Dodge Dart, First Drive

[Secret Chimp]

I must be around older cars too much. The interior looks fine to me.

And not having push button start or whatever is a detriment? What is this, Inside Line?

[TurboDan]

I must be around older cars too much. The interior looks fine to me.

And not having push button start or whatever is a detriment? What is this, Inside Line?

It's selling cars to a demographic that wants as much technology loaded into the cabin as possible without having to resort to outrageously expensive options packages. Give people more for their money and that's one more reason to buy Car A instead of Car B.

[Secret Chimp]

I guess I've become an old fart much sooner than I planned.

[Soup DeVille]

I guess I've become an old fart much sooner than I planned.

No, you're too young, and like all youngsters you've already become bored with electonic eye candies.

[CJ]

The people who want the fancy electrics will get them.

[hotrodalex]

I must be around older cars too much. The interior looks fine to me.

And not having push button start or whatever is a detriment? What is this, Inside Line?

Yeah, that interior is way better than what came in cars 10 or 15 years ago.

[93JC]

I must be around older cars too much. The interior looks fine to me.

And not having push button start or whatever is a detriment? What is this, Inside Line?

Some people need to get over themselves.

The battleship grey interior is not particularly attractive, but the design is a'ight. And I don't care for the in-dash ignition but otherwise...

[Rich]

Of all the changes to cars in the last 10 years, its actually the demise of the standard key that I'm having the most trouble getting used to.

+1

[Raza]

No push button start?  What the fuck is this, a Model fucking T horse?

[Rupert]

'80s Porsche interiors look better than anything new I've seen, and they're relatively gadget-free.

[Soup DeVille]

'80s Porsche interiors look better than anything new I've seen, and they're relatively gadget-free.

I still love old school VDO gauges.

[Rupert]

Aye. Simple, clean.

[LonghornTX]

That picture is of the cheapest, most base model available. The upper level models do indeed have great looking interiors, especially the R/T

[MrH]

It's selling cars to a demographic that wants as much technology loaded into the cabin as possible without having to resort to outrageously expensive options packages. Give people more for their money and that's one more reason to buy Car A instead of Car B.

Content costs money.  They can't price themselves out of the market.  They already get more in the Dart for the dollar than most of their competitors.

I've seen this car and sat in it multiple times.  Interior has a ton of content for the dollar.  The front overhang is just as awkward in person as it looks in pictures.  Kind of a gimmicky, but overall cool interior.  I would take it over the current focus any day.

[hotrodalex]

Kind of a gimmicky, but overall cool interior.

Gimmicky has been Dodge's forte the past decade or so.

[S204STi]

No push button start?  What the fuck is this, a Model fucking T horse?

[cawimmer430]

Plymouth Volare!

You bet! AWESOME!!!  

EDIT: Huge slow loading picture of the awesome Plymouth Volare removed per Rupert request!

[Rupert]

Please don't post huge slow photos of a car that no one likes.

[cawimmer430]

Please don't post huge slow photos of a car that no one likes.

I like it. 

[S204STi]

So, are these for sale yet?  Because on my way to Salida on Sunday I passed going the opposite direction a white Challenger followed by two of these, closely, as if they were in a convoy.

[Rupert]

I like it. 

Just post a normal size pic if you have to troll it. Thanks, though!