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That's not a bad name for Dodge's small car. It's been gone for so long many don't remember the original Dart. From what I remember of the Dart, it came in two flavors; slow reliable or quick. Many guys would buy the base and replace the engine turning it into a racer.
Before running '67 Chevelles, my car of choice was the Dodge Dart; you could go for the '68 GTS that came with a 440, 383 or 340 (not bad for a small car). Dodge only made 80 of the 426 Hemi models, but they weren't street legal.
The good thing about the older models is that the car is small, but has a huge engine compartment. My favorite was the 'granny cars', later model Darts with 4 doors.... you could make one a total sleeper. (couldn't use the back doors, as for the wheel tubs came too far forward, but you could raise a few eyebrows off the line. Buying a stock slant-6 was cheap, and then a few heavy duty mods would do the trick.
Sure some will argue that the Dart was RWD so this will not be a Dart. But what was the Dart? It was Dodge's compact sedan/coupe that offered good MPG (for it's time and era) and offered a performance version. This upcoming Dart will be their compact sedan offering fuel economy and possibly some performance (acceleration and handling). Plus I think the name "Dart" fits a compact car nicely.
Disappointing to see a sedan with a small trunk rather than a usable hatchback. Hope the Belvidere plant does something about quality control. Looks interesting, but from what little I've seen of it, make mine a 75-76 Special Edition sedan, with velour buckets and either a Slant Six or an economy-tuned 318...something that was built to last a lifetime as long as it didn't rust.
As for the really good fuel economy numbers with the Slant Six, there was a Plymouth Feather Duster for a couple of years (not sure if the Dart Sport had an equivalent) with an overdrive stick shift and a greater use of aluminum parts that was supposedly good for 30 mpg.
I know there has been talk of bringing back the Barracuda as well.
That was Plymouth. Wasn't the Challenger the Dodge version of the Cuda anyway?
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Buying a stock slant-6 was cheap, and then a few heavy duty mods would do the trick.
