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Dodge just released price tag for the 2013 Dodge Dart. Price start at 15,995 USD ~ 22,495 USD. With 5 package – SE, SXT, Rallye, Limited and R/T.
The All-New 2013 Dodge Dart expresses an impressive level of visual drama. Clean lines from nose to tail form its curvaceous silhouette. The unmistakable “split cross-hair” grille accentuates its low, wide stance. And the Charger-inspired, full-width rear racetrack style LED taillamp makes an aggressive statement – something truly beautiful every driver behind you will be staring at.
Aside from the 14 interior combinations, 12 exterior colors, and six wheel choices, the ability to add over 150 Mopar® accessories is what truly differentiates the Dodge Dart from other vehicles in its class. Express yourself with unique grilles, hoods, tailpipes, shifters, steering wheels, and hundreds of other available options that can easily turn your Dodge Dart into your own one-of-a-kind Dodge Dart.
As the most technologically advanced car in its class+, the Dodge Dart includes a number of class-exclusive features, including a premium 7-inch Thin Film Transistor (TFT) reconfigurable cluster display. Not only does the display deliver real-time information on performance, navigation and vehicle status, it truly comes alive with countless ways to reconfigure in full color and incredibly rich graphics never before seen on a compact car.
The Dodge Dart redefines performance by providing the most diverse powertrain lineup in its class. Choose from a new 16-valve 2.0L (160 hp) Tigershark™, a 16-valve 1.4L (160 hp & 184 lb-ft torque) MultiAir® Intercooled Turbo, and a new 16-valve 2.4L (184 hp) Tigershark™ MultiAir® four-cylinder engine. All tuned to deliver excellent horsepower and torque ratings, and an optimal balance of power and efficiency. 16-Valve 1.4L (160 hp & 184 lb-ft torque) Intercooled Turbo
Segment-Exclusive MultiAir® Engine Technology
Experience the largest touchscreen in the compact car class+ at 8.4 inches, available on SXT and Rallye, standard on Limited and R/T models.
The 2013 Dodge Dart is tuned to deliver with the available Uconnect Touch™ 8.4, featuring AM/FM/CD/MP3 and available SiriusXM Satellite Radio+ with replay mode. Get up-to-the-minute weather, fuel prices, sports and movie listings with available Garmin® Navigation and SiriusXM Travel Link™+. Crank up your own tunes via remote SD card or remote USB Port with iPod® mobile device control. So many features we even offer available steering wheel-mounted controls so you can keep your eyes on the road, and your hands right where they belong.
Starting with advanced high-strength, hot-stamped steels, Dodge Dart offers an incredibly stiff overall structure and a safety cage with outstanding protection. Along with 10 standard airbags+, reactive front head restraints+, and available options like Blind Spot Monitoring+ and class exclusive Rear Cross Path Detection+, the 2013 Dodge Dart is among the safest vehicles in its class.
Some of the same technologies that make the 2012 Regal GS sport sedan the brand’s top performance car contribute to the stability and comfort that defines Buick.
Buick’s HiPer Strut system is an example of the best-of-both-worlds approach. Short for High Performance Strut, this piece of hardware creates a better separation between the front suspension’s steering and shock-absorbing functions through added components that enable the steering knuckle to rotate independently from the strut tower. Ideal suspension geometry is maintained, reducing torque steer and improving camber control.
What that means to drivers is that torque steer – the sensation of the car pulling the steering wheel to one side – is virtually eliminated, steering response is improved, and overall control is better. It delivers some of the advantages of all-wheel drive, but without the added weight and complexity.
“HiPer Strut raises the limits of how a front-drive car can perform.” said lead engineer Bill Rietow.
The stability allowed by HiPer Strut let engineers package an advanced four-cylinder turbocharged engine with the highest horsepower-per-liter ratio General Motors has ever produced. At 135 horsepower per liter, it is also the most power-dense engine ever certified by the Society of Automotive Engineers. The car’s 270-horsepower rating wouldn’t be possible without fuel-saving technologies like spark ignition direct injection (SIDI) and variable valve timing.
Computer controls that smooth engine performance and increase efficiency also allow predictable response to the driver’s gas pedal inputs.
Buick Interactive Drive Control System, standard on the Regal GS, puts control over the balance of performance and comfort at the driver’s fingertips. Through a set of “Sport” and “GS” buttons, drivers can alter suspension, steering, and gear shifting characteristics. “Sport” suspension is 20 percent stiffer than the base setting, while “GS” is 20 percent stiffer than “Sport.” While the car is moving, the engine computer constantly analyzes road conditions – thousands of calculations each second – to fine-tune suspension characteristics.
