) was the brand's first compact sedan since 2005, when the Neon was discontinued.

==History== A mini MPV concept car was designed and developed by Chrysler and revealed in 2006 as the Dodge Hornet to be sold exclusively in Europe.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hornet Now A Possibility For Chrysler |url=http://www.autotrends.org/2008/06/13/hornet-now-a-possibility-for-chrysler/ |first=Matt |last=Keegan |publisher=Auto Trends |date=June 13, 2008 |access-date=January 25, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120211211906/http://www.autotrends.org/2008/06/13/hornet-now-a-possibility-for-chrysler/ |archive-date=February 11, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was Dodge's first attempt at building a vehicle of this small size, and the car was expected to be released in 2010. However, this concept was dropped because of the Great Recession and the restructuring of the Chrysler Group.<ref>{{cite web |title=2012 Dodge Hornet and the 2006 Dodge Hornet concept cars |url= http://www.allpar.com/cars/concepts/dodge/hornet.html |website=Allpar.com |access-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

After Chrysler's merger with Fiat in late 2010, the small Dodge Hornet concept took on a new form to share a Fiat platform.<ref name="LeftLane">{{cite web |url=http://www.leftlanenews.com/future-chrysler-fiat-and-alfa-romeo-models-revealed.html |first=Drew |last=Johnson |title=Future Chrysler, Fiat and Alfa Romeo Models Revealed |publisher=LeftLaneNews |date=June 19, 2009 |access-date=January 12, 2012}}</ref> In December 2011, the automaker announced the new small sedan would be called the Dodge Dart to replace the Dodge Caliber.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://wot.motortrend.com/no-hornet-2013-dodge-dart-is-dodges-new-small-ca-143147.html |first=Jake |last=Holmes |title=No Hornet: 2013 Dodge Dart is Dodge's New Compact Car |publisher=Motor Trend |date=December 6, 2011 |access-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.autonews.com/article/20111121/BLOG06/111129987/1499 |first=Larry P. |last=Vellequette |title=Marchionne isn't one to name names |newspaper=Automotive News |date=November 12, 2011 |access-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.autonews.com/article/20111212/RETAIL03/312129970/1251 |title=Dart name: Valuable heritage -- or baggage? |first=Larry P. |last=Vellequette |newspaper=Automotive News |date=December 12, 2011 |access-date=May 7, 2012}}</ref>

The Dart was initially scheduled for U.S. dealership sales beginning in late June 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.autoblog.com/2012/05/08/2013-dodge-dart-production-kicks-off-in-belvidere-w-video/ |title=2013 Dodge Dart production kicks off in Belvidere |first=Jeff|last=Sabatini |website=Autoblog.com |date=May 9, 2012 |access-date=May 9, 2012}}</ref> The Aero model began production in the third quarter of 2012.<ref>{{cite web |first=Jeffrey N. |last=Ross |url= http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/05/2013-dodge-dart-aero-fuel-miser-priced-from-19-295/ |title=2013 Dodge Dart Aero fuel miser priced from $19,295 |website=Autoblog.com |date=October 5, 2012 |access-date=April 4, 2013 }}</ref> The GT began production in the second quarter of 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/14/2013-dodge-dart-gt-detroit-2013/ |title=2013 Dodge Dart GT offers subtle menace in compact form |first=Seyth |last=Miersma |website=Autoblog.com |date=January 14, 2013 |access-date=January 24, 2013}}</ref>

On March 4, 2014, at the Geneva Motor Show, Sergio Marchionne commented on the possible production of a hatchback model for the North American market, saying, "our North American consumers will be gradually offered alternatives for same or close to expense" and that potential buyers might account for either Fiat 500X or Jeep Renegade.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}

==Features== left|thumb|Dodge Dart GT (rear) thumb|Interior The Dart had three transmission options,<ref name="dodge.com">{{cite web|url= http://www.dodge.com/en/dart/ |title=the All-New 2013 Dodge Dart Compact Car |publisher=Dodge |access-date=December 8, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.egmcartech.com/2012/01/19/report-hyundai-to-supply-6-speed-automatic-for-2013-dodge-dart/ |title=Hyundai to supply 6-speed automatic for 2013 Dodge Dart |website=Egmcartech.com |date=January 19, 2012 |access-date=September 29, 2012}}</ref> and available electrically boosted power steering that has a sensor and electric motor mounted to the rack itself.<ref name="dart-mouth.com">{{cite web |url= http://www.dart-mouth.com/ |title=Dodge Dart |website=dart-mouth.com |access-date=December 9, 2011}}</ref> Interiors were customizable with 12 different color/fabric combinations, optional ambient lighting systems, and optional leather seats. The dashboard featured a {{convert|7|in|mm|0|adj=on}} color TFT display with trip computer and navigation system. Storage included a glove box, center console with auxiliary electronics jacks, and console map pockets.<ref name="dart-mouth.com" /> Trunk volume is {{convert|13.1|cuft|L|abbr=on}}.<ref name="insideline.com" />

