[Allpar News System]

While the Mopar people have kindly provided a photograph of one its seats to tease us in advance of the Chicago reveal (assuming that they are, indeed, revealing a Dart), Chrysler Canada has gone much further by showing exactly what you get (and pay for) a Dodge Dart Mopar '13. The 2013 Dodge Dart Limited, a well-equipped car (especially in Canada, where it includes an automatic), lists at C$23,245 on dodge.ca; adding the 1.4 liter engine brings the price to C$24,545 (C$26,240 with destination and Federal a/c tax). Dodge’s web site lists the Mopar 13 Package as a no-charge option on top of the Limited with 1.4/DDCT (Americans will almost certainly find a different set of pricing-and-feature configurations). For Canadians, the Mopar 13 package adds 18 x 7.0 gloss-black aluminum wheels with low-profile P225/40R18 tires; a body-color crosshair with black surround; “blackened look” applied to the headlamp bezels, shifter..

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[fargo59]

wow! must be time for the 2014 model year then!

 

[UN4GTBL]

Wheels: 18" x 7.0" Gloss Black Aluminum
Tires: P225/40R18 XL AS
Body Colour Crosshair w/Black Surround
Black Headlamp Bezels
Black Shift Bezel w/Accent Stitching
Blue Brake Calipers
Blue Hood, Roof & Deck Lid Graphic
Body Colour Door Handles
Delete Floor Mats
Gloss Black Interior Accents
High Intensity Discharge Headlamps
Bi-Xenon Headlamps
LED Racetrack Taillamps
Lt Black Chrome I/P & HVAC Bezels
MOPAR Blue Accents
MOPAR Body Colour Front Spoiler
MOPAR Exterior Badging
MOPAR Front Splash Guards
MOPAR Performance Exhaust
MOPAR Premium Floor Mats w/Logo
MOPAR Rear Decklid Spoiler
MOPAR Shift Handle
MOPAR Stainless Door Sill Guards
MOPAR Wireless Charging Pad
SIRIUSXM Satellite Radio
1-Year SIRIUS Radio Service
Additional Subscription Fees Apply
For More Info Call 888-539-7474
Radio: UConnect 8.4 CD/MP3
Includes 8.4" touch screen.

This option features:
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Feature: Chrome tailpipe finisher
A chrome-tipped extension is attached to the end of the exhaust pipe.
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Feature: Sport suspension
A sport suspension is designed to provide taut handling for maximum vehicle control. Features may include higher spring rates, unique shock absorber valving, stiffer stabilizer bars and special bushings.
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Feature: Front splash guards
Front splash guards are installed at the rear edge of the front fender behind the wheel well.
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Feature: Rear lip spoiler
A lip style rear spoiler is an additional, molded air foil piece attached to the rear of the vehicle. This type of spoiler has no gap between it and the vehicle.
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Feature: Black front bumper rub strip or fascia accent
A rubstrip is a separate piece attached to the front bumper or fascia that protrudes slightly from the surface. It is designed to protect the exterior surface of the bumper or fascia from scratches and abrasions. A fascia accent is a decorative application incorporated into the fascia of the vehicle.
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Feature: Body-colored grille
The decorative appearance of the opening on the front of the vehicle. Designed to protect the radiator from large debris and to assist in channeling air to the engine compartment.
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Feature: Body-colored door handles
The exterior door handles are body-colored.
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Feature: Badging
Identifies a model with a distinctive package and enhances appearance.
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Feature: High-intensity discharge low and high beam headlamps
High-intensity discharge (HID) headlamps with xenon bulbs for low and high beams produce an intense bluish-white light that more closely approximates natural daylight.
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Feature: Front Wheel Diameter
The diameter of the wheel rim, not including the flange or lip of the rim.
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Feature: Front Wheel Width
The width of the front wheel rim, not including the flange or lip of the rim.
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Feature: Rear Wheel Diameter
The diameter of the rear wheel rim, not including the flange or lip of the rim.
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Feature: Rear Wheel Width
The width of the rear wheel rim, not including the flange or lip of the rim.
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Feature: Black painted wheels
The front and rear wheels are painted black.
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Feature: Aluminum wheels
Aluminum wheels are light and strong.
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Feature: Passenger vehicle tire rating
The letter P designates a passenger car tire.
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Feature: Front Tire Width
The width of a tire, also known as the "section width". This is the width of the tire in millimeters at its widest point from sidewall to sidewall.
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Feature: Front Tire Aspect Ratio
The height of the tire sidewall in relation to the tire width. For example, an aspect ratio of 70 means that the sidewall is 70% as high as the tire is wide.
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Feature: Speed rating: H
Speed rated to safely travel at up to 130 mph or 210 kph.
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Feature: BSW sidewalls
BSW tires have black sidewalls.
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Feature: AS tires
All-season tires are designed to provide good all-around traction and handling, and a smooth, quiet ride in all conditions.
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Feature: Front Tire Diameter
The diameter of the wheel rim that the tire can be mounted to.
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Feature: Passenger vehicle tire rating
The letter P designates a passenger car tire.
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Feature: Rear Tire Width
The width of a tire, also known as the "section width". This is the width of the tire in millimeters at its widest point from sidewall to sidewall.
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Feature: Rear Tire Aspect
The height of the tire sidewall in relation to the tire width. For example, an aspect ratio of 70 means that the sidewall is 70% as high as the tire is wide.
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Feature: Speed rating: H
Speed rated to safely travel at up to 130 mph or 210 kph.
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Feature: BSW sidewalls
BSW tires have black sidewalls.
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Feature: AS tires
All-season tires are designed to provide good all-around traction and handling, and a smooth, quiet ride in all conditions.
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Feature: Rear Tire Diameter
The diameter of the wheel rim that the tire can be mounted to.
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Feature: Carpet front floor mats
Front carpeted floor mats are included.
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Feature: Chrome instrument panel insert
The instrument panel is accented with chrome trim.
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Feature: Piano black console insert
The center console has decorative trim which enhances its visual appeal.
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Feature: AM/FM/Satellite
In addition to traditional AM and FM radio reception, this radio, when properly equipped, is capable of receiving digital radio signals from a satellite.

