2013 Dodge - First Picture Of Hornet
The first image of the car that Fiat must absolutely submit by the end of the year and to be responsible in the second half of 2012 to ensure the group's presence in the area of compact sedans on the important North American market.
The new Dodge is developed on the modular platform that was used for the Giulietta. This compact Dodge should also inherit the petrol engines of the Alfa Romeo 1.4 L versions MultiAir its 135 hp, 206 Nm (TBC), 170 hp, 250 Nm and 1.75 L TBI 235 hp, 340 Nm These two engines should be associated with the TST box robot. Version 1.75 L TBI known under the logo of Quadrifoglio Verde
The TBI version 1.75 known under the logo Quadrifoglio Verde should become SRT4.
This new Dodge will be the successor of the current Dodge Caliber which will be produced again until the middle of next year when the new Hornet (Caliber and Neon names have been removed) will appear in the network Dodge. To benefit from extra 5% of the Chrysler Group, Fiat will build this car in the United States and it seems that it is the site of Belvidere, Illinois was chosen. The site is currently under development which suggests that this will be the place of production of the future Dodge Hornet. The car should be presented in November at the Los Angeles Auto Show as a show car before appearing in early 2012 in its final form.