In 2014, all Darts aside from the SE got standard U Connect Bluetooth telephone for 2014. A Blacktop Package, featuring black alloy wheels and black accents, for all models except SE and Limited, as well as a California Appearance Package for the SXT and Limited, both became available for 2014.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}

The Dart was the first compact sedan to feature a rear obstacle detection system and blind spot monitoring.<ref name="dart-mouth.com" /> A Dart version managing an unadjusted combined driving {{convert|40|mpgus|L/100 km mpgimp}} (16.94&nbsp;km/L) made it possible for Fiat to acquire an additional 5% share of Chrysler Group.<ref name="Fiat's interest">{{cite press release|url= http://www.fiatspa.com/en-US/media_center/FiatDocuments/2012/January/Fiat_increases_its_interest_in_Chrysler_Group_LLC_to_58,5_per_cent.pdf |title=Fiat increases its interest in Chrysler Group LLC to 58.5% |year=2012 |publisher=Fiat |access-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

The Dart uses a similar suspension system to that of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta: in front it has independent MacPherson struts, coil springs, twin-tube dampers, and stabilizer bar while in the rear it has independent multilink suspension.<ref name="insideline.com" /> According to Dart chief engineer the suspension is slightly softened compared with the Alfa, "We've taken a little edge off it," "It's a blast to toss around."<ref name="motortrend.com">{{cite web|url= http://www.motortrend.com/auto_shows/detroit/2012/1112_2012_detroit_auto_show_2013_dodge_dart/ |title=2013 Dodge Dart |website=motortrend.com |access-date=January 10, 2012}}</ref>

==Models== The Dart came in several different trim levels during its four-year production run, each model having its own distinct level of standard and optional equipment:

===SE=== The SE was the base Dart model between 2013 and 2016. It offered the following standard equipment: 160-horsepower 2.0L Tigershark I4 engine, six-speed manual transmission, AM/FM stereo with single-disc CD/MP3 player with auxiliary and USB inputs, four-speaker audio system, heater (no air conditioning), power windows and door locks, cloth seating surfaces, dual manually-adjustable front bucket seats, split-folding rear bench seat, full instrumentation, fifteen-inch black-painted steel wheels with plastic wheel covers, and black door handles and side mirrors. Additional options available for this model included a SE Popular Equipment Group that added equipment such as air conditioning, U Connect Bluetooth with streaming audio, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, a six-speaker audio system, keyless entry, and exterior color-keyed side mirrors. A six-speed automatic transmission was also available for this trim level. In mid-2016, the SE trim level of the Dodge Dart was discontinued.

===SXT=== The SXT was the "mid-level" trim level of the Dart between 2013 and 2016. It added the following equipment to the base SE trim level: sixteen-inch aluminum-alloy wheels (2014 and newer models), U Connect Bluetooth with streaming audio, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, a six-speaker audio system (four-speaker audio system after mid-2016), air conditioning, keyless entry, and exterior color-keyed door handles and side mirrors. Additional options for this trim level included sixteen-inch aluminum-alloy wheels (standard on 2014 and newer models), the U Connect 8.4-inch touch-screen infotainment system, a nine-speaker, 506-watt Alpine premium amplified surround-sound audio system, remote start, a six-speed automatic transmission, a 160-horsepower 1.4&nbsp;L MultiAir Turbocharged I4 engine, the Rallye Package, a seven-inch TFT instrument cluster display, and a power-adjustable front driver's bucket seat. During the final few months of Dodge Dart production, this model was known as the SXT Sport, and with the discontinuation of the previously base-model SE trim level, became the base trim level of the Dodge Dart.

===Limited=== The Limited was the "up-level" Dart trim level between 2013 and 2016. It added the following equipment to the "mid-level" SXT trim level: seventeen-inch aluminum-alloy wheels, the U Connect 8.4-inch infotainment system, a power-adjustable front driver's bucket seat, Nappa luxury leather-trimmed seating surfaces (2014 and later models), dual heated front seats, a seven-inch TFT instrument cluster display, a six-speed automatic transmission, a 160-horsepower 1.4&nbsp;L MultiAir Turbocharged I4 engine, a 184-horsepower 2.4&nbsp;L Tigershark Inline Four-Cylinder engine (standard on later models), seventeen-inch polished aluminum-alloy wheels, GPS navigation, Keyless Enter-'n'-Go with push-button start, a nine-speaker, 506-watt Alpine premium amplified surround-sound audio system, and Nappa luxury leather-trimmed seating surfaces (optional on 2013 models only). In mid-2016, the Limited trim level of the Dodge Dart was discontinued.

