2013 Dodge Dart SXT - Four Seasons Wrap-Up - Automobile Magazine
The 2013 Dodge Dart SXT is close to being an excellent compact car. We enjoyed many elements of the car during its twelve-month stay with us, but we just couldn’t get past the Dart’s hesitant and clunky, dual-dry-clutch six-speed automatic gearbox. Dodge isn’t alone in dealing with a dual-clutch controversy. Ford faced similar issues with the dual-dry-clutch unit in the Focus, as buyers found the shifts unpredictable. Good dual-clutch automatics like those from Volkswagen and Porsche are virtually indistinguishable from conventional automatics from behind the wheel, but less expensive and more efficient dual-dry-clutch setups tend to be far less pleasant. DeMatio was the first to stretch the Dart’s legs, taking it on a 300-mile round-trip to northern Michigan shortly after it arrived in December 2012. That was soon followed by winter jaunts around the Midwest before executive editor Todd Lassa... Graphic designer John Kalmar took the Dart to the Kentucky Derby in the spring and then to the Big Ten football championship game in Indianapolis late in the fall. Source: www.automobilemag.com
