[codypet]

IMHO, the 200 suffered from multiple issues, but got canned way too quickly, money thrown away, to make room for Ram. In hindsight, they should've moved it to Belvedere and continued building it to recoup their investment, and to buy some time to add another product at that plant. But this didn't happen for reasons that we can speculate on, but really don't know.

Agreed. A recent Jalopnik blog even called it one of the most underrated cars.

 

[codypet]

I'm willing to bet my bottom dollar...or €0.84...or £0.72 as the case may be...that it's the 4 cylinder version of the 200 that's being referred to. It would be hard not to argue that the 2.4 litre leaves much to be desired. But...in V6 form, the 200 all of a sudden becomes a very pleasant driving experience.

Looking back...I wonder why the 3.2 litre V6 was never offered on the 200. Since hindsight is always 20/20...I wonder if the 200 should have been offered with the 3.2 as standard equipment, and the 3.6 as the upgrade option.

As long as I'm indulging in my own personal fantasy...A turbocharged or supercharged version of the 3.6 would have been so SWEET!!!

People have the same complaint with the 2.5 in the outback vs the 3.6 in the outback

 

[codypet]

Dart advertising was atrocious.........some stupid comic making an [I should have my mouth washed out with soap for using such terms] of himself.

I don't remember Dart ads with a comedian, only they Chrysler Pacifica (Gaffigan), and the Durango (Will Ferrell). Only Dart ads I remember were the ones with Tom Brady.

 

[codypet]

Dart and 200 needed hatch/sportback variants to be competitive. I see more Civic and Mazda 3 hatches driving around than their sedan counterparts.

The 10th gen Civic in particular I say more in hatch form than anything. I also thought Honda killed the coupe version of the Civic. I didn't even realize the Mazda 3 could be had in sedan form anymore.

The Dart in particular I feel like would have been a great liftback. Looking at the Fiat Viaggo hatch, I feel like that could have worked in the US.