New Dodge Dart, Colors

yamaha wrote: I still think its heavily related to the Lancer.

No Alfa.

MadScientistMatt wrote: I'm a bit surprised they didn't call the colors Petty Blue, Sub Lime, and Go Mango, as long as they're reviving classic names.

There have been lots of ownership changes since those names were new. Maybe they no longer own the rights to the names.

pinchvalve wrote:

Much like!

PlastiDip the car. Don't like the color? Change it multiple times.

Its not silver. Its Tungsten!

MadScientistMatt wrote: I'm a bit surprised they didn't call the colors Petty Blue, Sub Lime, and Go Mango, as long as they're reviving classic names. I'd be interested to see a GRM review of the new Dart.

Because they actually did re-use those original colors on the Charger, Challenger, etc. Dodge is awesome like that.

+1 on needing a review, I think the Dart presses a lot of good buttons!

I always liked Plum Crazy. At least I think that is what it was called.

iceracer wrote: I always liked Plum Crazy. At least I think that is what it was called.

Yep, Plum Crazy. Got a friend who's into old Mopars and old Harleys. He restored an old bike and painted it Plum Crazy.

iceracer wrote: I always liked Plum Crazy. At least I think that is what it was called.

AKA "In Violet"

Rumored to have been suggested: "Statutory Grape".

pinchvalve wrote:

Blasphemy!! You must spend the day in a rental Smart Car as penance.

Edit: Saw the orange the other day. Overall, not a bad car, but the front end was still "Stratusy", and not in a good way.

93EXCivic wrote:

yamaha wrote: I still think its heavily related to the Lancer.

No Alfa.

I know thats the official statement......But the dart and lancer have an uncanny resemblence when parked side by side.

yamaha wrote:

93EXCivic wrote:

yamaha wrote: I still think its heavily related to the Lancer.

No Alfa.

I know thats the official statement......But the dart and lancer have an uncanny resemblence when parked side by side.

But the Alfa and the Dodge are twins when you have them on a rack.

Nice 'shopping there, Pinch.

I'm really curious to see the inevitable SRT verison... I'd love to see it under the SRT brand as a Demon..

I really like the Dart.

GRM needs to get one of these ASAP so they can give us the lowdown.

I drove a Rallye with the 1.4 turbo and 6-speed. It was a little soft off the line, but once moving was a lot of fun. I really liked it too. Size was good. Proportion wise its a midsize to me, and that's what I'd like to have.

I'm waiting to drive an R/T version. The release keeps getting delayed. But that's OK, I'm not ready to bring one home just yet either.

ReverendDexter wrote: I'm really curious to see the inevitable SRT verison... I'd love to see it under the SRT brand as a Demon..

I've seen an interview with the Tigershark engine design team where they commented that they were planning a turbo (or possibly supercharged) version of the engine from the start. A SRT Dart would be the most likely place for it.

slantvaliant wrote:

iceracer wrote: I always liked Plum Crazy. At least I think that is what it was called.

AKA "In Violet" Rumored to have been suggested: "Statutory Grape".

It's the same color. Dodge's version was Plum Crazy, Plymouth's was In-Violet. All of the colors were like that (Sublime/Dodge = Limelight/Plymouth; Go-Mango/Dodge = Vitamin C/Plymouth; etc, etc).

slantvaliant wrote:

iceracer wrote: I always liked Plum Crazy. At least I think that is what it was called.

AKA "In Violet" Rumored to have been suggested: "Statutory Grape".

That's been a great piece of urban legend for a LONG time. Would have been awesome if they had the huevos to have actually named it as such.

The Dart seems like a really viable car. Nice, current, relevant design, a decent spec at a really reasonable price. Bravo to Chrysler for utilizing Fiat's resources so well.

Dig the petty blue. (duh.)

Derick Freese wrote: I really like the Dart. If we were looking at replacing the Saturn with something new, it would be on our short list.

And the rest of the world cried, as Americans forced manufacturers to make a body style with no practical use (small sedans are useless).

Kidding... mostly... this thing would be 1 million times cooler if it came in a hatch, which speaking of, Dodge doesn't even offer anymore in a small-ish size (minus the micro-sized fiat 500).

The yellow is great. I have a helmet in the same color and get all sorts of complements.

The yellow is great. I have a helmet in the same color and get all sorts of complements.

gamby wrote:

slantvaliant wrote:

iceracer wrote: I always liked Plum Crazy. At least I think that is what it was called.

AKA "In Violet" Rumored to have been suggested: "Statutory Grape".

That's been a great piece of urban legend for a LONG time. Would have been awesome if they had the huevos to have actually named it as such.

Plymouth had Curious Yellow (Y3 paint code) in '71. Named after the movie "I Am Curious (Yellow)".

Wiki on the movie

JohnRW1621 wrote: They also offer Citrus Peel

Curious Yellow 'Cuda:

This is another car I wish was around when I bought the 3. I would have most definitely considered it. It does remind me a bit of the Cloud Cars and the Neon, but whatever. Plus, it's Italian-American, just like me!

Have you guys heard the turbo Tigershark engine yet? It sounds MEAN.