I've been biting my tongue on this since the new Dart was announced. I was raised on mopars and have always had my core allegiance with them. It seems to me that Chrysler/Fiat in its ultimate wisdom do not take the mopar muscle car community seriously.
I vowed year ago, I'd never own a new style 4-door Coronet ( 4-door chargers are really coronets. Real Chargers only have 2 doors), and I still dont own one.
The Muscle car community had to drag the 2-door Challenger out of Chrysler after they finally got from under Daimler's thumb. You'd have thunk they might have learned something from it.
So, WHY arent they offering the Dart in a 2-door model. Build something for the enthusiasts who drive these car's and has kept their business going over the long term. They act like the challenger is a valid competitor for a mustang, which at the weight and cost of it, It clearly is not. A 2-door dart would compete directly with the pony-car class. But not a 4-door.
I know I am opinionated, but I also know what I want. I will be in the market for a new car within the next 12 months. Last time in 2000, I ended up getting the wife a new Ford Mustang, because there was nothing comparable from Chrysler in 2 doors/manual trans. If I am going to buy a new performance car, you can bet damn well it wont have 4 doors in any way shape or form. I'd like a 'New Dart' But only with a V8, Manual Transmission and 2-doors.
If they screw over the Dart Namesake like they did for the Charger, I will continue to be PO'd over it for the forseeable future.