Are the British mags just being nationalistic when they rip on the quality of the Italian cars? They make them sound like the Chrysler of Europe, oddly enough.

So true! :lol:

I am bias RWD/AWD. I just don't get FWD. This is clearly a personal problem of mine. lol. :burnrubber: For what I would consider to be a sports car, FWD just seems awkward.

I agree man. FWD in a performance model doesnt do it for me either.

I've had 3 FWD cars and 15 RWD cars... I bet you can tell which layout I prefer :thumbup:

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/9...wdsucksxz3.jpg

Is anyone seriously considering buying that Dodge POS? Haven't any of you ever driven a Caliber or a Neon before? Absolute, total, complete and utter RUBBISH. They couldn't PAY ME to drive one!

true that, i had a neon rear end me, she had hood damage,cracked her block, ruptured the radiator, and major body damage

i had to change out my styrafoam in my bumper and that's about it, didnt even chip the paint on my car, my trd exhaust cookie cut her front bumper lol....

Pricing has been released.. get a lot for your money. I know it's not a RWD, or AWD. But sometimes FWD can impress (Focus RS). Could get interesting.

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/16/2...to-22-495-r-t/

IS this the closest thing we'd get to an Alfa Romeo Mito/Guiletta?
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Dude you've had smarter posts than that. This car was developed with the help of the Italians. It's chassis engineering was extensively derived from the Alfa Romeo Giulietta. Now that doesn't say anything about it's reliability but comparing this to a Neon or Caliber is a bit rash. It will certainly be the best driving small Chrysler we've seen in a long time.

You're right, after looking at the pictures I can tell Dodge had very little to do with the development of the car, and that's a very good thing!! Well, I retract my previous statement, mostly. I still won't touch FWD.

I saw the Dart at the Atlanta International Car Show, it looked like a quality build from what you could tell at a 5 foot distance (it was on a spinning pedestal thingy guarded by booth babes).

Must be tough when you go to rent a car :-p

LOL@Dodge Dart being in VS section.

Haven't had to, yet! Last rental I was in was an Audi A8 L *sticks nose wayyyyy in the air*. Semantics aside, I won't willingly purchase a FWD car ever again. I've recently driven a Mini Cooper S, Cooper S Clubman, Volvo C30, and Audi A3, and I can't see myself in any of them. If the BRZ doesn't arrive before winter I might lease an A3 TDI through my work for a year, just to save $$ until next year. But that will be a long year of FWD lameness.