Tag: Dart

As much as I love the sound of a big supercharging whining under the hood of an American muscle car, there is something even more special about hearing the distinct whistle of a turbocharger setup in conjunction with the roar of a V8 – and the 1968 Dodge Dart in the video below is a […] More »

While the 2.4L engine of the 2013 Dodge Dart GT was least efficient of the engine options for the first year of the new compact sedan, word on the street suggests that the Dart’s most powerful engine will get a big jump in fuel economy figures as it becomes the standard mill for the most […] More »

The Chrysler Group made a surprising announcement earlier this week, making the 2.4L Tigershark engine that is currently only offered in the Dodge Dart GT that standard engine for the lower priced Dart SXT and Limited trimlines in addition to the performance minded GT package.  The 2.0L Tigershark engine remains the standard engine for the […] More »

For this week’s Mopar Muscle Thursday feature, I was looking for a video of a really fast Dodge Charger and I happened across a video of a 1968 Dodge Charger racing at the 2009 Mopar World Finals and running in the high 8s.  It just so happens that this particular 8 second Charger is racing […] More »

The Chrysler Display at the corner of 13 Mile Road and Woodward Avenue has become one of the star (static) attractions of the annual Woodward Dream Cruise and in 2013 – the Mopar area was better than ever.  In addition the a huge Dodge themed stage where a pair of hosts ask trivia questions in […] More »

The Dodge Dart is known by most American consumers as a super efficient yet adequately sporty compact sedan but before the Dart was the Fiat-inspired compact that we know today – it was one of the original low-cost muscle cars.  Those who couldn’t foot the bill for the likes of the Charger or Challenger back […] More »

This past weekend, the Global RallyCross teams took to the track of the Atlanta Motor Speedway for the 7th race of the season with a pair of Dodge Dart rally cars in the field.  Not surprisingly, Travis Pastrana once again skipped out on the race with Timur Timerzyanov driving his #199 Red Bull Racing Dodge […] More »