===Aero=== The Aero trim level of the Dart, available from 2013 until 2016 and based on the "mid-level" SXT trim level, was focused on fuel economy, and added the following features to that model: U Connect 8.4-inch touch screen infotainment system and 160-horsepower 1.4&nbsp;L MultiAir I4 engine. Additional features on this trim level included aluminum-alloy wheels, a six-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, and remote start. The Aero trim level of the Dodge Dart achieved an EPA fuel economy rating of 41 MPG Highway. In mid-2016, the Aero trim level of the Dodge Dart was discontinued.

===GT=== The GT was the top-of-the-line Dart trim level between 2013 and 2016. It added the following equipment to the Limited trim level: Nappa luxury leather-trimmed seating surfaces, Keyless Enter-'n'-Go with push-button start, eighteen-inch Granite Crystal-finished aluminum-alloy wheels, a nine-speaker, 506-watt Alpine premium amplified surround-sound audio system and a 184-horsepower 2.4&nbsp;L Tigershark I4 engine. Additional options on this trim level included eighteen-inch Hyper Black-finished aluminum-alloy wheels, a six-speed automatic transmission, and a remote start. During the final few months of Dodge Dart production, this model was known as the GT Sport.

==Engines== thumb|Dodge Dart Rallye engine bay The Dart had three engine options: a Tigershark 16-valve 2&nbsp;L engine, a "Tigershark" 16-valve 2.4&nbsp;L MultiAir 2 four-cylinder engine, and a 16-valve 1.4&nbsp;L MultiAir Intercooled turbo engine used also in the Alfa Romeo Giulietta.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/06/dodge-dart-a-familiar-name-returns-from-an-unlikely-place/ |first=Paul |last=Stenquist |newspaper=The New York Times |title=Dodge Dart: A Familiar Name Returns From an Unlikely Place |date=December 6, 2011 |access-date=December 6, 2011 }}</ref> That engine has been retuned for American use (changing the required grade of oil to one widely available in the U.S. and Canada, for example) in the Fiat 500 Abarth.<ref name="dart-mouth">{{cite web |url= http://www.dart-mouth.com/engines.html| title= Powering the hot 2013 Dodge Dart: Chrysler and Fiat engines |website=dart-mouth.com |access-date=January 10, 2012}}</ref> The 1.4T Dart also will have more torque than the Abarth. A 6-speed manual transmission was available with all engines. A six-speed automatic was optional on the 2.0&nbsp;L and 2.4&nbsp;L engines while a six-speed dual-clutch transmission was available on the 1.4&nbsp;L turbo version. Marchionne stated that a 9-speed automatic would be available sometime later, but the Dart ended production before it could be added.<ref name="autoblog.com">{{cite web|url= http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/09/2013-dodge-dart-is-the-neon-of-the-future-w-video/ |title=2013 Dodge Dart is the Neon of the future |website=autoblog.com |access-date=January 9, 2012}}</ref> All Dart engines were built in Dundee, Michigan.<ref name="wsj20120908" />

In 2014, the Dart SXT and Limited included a 2.4&nbsp;L I4 engine with increased horsepower ratings, while making the 2.0&nbsp;L Tigershark I4 engine only available in the base SE model. The 2.4&nbsp;L I4 engine was offered in late 2013 with the introduction of the Dart GT model. The Dart Aero, Rallye, SXT, and Limited models are the only models available with the 1.4&nbsp;L MultiAir turbocharged I4 engine.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}

{{clear}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |- !Model!!Engine type!!Displacement!!Power!!Torque!!Fuel consumption (City/Highway) EPA est.!!Notes |- |SE, SXT (2013), SXT Sport, Rallye, Limited (2013)||Chrysler 2.0 L I4 Tigershark||1,999 cc (122 cu in)|| {{convert|160|bhp|kW|0|abbr=on}} at 6,400 rpm ||{{convert|148|lbft|Nm|abbr=on}} at 4,600 rpm ||{{convert|25|mpgus|L/100 km mpgimp|abbr=on}}/{{convert|36|mpgus|L/100 km mpgimp|abbr=on}}||- |- |SXT (2013), Rallye, Limited (2014)||rowspan="2"|Fiat 1.4 L I4 FIRE MultiAir Turbo ||rowspan="2"|{{convert|1368|cc|abbr=on}} ||rowspan="2"| {{convert|160|bhp|kW|0|abbr=on}} at 5,500 rpm || rowspan="2" |{{convert|184|lbft|Nm|abbr=on}} at 2,500 rpm ||{{convert|27|mpgus|L/100 km mpgimp|abbr=on}}/{{convert|39|mpgus|L/100 km mpgimp|abbr=on}} ||- |- |Aero|| {{convert|27|mpgus|L/100 km mpgimp|abbr=on}}/{{convert|41|mpgus|L/100 km mpgimp|abbr=on}} ||- |- |SXT, Limited, GT, GT Sport||Chrysler 2.4 L I4 Tigershark MultiAir 2 ||2,360 cc (144 cu in)|| {{convert|184|bhp|kW|0|abbr=on}} at 6,250 rpm||{{convert|171|lbft|Nm|abbr=on}} at 4,800 rpm ||{{convert|23|mpgus|L/100 km mpgimp|abbr=on}}/{{convert|33|mpgus|L/100 km mpgimp|abbr=on}} ||- |}

