[valiant67]

By the time the Dart is reworked and refreshed and gets a 9 speed, will the Dart name be so tarnished that they will drop it like they did Sebring? I don't hate the Dart but the fact there have been so many enhancements yet there are are still so many mixed ad messages and "good but not great" reviews sure points to troubles. The 200 looks better placed at the outset than the Dart does 2 years into production.

 

[valiant67]

Most original Darts (A body Darts, not the original shorter "full sized Darts) were equipped with a slant 6 or a 273 (then 318) 2bbl and most were likely 4 doors (probably most green, gold or brown it seems). Heck for a bit it was a slant 6 only car.
The 273 HiPo, 340, 383, 440 and even Hemi Darts were the exception. But these are the ones people remember now and that is the image Chrysler marketed towards rather than the dependable compact sedan most Darts were.

 

[valiant67]

Having never driven the Dart I can't say for sure. But many of these smaller engines (and to an extent most modern engines) need to wind up higher than the redline would have been in engines 30 years ago.
It looks like max torque is at 4600 RPM, max HP at 6400 RPM.