I'm interested in which rear spoiler it is, and what the inside looks like with the "piano black" console

wow! must be time for the 2014 model year then!

I have no idea why they bring these vehicles out so late in the model year.

 

[Dave Z]

Maybe to create midseason buzz.

 

[Mike V.]

Isn't there already piano black inside the Dart?

 

[UN4GTBL]

Isn't there already piano black inside the Dart?

I don't think its a glossy black

This is what I think of when I "hear" piano black (Radio surround)

 

[BigDaddySRT]

It's all just to make a buzz... and then Mopar will let us down.


They make all this hype, showing all these Mopar Parts on the Mopar Vehicles... and then don't put any of them on the production vehicle.

 

[Moparian]

It's all just to make a buzz... and then Mopar will let us down.


They make all this hype, showing all these Mopar Parts on the Mopar Vehicles... and then don't put any of them on the production vehicle.

Sadly this is true.

 

[Mike V.]

It's all just to make a buzz... and then Mopar will let us down.

They make all this hype, showing all these Mopar Parts on the Mopar Vehicles... and then don't put any of them on the production vehicle.

Yup, it seems Mopar is a shell of itself.

At least with the Dart, according to the order info above, we will finally start to see some of the promised parts trickle down. This car is loaded with Mopar stuff, according to the Canadian info anyway.

MOPAR Body Colour Front Spoiler
MOPAR Exterior Badging
MOPAR Front Splash Guards
MOPAR Performance Exhaust
MOPAR Premium Floor Mats w/Logo
MOPAR Rear Decklid Spoiler
MOPAR Shift Handle
MOPAR Stainless Door Sill Guards
MOPAR Wireless Charging Pad

Mike

 

[BigDaddySRT]

Yup, it seems Mopar is a shell of itself.

At least with the Dart, according to the order info above, we will finally start to see some of the promised parts trickle down. This car is loaded with Mopar stuff, according to the Canadian info anyway.

MOPAR Body Colour Front Spoiler
MOPAR Exterior Badging
MOPAR Front Splash Guards
MOPAR Performance Exhaust
MOPAR Premium Floor Mats w/Logo
MOPAR Rear Decklid Spoiler
MOPAR Shift Handle
MOPAR Stainless Door Sill Guards
MOPAR Wireless Charging Pad

Mike

I completely understand the Mopar Edition, and all the Specific Mopar Parts.

But.... If you are going to "Black Out" the Vehicle to make it look menacing, then give it some true Performance Upgrades to make it stand out above the "Limited DART".

 

[Dave Z]

That would be the ideal but it's not what they've been doing, largely, I suspect, due to costs.

 

[Stratuscaster]

And in some cases, the adoption of CARB-like requirements, I would guess.

 

[Dave Z]

Extra testing costs. Yup.

 

[Mike V.]

I completely understand the Mopar Edition, and all the Specific Mopar Parts.

But.... If you are going to "Black Out" the Vehicle to make it look menacing, then give it some true Performance Upgrades to make it stand out above the "Limited DART".

As Dave and Strat said... It's a fine line. You have an option package on an existing car. You have to be careful not to push the car out of the window of its approval.

I think putting it on the Limited is bad personally, but they are so far behind on the GT that there may not have been a Mopar 13 had they waited much longer.

Mike

 

[jerseyjoe]

If you call it redline monochrome or blacktop that;s fine. Really tired performance names becoming color and chrome options, for me hardly worth getting excited over. To a performance person its risking the tagline of "another gutless wonder". I have had people tell me at a traffic light how much more power brand X has.

 

[Stratuscaster]

No different than other brands and marketing using terms like "Xtreme" or "Ultimate".

Nissan uses "S", "SV" and "SL" - do they actually "mean" anything? No more than "SE", "SE Plus", "SXT", and "ES" ever did.

I found it odd and confusing that they announced the Dart Aero, but yet they also equip non-"Aero" models with many of the features found on the Aero.

 

[Moparian]

No different than other brands and marketing using terms like "Xtreme" or "Ultimate".

Nissan uses "S", "SV" and "SL" - do they actually "mean" anything? No more than "SE", "SE Plus", "SXT", and "ES" ever did.

I found it odd and confusing that they announced the Dart Aero, but yet they also equip non-"Aero" models with many of the features found on the Aero.

The Aero also includes lighter weight suspension pieces, smaller gas tank and low rolling resistance tires in addition to the "aero" tweaks on the other models.

 

[duster92]

Didn't Bob say the performance enhanced computers were no longer allowed under the new rules?

 

[joe_]

... LED racetrack headlamps ...

I'm pretty sure that should be LED racetrack taillamps. It even says so in the image.

 

[Jose Santos]

Couldn't they at least tweaked the engine a little bit? Especially on the MultiAir Turbo? How much is a cold air intake from Mopar?