<nowiki>*Source:</nowiki><ref name="Powertrain" /><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/30/2013-dodge-dart-first-drive-review-video/ |title=2013 Dodge Dart [w/video] |website=autoblog.com | access-date=April 30, 2012}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |+Engine and transmission configurations |- !Engine model!!Years!!Transmissions |- |Tigershark 16-valve 2.0-liter four-cylinder||2012–16||6-speed manual, 6-speed automatic (Powertech 6F24) |- |Fiat 1.4-liter MultiAir Intercooled Turbo||2012–16||6-speed manual, 6-speed dual dry clutch |- |2.4-liter Tigershark MultiAir 2||2012–16||6-speed manual, 6-speed automatic (Powertech 6F24) |}

==Safety== The Dart is equipped with numerous safety features, such as: brake assist, brake-lock differential, rainy brake support, hydraulic boost compensation, electronic stability control, traction control, anti-lock braking system, electronic roll mitigation, hill-start assist, trailer-sway control, rear backup camera and rear park assist. The Dart has 10 airbags standard; it also has a reactive head-restraint system for the front seats, and other available systems are blind-spot monitoring and rear cross path detection.<ref name="media.chrysler.com">{{cite press release |url= http://media.chrysler.com/newsrelease.do?id=11853&mid=5 |title=Class-leading Safety Features |publisher=Chrysler |access-date=January 10, 2012}}</ref> The Giulietta, on which the Dart is based, has achieved the highest rating for a compact car in the Euro NCAP tests.<ref name="www.italiaspeed.com/2010">{{cite web |url= http://www.italiaspeed.com/2010/cars/alfa_romeo/06/giulietta_euroncap_crash_test/0205.html |title=Alfa Romeo Giulietta claims five star safety rating in EURO NCAP crash testing |publisher=Italiaspeed |date=June 2, 2010 |access-date=October 14, 2014}}</ref>

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) gave the 2013 Dart a five-star safety rating in the frontal offset barrier, rollover, and side impact crash tests. The Dart also earned an IIHS Top Safety Pick for 2012.<ref name="IIHS Dart">{{cite web |url= http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/04/dodge-dart-and-three-others-latest-to-earn-iihs-top-safety-pick/ |title=Dodge Dart and three others latest to earn IIHS Top Safety Pick |website=autoblog.com |access-date=October 4, 2012}}</ref>

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) was safety tested by IIHS in 2013 {| class="wikitable" |+IIHS Dodge Dart scores:<ref>[https://www.iihs.org/ratings/vehicle/dodge/dart-4-door-sedan/2013 IIHS (Dodge Dart)]</ref> |- |Small overlap front:driver-side |style="background: yellow"|Acceptable |- |Moderate overlap front |style="background: green"|Good |- |Side |style="background: green"|Good |- |Roof strength |style="background: green"|Good |- |Head restraints & seats |style="background: green"|Good |- |}

{| class="wikitable" |+NHTSA 2013 Dodge Dart:<ref>[https://www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle/2013/DODGE/DART/4%252520DR/FWD#safety-ratings-side NHTSA (Dodge Dart 2013)]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.safercar.gov/Vehicle+Shoppers/5-Star+Safety+Ratings/2011-Newer+Vehicles/Vehicle-Detail?vehicleId=6586|title=Ratings|last=matthew.lynberg.ctr@dot.gov|date=10 June 2016|website=NHTSA|access-date=7 February 2018}}</ref> |- |Overall: |{{rating|5|5}} |- |Frontal driver: |{{rating|5|5}} |- |Frontal passenger: |{{rating|5|5}} |- |Side driver: |{{rating|5|5}} |- |Side passenger: |{{rating|5|5}} |- |Side Pole Driver: |{{rating|5|5}} |- |Rollover: |{{rating|4|5}} / <small>10.70%</small> |- |}

