The 2012 Dodge Charger: A Game Changer

The new 2012 Dodge Charger has taken its place as one of the victors in recent auto shows across the country. With everything car buyers loved about the old Charger updated and revamped, the new Charger promises to be a game changer. 

In addition to its updated speed and power, the 2012 model is affordable. Starting at just $26,420, the 2012 Dodge Charge should be an eye catcher to any car enthusiast looking for an upgrade. 

Forget about retro, nostalgia stuff. The 2012 Dodge Charger is an impressive, large, rear-wheel drive sedan for today's buyers who want to stand out from the crowd. 

Revamped for 2012, the expressively styled, four-door Charger can look like a snarl coming down the road. It can act like a snarling machine, too, especially if it has the new-for-2012, 6.4-liter, Hemi V-8 with 470 horsepower. 

Even the base, 3.6-liter V-6 is noteworthy. Mated to a new, eight-speed automatic transmission, it gives the 2012 Charger a federal government fuel economy rating of 19 miles per gallon in city driving and 31 mpg on the highway. That's higher than the 19/28-mpg rating for the 2012 Toyota Avalon.

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A Look At The Future: 2014 Dodge Dart SRT4

Although the Dodge Dart just recently became available, a follow-up is already well in the works. Dodge is fine tuning some of the performance features, aerodynamics, and overall look to try to corner the market on affordable performance vehicles. If you like the current model, you will be impressed by some of the speculations of the 2014, as it adds slight improvements to pretty much that makes everything great about the current Dart. Take a look, what do you think of the design?

The base Dart borrows heavily from the Alfa Romeo Giulietta platform, so expect an upgraded version of the Giulietta Cloverleaf's dual-clutch, six-speed transmission to find its way into the Dart SRT4. The Cloverleaf's 1.7-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder probably won't come with it, as it makes only 230 hp. The Dart SRT4 needs to aim higher, since by summer, Ford's Focus ST will hit the streets with a 2.0-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder making at least 247 hp and 250 lb-ft of torque. 

The last-generation Caliber SRT4 made 285 hp and 265 lb-ft from a turbo 2.4-liter, so for the return of the SRT4, expect no less. The all-aluminum, direct-injection, 300-hp four-cylinder engine that should arrive in the long-awaited Alfa Romeo 4C could be a perfect, though expensive, fit. A turbocharged and intercooled larger displacement version of the Dart's Tigershark 2.0-liter might be a better option.

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A Sneak Peek at the 2013 Dodge SRT Viper

Dodge has released a few teaser pictures revealing the new 2014 Dodge SRT Viper, which will be fully revealed in April at the New York Auto show. With a price tag of around $137,000, this beautiful beast promises to be an a popular hit with car enthusiasts.

"Dodge has released its first teaser image for the new Viper that will debut at this year’s New York Auto Show in April and is expected to become known just as the SRT Viper – being positioned as the halo model for the brand’s Street and Racing Technology division. 

Earlier spy shots of the car show it heavily camouflaged, but a new front end with daylight running lights is a given, as is a Bilstein suspension system that offers a ‘Sport’ button to alter the settings from touring to sport, or even sport plus..."

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Dodge Challenger And Customer Loyalty

Not a newcomer to awards and praise, the Dodge Challenger has been recognized for its customer loyalty and performance. Basically, people who buy a Challenger stick with it and are happier for owning it. Since so many people are buying one and are happily hanging on to it for years, it comes as no surprise that it should be recognized for the very reasons why customers prefer it.

