For those who lamented the new Dart with no SRT package, things are looking good:
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/31/dodge-working-on-300-hp-dart-srt4/
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Feb. 1, 2012 3:47 p.m. oldsaw SuperDork
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Feb. 1, 2012 3:50 p.m. moparman76_69 Reader
I assumed a 2.4 tigershark turbo would be in the pipe. Sub 2.0L anything in the srt would disappoint.
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Feb. 1, 2012 4:02 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork
300hp... it does not matter if it is from a 1.8, 2.0, or 2.4.. it is still 300hp
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Feb. 1, 2012 4:09 p.m. Conquest351 Dork
mad_machine wrote:
300hp... it does not matter if it is from a 1.8, 2.0, or 2.4.. it is still 300hp
Quoted for truth.
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Feb. 1, 2012 4:10 p.m. moparman76_69 Reader
mad_machine wrote:
300hp... it does not matter if it is from a 1.8, 2.0, or 2.4.. it is still 300hp
Yeah but 300 from a 1.8? Not sure what the torque curve would look like. The thing I like most about the 2.5 and 2.4s of the past was the torque.
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Feb. 1, 2012 4:37 p.m. RexSeven SuperDork
It will probably be based on the 2.0L or 2.4L. My question is, what's Dodge going to do about torque steer? Do they have a system like Ford's RevoKnuckle up their sleeves? Equal-length halfshafts + LSD? Nanny intervention (DO NOT WANT)?
I'm assuming AWD is out of the question for cost reasons.
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Feb. 1, 2012 4:58 p.m. Will Dork
The old SRT4 was one of 3 FWD cars I've driven that I actually enjoyed*. It'll be interesting to see how the Dart stacks up to its predecessor.
*Not trying to start a debate on the merits of FWD. It's just not my thing.
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Feb. 1, 2012 5:02 p.m. jstein77 Dork
I'm kind of partial to 2.5 turbos...