==Motorsports and SRT== At the New York International Auto Show in 2012, a Dodge Dart turbo four-wheel drive rally car was shown. The blue-and-white SRT-badged car entered the 2012 Global RallyCross Championship, driven by four-time Rally America champion Travis Pastrana and his teammates.<ref name="allpar">{{cite web |url= http://www.allpar.com/cars/dodge/dart/rally-car.html |title= 160 Horsepower Dodge Dart Rally Car |publisher=Allpar |access-date=April 9, 2012}}</ref>

Based on the 2013 Dodge Dart, it included a 2.0&nbsp;L 4-cylinder, 16-valve turbocharged engine rated at {{convert|600|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} and over {{convert|550|lbft|Nm|0|abbr=on}} of torque, and a Sadev four-wheel drive transmission.<ref name="Travis Pastrana">{{cite web |url= http://www.media.chrysler.com/newsrelease.do?id=12146&mid=324 |title=Taking Passion for Performance to New Heights — Dodge Enters Global RallyCross With All-new Dodge Dart and Travis Pastrana |publisher=Chrysler |access-date=September 29, 2012}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web| url= http://www.allpar.com/cars/dodge/dart/rally-car.html |title=600 Horsepower Dodge Dart Rally Car |publisher=Allpar | access-date=April 9, 2012 }}</ref> The Dart continued in the 2013 Global RallyCross Championship season, but after Pastrana placed 10th in the driver's standings for both years, Dodge pulled out of the series and he returned to Subaru Rally Team USA in 2014.

The Dart SRT 4 was originally planned for production starting in December 2016, based on the 2014 five-year plan of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) group. However, due to the decision to end production of the Dart, due to poor sales numbers, the SRT 4 version was canceled.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.fcagroup.com/investorday/PresentationList/Dodge_Brand.pdf |title=100 Years of Attitude (Dodge Brand Presentation) |date=2013 |publisher=FCA Group |access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref>

=={{anchor|Fiat}}Fiat models==

The '''Fiat Viaggio''' ("''journey''", "''voyage''" in English), also called fēi xíang (菲翔), is a sedan version of the Dodge Dart for the Chinese market, designed by the Fiat Group Style Centre in Turin, Italy. A 1.4&nbsp;L T-Jet engine producing {{convert|120|PS|kW|0|abbr=on}} or {{convert|150|PS|kW|0|abbr=on}}, was available paired to a 5-speed manual or 6-speed dual clutch gearbox for 2012 and 2013. A 7-speed Dual Dry Clutch gearbox was standard from 2015 to 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://car.autohome.com.cn/price/series-2767-0-3-0-0-0-0-1.html |title=Fiat Viaggio range}}</ref>

The Viaggio was unveiled at the 2012 Beijing International Auto Show, and went on sale in the third quarter 2012,<ref name="Viaggio">{{cite web|url= http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/13/dodge-dart-to-be-pronounced-fiat-viaggio-in-italian/ |title=Dodge Dart to be pronounced "Fiat Viaggio" in Italian|access-date=April 14, 2012 |website=autoblog.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.fiatpress.com/press/article/11505 |title=Fiat Viaggio: world preview at the Beijing International Auto Show |website=Fiatpress.com |date=April 13, 2012 |access-date=September 29, 2012 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023824/http://www.fiatpress.com/press/article/11505 |url-status=dead }}</ref> with delivery by the end of 2012.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.fiatpress.com/press/article/115091 |title=GAC Fiat at the 12th Beijing International Auto Show |website=Fiatpress.com |date=April 23, 2012 |access-date=September 29, 2012 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054340/http://www.fiatpress.com/press/article/115091 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The '''Fiat Ottimo''' is a 5-door hatchback version of the Viaggio for the Chinese market. It was introduced at 2013 Guangzhou Auto Show and was designed by Roberto Giolito.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ross|first=Jeffrey |title=2014 Fiat Ottimo is an Italian Dodge Dart hatchback in China |url= http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/23/2014-fiat-ottimo-dodge-dart-hatchback-china/ |website=Autoblog.com |access-date=March 26, 2014}}</ref> The Ottimo offers the same engine and gearboxes that comes standard in the Viaggio.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://car.autohome.com.cn/config/series/3267.html#pvareaid=3454437 |title=Fiat Ottimo specs}}</ref>

<gallery widths="200" heights="130"> File:Fiat Viaggio 001 China 2014-05-01.jpg|Fiat Viaggio (front) File:Fiat Viaggio 002 China 2014-05-01.jpg|Fiat Viaggio (rear) File:Fiat Ottimo 01 China 2016-04-08.jpg|Fiat Ottimo (front) File:Fiat Ottimo 02 China 2016-04-08.jpg|Fiat Ottimo (rear) </gallery>

