According to reports on Chinese auto blogs, Fiat will rebadge the Dodge Dart and begin manufacturing it in China through the Guangzhou-Fiat joint venture this year. The first prototypes, thickly camouflaged, have been caught out in China by the local website PlayersChina.
Based on the C-EVO platform it shares with the Alfa Romeo Giulietta, Fiat could hijack the Linea badge for the badge-engineered Dart.
Dubbed C-Medium, one cannot help but notice the Dart's taillights, bonnet rake and daylight opening
This does not mean the Fiat-branded Dart will take over as the successor to the Linea in markets where the car is already sold. Fiat is testing the Linea facelift in Europe and the current model is expected to live on for a few more years before the next generation model sees daylight. Steering News is told the Linea successor is unlikely to be bodied on the C-EVO platform.
Fiat's version of Dodge Dart speculatively rendered by Theophilus Chin
The Fiat C-Medium is likely to be out in market by July after the premiere in Beijing during April. Under the bonnet, a locally made 1.4-liter turbocharged petrol engine with two outputs 88KW/210nm and 110KW/230nm, mated to a 6-speed ‘DDCT-C635′ dual clutch transmission will provide locomotion.
[Spyshot from Playerschina.com; Rendering from TheophilusChin.com]
Posted by Shrawan Raja on February 7, 2012. Read More on Fiat, Renderings, Spyshots · 1 Comment
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The car looks like the sedan version of VolksWagen Scirocco, very impressive and sporty looking.