"It’s barely 2012 and Dodge is still riding the wave of accolades from 2011. We like to think it’s all due to our loyal fans, and according to the Polk Loyalty Awards,( who gave the Dodge Challenger its 2011 Model Year Polk Automotive Award for the Sports Car category) we’re not alone.
The award is based on purchases and lease activity and recognizes “superior performance in owner retention.” In other words, you guys love the Challenger (and truth be told, we do too). It’s one thing to talk about being a fan of a car, but quite another to vote for it with your wallets. For that, we couldn’t be more thankful.
As another testament to yours truly, our loyal fans, we were also recently bestowed the Cars.com Shoppers’ Choice award, given to their shoppers’ favorite car of the year. We’ve already talked about the fierce loyalty you guys have and this one goes in tandem. Based on the actions of millions of consumers at Cars.com – searching for vehicles, contacting dealers about availability, and filling out positive reviews of the vehicle – the Challenger “best represents the voice” of Cars.com shoppers."

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Personalize Your Own Dodge Dart

How many accessories can you play with when you get a Dodge Dart? 150. 150 accessories ranging from wi-fi to aerodynamics, from phone chargers to performance brakes. How will you Dart?

"Chrysler is serving up an impressive smattering of Mopar accessories for the 2013 Dodge Dart, including a host of performance parts. All told, buyers will be able to chose from a total of 150 accessories that range from an integrated Wi-Fi system to aerodynamic additions.

Chrysler says the Dart will feature the industry's first wireless charging system for phones and other battery-powered gadgets. Users simply install a device-specific case and lay the hardware in a specific charging zone. The device then gets its battery topped off without the hassle of plugging up wires. Handy. Of course, we're more interested in bits like the available 18-inch wheels and performance brake upgrade, which includes new calipers, rotors and performance pads."

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Dodge Dart Debuting In Detroit!

The Dodge Dart (Show in the 'undated' photo above) could skyrocket in the compact car market! Let us know what you think about the new Dart on our Facebook Wall. Until then, enjoy this article from boston.com!

Boston.com:

DETROIT—If the new Dodge Dart sells anything like the original, Chrysler will have the small-car hit it needs.

The reinvented compact, which debuts at the Detroit auto show Monday, is nothing like its predecessor from the 1960s and `70s. But Chrysler is counting on the Dart, and its zippy name, to help it sell more small cars and continue its recent revival.

Instead of the somewhat boxy lines of the original, the new Dart has the sleek stance of a modern muscle-car, with a short hood, long roof and slightly flared fenders. And it's based on the frame and suspension of a crisp-handling Alfa Romeo hatchback brought over by Chrysler's Italian owner, Fiat SpA.

The Dart also is a crucial test of the Chrysler-Fiat alliance, one aimed at saving millions of dollars by reusing Fiat frames, engines and technology, yet giving them an American style with more space for people and gear. The Dart is the first Chrysler designed jointly by the companies.

Chrysler, which ran out of cash and had to be bailed out by the government in 2009, saw sales jump 26 percent last year, and it's poised to turn its first annual profit since 1997.

Now the automaker needs a breakthrough in the growing small-car market, where it hasn't had success since the bug-eyed Dodge Neon in the mid-1990s. After nearly failing, Chrysler also realizes it must end its dependence on inefficient SUVs and pickups.

Since the Neon, few have considered Chrysler compacts, keeping the company out of a market that has grown to about 15 percent of U.S. auto sales.

Forty years ago, it was a different story. Back then, Dodge Darts were everywhere. Middle-class Americans bought nearly 3.3 million between 1960 and 1976, when Chrysler offered versions for every lifestyle: the stripped-down commuter car, convertibles, the family station wagon, and street racers like the Dart Swinger, which came with a racing stripe, hood scoops and a 340-cubic-inch V-8 engine. Sales peaked in 1974 at more than 340,000 when gasoline was a little over 50 cents per gallon and President Richard Nixon resigned during the Watergate scandal.


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What's Your Favorite Dodge?

2011 was a big year for the Dodge brand, and a great year for Monroeville Dodge, so we want to know... What's your favorite Dodge?

Is it the All Wheel Drive, 8-speed, 292HP Charger? Is it the performance steering, 470HP Hemi-powered Challenger?

Whatever it is, we want to know! Let us know by posting your favorite on our wall! Still looking to buy a Dodge? Visit our website, we will help you out!

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