=== Engines === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |- !Model!!Years!!Type/code!!Power at rpm, Torque at rpm |- |1.4T 120 HP||2012–2017||{{convert|1368|cc|abbr=on}} I4 turbo (T-Jet turbo)||{{convert|120|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} at 5,500, {{convert|206|Nm|lbft|0|abbr=on}} at 2,500 |- |1.4T 150 HP||2012–2017||{{convert|1368|cc|abbr=on}} I4 turbo (T-Jet turbo)||{{convert|150|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} at 5,500, {{convert|230|Nm|lbft|0|abbr=on}} at 3,000 |}

=== Transmissions === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |- !Model!!Years!!Types |- |Wyatt Exclusive Edition 1.4T 120 HP||2012–||5-speed manual, 6-speed dual dry clutch |- |Enjoy Edition 1.4T 120 HP||2012–||5-speed manual, 6-speed dual dry clutch |- |Energizer Enjoy Edition 1.4T 120 HP||2012–||6-speed dual dry clutch |- |Exclusive Edition 1.4T 150 HP||2012–||6-speed dual dry clutch |}

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==Production== The Dart was manufactured at Chrysler's Belvidere Assembly Plant,<ref name="freep.com">{{cite web|url= http://www.freep.com/article/20120508/BUSINESS01/205080330/1st-production-Dodge-Dart-rolls-off-assembly-line |title=1st production Dodge Dart rolls off assembly line |website=freep.com |access-date=May 8, 2012}}</ref><ref name="wsj20120908">{{cite news|last=Neil|first=Dan|author-link=Dan Neil (journalist) |url= http://professional.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443819404577635341021434510.html |title=Dart Shows Reanimated Chrysler Is No Stiff |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |page=D11 |date=September 8, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://media.chrysler.com/newsrelease.do?&id=9117&mid=18 |title=Chrysler Group LLC Manufacturing Operations |publisher=Chrysler |access-date=April 4, 2013}}</ref> where the Dodge Caliber (2006-2011), Jeep Compass, Jeep Patriot, the first & second generation Dodge Neon (1995-2005) and Dodge Neon SRT4 (2003-2005) were all manufactured.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}

The Dart used a modified variant of the Fiat Compact Platform,<ref name="roadandtrack.com">{{cite web|url= http://www.roadandtrack.com/auto-shows/detroit/2013-dodge-dart |title=2013 Dodge Dart – 2012 Detroit Auto Show |website=roadandtrack.com |access-date=January 9, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120111053859/http://www.roadandtrack.com/auto-shows/detroit/2013-dodge-dart |archive-date=January 11, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> shared with the Alfa Romeo Giulietta, widened by {{convert|1.5|in|mm|abbr=on}} and lengthened by {{convert|3.7|in|mm|abbr=on}} to its wheelbase &mdash; creating the ''Compact U.S. Wide (CUSW) platform''. The modified platform, adapted to U.S. requirements and subsequently redesignated the ''PF'' platform, was designed over approximately 18 months at a cost of US$1 billion.<ref name="borsaitaliana.it">{{cite web|url= http://borsaitaliana.it/borsa/notizie/mf-dow-jones/italia-dettaglio.html?newsId=941247&lang=it |title=Fiat/Chrysler: Dodge Dart rappresenta futuro gruppo (Wsj) |language=it |website=borsaitaliana.it |access-date=January 11, 2012}}</ref>

==Marketing== In July 2012, the first television advertisement for the Dodge Dart aired during the broadcast of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, featuring the bassline from Kanye West's "No Church in the Wild", a spoof on the Reliant Robin and a cameo by NFL's Tom Brady.<ref>{{cite news |title=NFL's Tom Brady appears in tonight's Dodge Dart TV ad |url= http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/07/nfls-tom-brady-appears-in-tonights-dodge-dart-tv-ad/1#.UDVzj8FlSQt |newspaper=USA Today |date=July 10, 2012 |access-date=May 1, 2014}}</ref>

In May 2013, the Dodge Dart was marketed as a tie-in to promote the film ''Fast & Furious 6'', despite not appearing on the film. The car appears in Fast & Furious 6 : The Game.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.autonews.com/article/20130523/RETAIL03/130529938/dodge-banks-on-fast-&-furious-6-tie-in-to-rev-up-dart-sales |title=Dodge banks on Fast & Furious 6 tie-in to rev up Dart sales |last=Shaya|first=Isabella |newspaper=Automotive News |date=May 13, 2013 |access-date=September 4, 2013}}</ref>

==Discontinuation== On January 27, 2016, Fiat Chrysler announced the end of Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200 production to redirect its focus towards crossover vehicles. A plan to move production from its Belvidere Assembly Plant to Mexico was in the works but later scrapped.

