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Dodge is reviving the Dart brand with a new 2013 car, and it"s adding a customizable digital instrument cluster that the company says is a first for a compact vehicle. We spent some time with a mock-up, and there"s a lot to like about the new layout. The 7-inch TFT display is bright with vivid colors, and while it"s nestled between the car"s physical RPM and fuel gauges the visual effect is that you"re viewing one continuous display. The system allows you to change the look of your speedometer with four different preset styles, and you can customize the information laid out in the corners of the screen: time, date, and available driving range are amongst the options. Turn-by-turn directions are also delivered to the display, and integration with the car"s Uconnect Media Center is of course included.

We were informed that some minor animations do occur when directions appear on the display, but a Dodge representative reassured us that the company has tested the system to ensure that drivers won"t be distracted (changing display presets is disabled altogether while the car is in motion). The 2013 Dart will be released later this year at a starting price of $15,995; there"s no word yet on when the new dashboard will be making its way to other Dodge vehicles.

Ever wonder how the 2013 Dodge Dart"s huge TFT instrument panel screen was developed?Well, according to Dodge"s latest ad, developing the high-tech feature required the use of a time machine.

In the 30-second ad dubbed "How to Make the Most Hi-Tech Car," Dodge shows how the Dart instrument panel"s TFT screen was made. First, Dodge claims, you start with nothing and then build a car from scratch. Next comes a time machine that pulls "Future Guy" from the year 3000, who travels back to 2012 to create the TFT screens. Finally, you send him back and destroy the time machine.

We"re pretty much in agreement with all the steps expect the first step, since the Dart wasn"t built from scratch but based on a modified Alfa Romeo Giulietta chassis.

The commercial spot will first air on September 5, just in time for the NFL season. It"s based on a longer ad that aired a couple months ago titled, "How To Change Cars Forever." That spot explains how the birth of the Dodge Dart and includes an appearance by NFL quarterback Tom Brady, who also makes a cameo in the second ad.

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* The wide range of available models, cool styling, spacious interior and sporty driving experience combined with excellent safety ratings and cutting-edge technology make the compact Dodge Dart sedan an attractive (if frequently overlooked) choice in an extremely competitive segment. Source: KBB.com

* The 2015 Dodge Dart boasts performance-inspired exterior design that leverages world-class architecture of Alfa Romeo and infuses it with Dodge passion and design. Clean lines from nose to tail form its curvaceous silhouette. The unmistakable split crosshair grille accentuates a low, wide stance. The available full-width racetrack style LED taillamps make an aggressive statement. The interior has an intuitive, fluid layout designed to be both beautiful and ergonomic. It offers ambient lighting, refined soft-touch surfaces, accent stitching and tactile grains or available hand-wrapped protein vinyl surfacing. The Dodge Dart includes a number of available class-exclusive features, including seating, dual temperature control, and a 7-inch Thin Film Transistor (TFT) premium cluster display. Not only does the display deliver real-time information on performance, navigation and vehicle status, it truly comes alive with countless ways to reconfigure in full color and incredibly rich graphics. The 2015 Dodge Dart is tuned to deliver with the available Uconnect 8.4-inch touchscreen, featuring AM/FM/CD/MP3 and available SiriusXM Satellite Radio. Get up-to-the-minute weather, fuel prices, sports, and movie listings with available Garmin Navigation and SiriusXM Travel Link. Choose from a 2.0L 16-valve Tigershark four-cylinder engine, a 1.4L 16-valve intercooled Turbo with MultiAir, or a 16-valve 2.4L Tigershark MultiAir II four-cylinder engine. Along with 10 standard airbags, reactive front head restraints, and available features like Blind Spot Monitoring, and Rear Cross Path Detection, the 2015 Dodge Dart is among the safest vehicles in its class. Source: The Manufacturer Summary

Neon, and Team Pentastar appears to be going all out. We were especially interested in getting a first-hand look at the automaker"s new infotainment system, and its interesting take on a next-generation instrument panel. The gauge cluster is powered by a seven-inch Thin Film Transistor (TFT) display that enables the driver to customize the interface to his or her desire, and appears to be simple and intuitive to operate.

Dodge Communications representative Kathy Graham was nice enough to give us a quick walkthrough of the cutting-age tech, and we have the video to prove it.

The 2013 Dodge Dart was loaded with technologies and features, some standard, and some new to the segment. The biggest-in-class 8.4 inch touch screen stereo, for example, could come with Garmin navigation, iPod and climate controls, voice activated Bluetooth®, SiriusXM Travel Link, and weather updates.

The class-exclusive 7-inch gauge cluster display, derived from the 200C concepts, can show digital or analog gauges, the navigation turn-by-turn display, an eco-meter, audio or phone information, or compass and temperature readouts.

The Dart’s instrument cluster display could be set up as a basic analog read-out, or a full digital display that clearly communicates car information. The driver can configure the screens to display the information they desire, mixing and matching information. The virtual gauges enhance communication between the car and driver in a simple, pleasing format.

