If you're old enough to remember the Carter administration the name may be familiar but that means you're beyond the target demographics for the Dart revival. A fixture at the entry end of the Dodge lineup from 1960 through 1976 the Dart was discontinued in 1977 and its badge went into mothballs forgotten but obviously not gone. Now it's been resuscitated and affixed to this all-new line of compact sedans. So the name is the same and the new 2014 Dodge Dart occupies the same position in the Dodge passenger car hierarchy as the original. But the similarities end right there. The first car to incorporate engineering elements from corporate parent Fiat the revival Dart is a contemporary front-drive compact facing a considerably stronger competitive environment than its 20th century namesake. Does it have the chops to be a compelling alternative to the Chevy Cruze Ford Focus Honda Civic Hyundai Elantra Kia Forte Nissan Sentra Mazda 3 Subaru Impreza Toyota Corolla and VW Jetta? The answer is a definite maybe. Its styling is crisp if not exactly head-turning the structure is solid the engineering credentials look good and the number of equipment and trim choices exceptional. Like other cars in the compact class the Dart is aimed at young adults primarily in their early to mid-20s many of them married many of them with young kids. The Dart makes a good case for itself with young parental types thanks to an exceptionally roomy interior by compact sedan standards and a respectable complement of standard safety features. Basics. The Dodge Dart is as all-new as all-new gets in today's car business. Although fundamental elements of its unitbody foundations were adapted from the Alfa Romeo Giulietta the snappy Italian hatchback they've been stretched to accommodate the sedan body style: longer wheelbase longer overall wider track wider body. The dimensional expansions are accompanied by structural enhancements; 68 percent of the bod

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