The Dart ended production on September 2, 2016, after failing to meet sales expectations.<ref>{{cite web|first=Mark |last=Phelan |title=Dodge Dart's death follows a short life |date=September 16, 2016 |url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2016/09/18/dodge-darts-death-follows-short-life/90615162/ |work=USA Today |access-date=March 30, 2025}}</ref> A revived Dodge Neon based on the Fiat Tipo replaced it in the Mexican market.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ramey |first1=Jay |title=The Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200 may be gone sooner than we thought |url= https://www.autoweek.com/news/a1850876/dodge-dart-and-chrysler-200-are-not-long-world/ |publisher=Autoweek |date=26 July 2016 |access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref>

During a press conference held at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show, FCA President Sergio Marchionne said: "I can tell you right now that both the Chrysler 200 and the Dodge Dart, as great products as they were, were the least financially rewarding enterprises that we've carried out inside FCA in the last eight years," adding "I don't know one investment that was as bad as these two were."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stockdale |first1=Joel |title=Marchionne says the Chrysler 200 and Dodge Dart were terrible investments for FCA |url= https://www.autoblog.com/2017/01/09/why-chrysler-200-dodge-dart-were-discontinued/ |publisher=Autoblog |date=9 January 2017 |access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref>

The Dart's discontinuation has attributed to declining sales of passenger cars in general and particularly in the compact car segment. Moreover, there was shift in consumer preference towards SUVs and trucks which made the automaker focus on more profitable Jeep and Ram models. There was no reason to continue building a low-priced compact sedan that needed incentives such as interest-free financing to attract customers when buyers looked forward to higher-priced Jeeps with profit-driving high-end trims and option packages.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/07/dodge-dart-dead-heres/ |title=The Dodge Dart Is Dead: Here's Why |first=Timothy |last=Cain |date=July 22, 2016 |website=thetruthaboutcars.com |access-date=March 30, 2025}}</ref> The Dart's domestic competitors, the Chevrolet Cruze and Ford Focus, also suffered steep drops in sales, in contrast to Japanese models such as the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla whose sales declined much more gradually during the shift towards SUVs. FCA's decision not to replace the Dart and 200 in favor of more crossover vehicles would later prove to be justified when Ford Motor Company announced in 2018 it was ending production of all non-truck vehicles except the Ford Mustang in North America, followed by the paring down of other passenger car models from other automakers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/26/605971051/ford-to-phase-out-traditional-ford-sedans-such-as-fusion-and-taurus-in-the-u-s|title=Ford To Phase Out 'Traditional Ford Sedans' Such As Fusion And Taurus In The U.S.|last=Chappell|first=Bill|date=April 26, 2018|work=National Public Radio|access-date=April 26, 2018}}</ref>

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, some remaining Dart models were sold to customers due to production issues of other models as a result of the pandemic.<ref name=Covid />