Other driver controls in the Regal GS are tuned for a pleasant experience. With a six-speed automatic transmission, shifts are smooth and programmed to save fuel during normal driving. When in “GS” mode, the transmission shifts are firmer and quicker to sharpen performance.
Regal GS caters equally to manual transmission enthusiasts. While these drivers select their own shift points, they are aided by a Hill Start Assist feature that, when the car is stopped on an incline, automatically engages the brakes for a few seconds while the driver releases the clutch, preventing the jolt that comes when a car rolls back.
“I’ve been driving manuals my whole life, but I still find the security of Hill Start Assist reassuring,” said Rietow.
The engine control module in the GS also briefly cuts fuel and reduces spark advance when the driver depresses the clutch, allowing to turbocharger to maintain boost for quick and smooth “no-lift” shifting at wide-open throttle.
“The Regal GS uses purposeful technology to create an intelligent brand of performance,” said Rietow.
GS recently won a Car and Driver sport sedan comparison test against the 2012 Volvo S60 R-Design and was recognized on the Hagerty Insurance “Hot List” of future collectible cars.
Following a successful programme launch at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2011, Honda (UK) has joined forces with “MUGEN Euro”, to launch a 130+mph sports hybrid CR-Z, boasting Civic Type R performance.
With almost 50 per cent more power than the standard car, this 175 PS ‘pocket rocket’ hybrid marks the strengthening of the engineering partnership between Honda (UK) and MUGEN Euro following the limited edition Civic Type R MUGEN in 2010.
MUGEN Euro engineers ‘breathed over’ the 1.5-litre power unit, retaining the 3-button IMA modes, adding a centrifugal forced air induction system, charge-air cooler and induction system and importantly, a MUGEN Euro-mapped ECU. The result is outstanding power to weight, and increased torque helping to deliver 0-62mph in 6.1 seconds – over 3 seconds quicker than the standard car.
Martin Moll, Head of Honda (UK) marketing said, “MUGEN Euro magic has created a super responsive yet eco-conscious model building on our sporting credentials and giving us the ability to compete in the “hot hatch” marketplace as we move into 2012.”
Production development continues at MUGEN Euro, with cars available for test drive through the eight Honda UK MUGEN dealers in spring 2012. Prices have yet to be confirmed, but are expected to be approximately £24,000.
Porsche sportiest Gran Turismo is leaving the pits: the Panamera GTS. The clue is in the name. At Porsche, GTS stands for Gran Turismo Sport, promising extraordinary Porsche performance ever since the legendary 904 Carrera GTS back in 1963.
More power and upgraded brakes, a body lowered by ten millimetres and the especially sportily tuned chassis with air suspension and PASM are the major technical modifications that make it the Panamera model capable of cutting it on the racing circuit – without sacrificing practicality. The sportiest of all Panameras also conveys this to occupants and the outside world by its striking sound. In terms of looks, the new Panamera GTS signals its independence by distinctive design features in the front-end, side and rear area as well as black highlights. The interior as well is rigorously tailored to the sporty personality with sports seats, SportDesign steering wheel with shift paddles, exclusive GTS leather interior and Alcantara surfaces.
The power unit in the new Panamera GTS is a modified 4.8-litre naturally aspirated V8 engine, delivering 430 hp (316 kW) at 6,700 rpm, trumping the engine in its Panamera S/4S sister models by 30 hp (22 kW). The maximum torque also increased by comparison, from 500 Nm to 520 Nm. The way in which at the push of a button the Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) transmits the engine output to the all-wheel drive (PTM) – thanks to the Sport Chrono package featured as standard without interruption to the power flow – is especially dynamic. This collaboration enables the Panamera GTS to sprint to 100 km/h in under 4.5 seconds, accelerating on to its top speed of 288 km/h. With NEDC fuel consumption of 10.9 l/100 km – only 10.7 l/100 km with low-friction tyres – the Panamera GTS remains as much of an efficiency role model in its milieu as all Porsche models.
The standard values for sprint and top speed don’t do full justice to the new Panamera GTS’s sporty characteristics. Its chassis in particular makes it fit for the racing circuit: The adaptive air suspension and Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) featured as standard connect the chassis and body, constantly adapting to the driving challenges by regulating levelling settings, adjusting height, adjusting the spring rate and electrically adjusting the damping system. The damping is designed to be tauter, which helps agility and further reinforces the new Gran Turismo’s sporty personality. Five millimetre thick wheel spacers between the wheel and the wheel carriers increase the rear axle track width, giving the Panamera an even more stable ride. The required grip is provided by 255/45 size 19-inch tyres on the front axle and 285/40 on the rear axle. Deceleration on the sporty Panamera is provided by the superlative braking system of the Panamera Turbo. The Panamera GTS is being launched in February 2012 with a price tag of 116.716 ?.