With the push of a button on the steering wheel, drivers can select from two analog or two digital displays for the gauges, then customize further through the nine main menus. The system can be reconfigured as much as the driver wants, or not at all. Four small icons in the corners of the center display can be set to show information at-a-glance, including current fuel economy, outside temperature and compass direction. The nine main screens are speed, miles per hour or kilometers per hour, fuel economy, trip A odometer, trip B odometer, audio, stored messages, car information, and navigation.

Warning messages are displayed with an animated message, as well as text highlighted by a color change of the information bar. Warning messages are automatically sent into stored messages so a driver can review the message when parked.

The TFT cluster appears dark or blank until the driver starts the car. That’s when the floating island bezel begins to glow and the animated analog or digital instrumentation comes to life. Gauge numbers are around 14% larger than a traditional 3.5-inch cluster display, and in a performance font, which makes them easy to read. The gauges are backlit with LEDs, which makes them crisper.

The 2013 Dodge Dart features the largest touchscreen radio in its class. It integrates voice command, real-time information, multimedia, portable mobile devices and car settings.

The Uconnect Touch 8.4N now has Garmin® navigation (with lane guidance) and SiriusXM Travel Link with real-time fuel prices, movie listings, sports updates and weather. SiriusXM Travel Link is free for the first 12 months, the longest trial period of any automaker. It includes a USB port with iPod control, an SD card reader (MP3/WMA only), an integrated Gracenote® database to identify music on portable devices abd display album artwork (and improve accuracy of voice recognition of artist names and song titles). It also has SiriusXM Satellite Radio with song alert/game alert for automatic prompts of favorite songs/artists/games, and a CD player in the center console, along with the usual AM and FM.

The 2013 Dodge Dart returns to Chrysler’s traditional high-end audiophile maker — Alpine. The nine-speaker premium audio system with additional subwoofer includes a 12-channel, 506 watt amplifier and digital signal processing with 7.1-adapted surround-sound. Speakers are:

The 2013 Dodge Dart is the first compact car to offer drivers a heated steering wheel, used when temperatures are below 40 degrees. The steering wheel will continue to heat for 58-70 minutes before shutting off.

Dodge’s Compact U.S. Wide (CUS-wide) electrical architecture is adapted from the Fiat-based Compact Electrical Architecture. It is the backbone of the electrical system, delivering connectivity between advanced technologies and in-vehicle personalization, for enhanced driver awareness. This will be the first Dodge car to have both high- and low-speed data networks, equipped with as many as 40 individual modules.

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The first new image of the 2013 Dodge Dart (presumably the same Dart R/T that was featured in the previous exterior teasers) provides us a look at the gauge cluster of the new sedan, making it instantly clear that Dodge is going for a very sporty, yet upscale design for the new Dart. The center section of the gauge cluster features a massive 7” Thin Film Transistor (TFT) screen flanked by a brightly lit tachometer on the left side and the PRNDL/fuel gauge on the right side. This area offers customization to meet the driver’s tastes and needs, with the image on the right showing the radio information at the top, a large digital speedometer in the middle and a clearly visible navigation screen at the bottom.

Running around the entire gauge cluster and flowing over to the center stack of the 2013 Dodge Dart is an available ambient light package – a popular feature in a variety of newer Ford products that I have loved in my various test vehicles. This ambient lighting package is also extended to the foot wells, door handles, map pockets, glove box, center console storage compartment and cup holders. While these tightly cropped images don’t provide much of a look at other areas, we can see what looks to be a soft-touch dash covering finished in leather and contrasting red stitching.

The second new teaser image of the 2013 Dodge Dart offers a look at the center stack, featuring an 8.4” touch screen (a class exclusive and one of the largest in the industry) and from this large screen, the driver and passenger can control just about every feature of the car’s interior. This includes the 2013 Dart sedan’s satellite radio, heated seats, climate control, navigation and Bluetooth phone controls, with the entire display wrapped in the available ambient lighting package.

That is where the new information on the 2013 Dodge Dart interior ends, but as a part of today’s announcement, Chrysler included a few new tidbits about the upcoming C-segment sedan. In an effort to push customization, the Dart will come with 12 exterior color choices, 14 interior color combinations, and six different wheel options in addition to the choice of three engine and three transmission options. Chrysler also stated today that their aftermarket Mopar division will have “hundreds of customization options and themed packages specifically developed for the Dart”, likely including goodies like Mopar catback exhaust, Katzkin leather seats, Mopar floormats and, with any luck, some more serious performance items for the new engine options.

The 2013 Dodge Dart will make its grand debut at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show when it opens on January 9th and TorqueNews will be at the show in force – bringing you the Dart and all of the other major debuts from the Motor City show! Check out the gallery on the right for a closer look at the 2013 Dodge Dart teasers by clicking any of the thumbnails, now including interior images!