==Sales== Sales of the Viaggio and Ottimo ended in September 2017 due to low sales performance, recording only 1,623 Viaggio and 650 Ottimo cars sold during its ending year of production.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://carsalesbase.com/china-car-sales-data/fiat/fiat-viaggio/ |title=Fiat Viaggio sales}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://carsalesbase.com/china-car-sales-data/fiat/fiat-ottimo/ |title=Fiat Ottimo sales}}</ref> {|class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2" | Year ! rowspan="2" | United States !! rowspan="2" | Canada !! rowspan="2" | Mexico!! colspan="2" | China |- !Fiat Viaggio<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-04-22|title=Fiat Viaggio China auto sales figures|url=https://carsalesbase.com/china-fiat-viaggio/|access-date=2021-10-13|website=carsalesbase.com|language=en-US}}</ref> !Fiat Ottimo<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-04-22|title=Fiat Ottimo China auto sales figures|url=https://carsalesbase.com/china-fiat-ottimo/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-13|website=carsalesbase.com|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203234249/https://carsalesbase.com/china-fiat-ottimo/ |archive-date=December 3, 2020 }}</ref> |- | 2012 | 25,304 <ref name="Cain-Sales" />||3,460<ref name="Cain-Sales" /> ||2,526<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.amdamex.mx/images/industriaautomotriz14.pdf|title=AMDA Mex (Industria Automotriz 2008-2014.pdf) |access-date=June 8, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160120041311/http://www.amdamex.mx/images/industriaautomotriz14.pdf |archive-date=January 20, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> ||11,288|| |- | 2013 | 83,388 <ref>{{cite web|url= https://bestsellingcarsblog.com/2014/01/usa-full-year-2013-ford-f-series-at-its-best-since-2006-in-market-up-8/ |title=USA Full Year 2013: Ford F-Series at its best since 2006 – Best Selling Cars Blog |first=Matt|last=Gasnier|date=January 7, 2014 }}</ref>|| 9,870<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.carsitaly.net/fiat-car-sales_canada.htm |title=Fiat Car Sales Canada |publisher=Cars Italy |access-date=January 9, 2017}}</ref>||1,066<ref name="auto2">{{cite web|url= https://www.fcagroup.com/en-us/group/regions/pages/northamerica.aspx |title=North America FCA Group |website=fcagroup.com}}</ref>|| 48,375|| |- | 2014 | 83,858<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fca-us-llc-reports-december-2014-us-sales-increased-20-percent--best-december-sales-in-a-decade-full-year-sales-up-16-percent--strongest-annual-sales-since-2006-300015372.html |title=FCA US LLC Reports December 2014 U.S. Sales Increased 20 Percent - Best December Sales in a Decade; Full-Year Sales Up 16 Percent - Strongest Annual Sales Since 2006 |publisher=PR Newswire |date=January 5, 2015 |access-date=March 17, 2015}}</ref>|| 7,623 ||849<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.alvolante.info/espaciodelconsumidor/pone-fca-fin-a-produccion-del-dodge-dart-y-chrysler-200/ |title=Al Volante (Pone FCA Fin a Producción del Dodge Dart y Chrysler 200) |publisher=Alvolante.info |access-date=January 9, 2017}}</ref> ||43,922 ||24,168 |- | 2015 | 87,908<ref name="fcanorthamerica1">{{cite web |url=http://www.fcanorthamerica.com/News/Pages/2016-December-Sales.aspx |title=FCA (Sales North America) |publisher=Fcanorthamerica.com |date=January 4, 2017 |access-date=January 9, 2017 |archive-date=January 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105084935/http://www.fcanorthamerica.com/News/Pages/2016-December-Sales.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>||3,061 ||292 ||21,399 ||10,082 |- | 2016 |43,402<ref name="fcanorthamerica1" /> |1,424<ref name="auto2" /> ||44 ||7,618 ||5,081 |- | 2017 ||10,082<ref>{{cite web|url= https://media.fcanorthamerica.com:8480/newsrelease.do?id=18762&mid=1|title= FCA US Reports 2017 December and Full-year Sales|website= media.fcanorthamerica.com}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ||533<ref>{{cite web|url= https://media.fcanorthamerica.com:8480/newsrelease.do?id=18767&mid=1|title= FCA Canada Reports All-time Record Sales Year for Both Ram Brand and Ram Pickup Trucks|website= media.fcanorthamerica.com}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | ||1,623 ||650 |- | 2018 ||386<ref name="Cain-Sales" /> ||4 | ||248 ||21 |- | 2019 ||16<ref name="Cain-Sales">{{cite web|url= https://www.goodcarbadcar.net/dodge-dart-sales-figures/ |publisher=Good Car Bad Car |title=Dodge Dart Sales Firgures |first=Timothy |last=Cain |date=December 4, 2012 |access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref> ||1 | ||23 || |- |2020 |5 | | | | |- |2021 |10<ref name=Covid>https://www.goodcarbadcar.net/dodge-dart-sales-figures/ Good Car Bad Car (Sales USA & Canadá 2020 & 2021)}</ref> |1 | | | |- |2022 |5<ref name=Covid>https://www.goodcarbadcar.net/dodge-dart-sales-figures/ Good Car Bad Car (Sales USA & Canadá 2020 & 2021)}</ref> | | | | |- |2023 |3<ref name=Covid>https://www.goodcarbadcar.net/dodge-dart-sales-figures/ Good Car Bad Car (Sales USA & Canadá 2020 & 2021)}</ref> | | | | |- |2025 |6<ref name=Covid>https://www.goodcarbadcar.net/dodge-dart-sales-figures/ Good Car Bad Car (Sales USA & Canadá 2020 & 2021)}</ref> | | | | |- |}

Dodge reported the sale of one new Dart as during September 2024, eight years after production ended.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://jalopnik.com/dealer-somehow-managed-to-sell-a-brand-new-dodge-dart-l-1851665436 |first=Collin |last=Woodard |date=October 4, 2024 |title=Dealer Somehow Managed To Sell A Brand-New Dodge Dart Last Month |website=jalopnik.com |access-date=March 30, 2025}}</ref> They later reported selling another six in the third quarter of 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a68243999/dodge-dart-sales-up-500-percent-2025/ |first=Joe |last=Kucinski |date=October 2, 2025 |title=Somehow, Dodge Dart Sales Are Up 500% Year-Over-Year in the 3rd Quarter of 2025 |website=roadandtrack.com |access-date=October 4, 2025}}</ref>

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==External links== {{commons category|Dodge Dart (2013)}} * {{Official website|http://www.dodge.com/en/dart/}}

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