Newtechfresh | Consumer Electronics Guide: DODGE DART

The Dart compact sedan is joining the growing list of Dodge models to be offered with the Blacktop package that adds a blacked-out styling treatment for an affordable premium, which in this case, stands at $295.

What you get with the Blacktop package is unique 18-inch Gloss Black wheels, Gloss Black side mirrors, plus black and ruby or black and light Tungsten cloth interior with ruby accent stitching, stripes and accents on the seats, doors, center console and instrument panel.

Exterior color choices include Redline Red, Header Orange, Blue Streak, Granite Crystal Metallic, Billet Silver, Pitch Black and Bright White.

The 2014 Dart Blacktop package is based on the SXT model with the Rallye Appearance Group that now comes as standard with the 2.4-liter MultiAir2 Tigershark inline-four engine producing 184 horsepower and 174 lb.-ft.

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It's reveal time for Fiat that pulled the covers off the new Ottimo, which is the hatchback version of the China-market Fiat Viaggio, or as North American consumers know it, the Dodge Dartsedan.

Displayed at the 2013 Guangzhou International Auto Show, the Ottimo comes with a very-Alfa Romeo Giulietta-style roofline and a more youthful looking front end featuring a thinner and overall sleeker grille and bumper design than the Viaggio, with Fiat also redesigning the tail lamps and bumper at the back.

Inside, the dashboard remains the same as the Viaggio, with the Dodge-sourced steering wheel looking kind of out place for anyone familiar with Fiat's interiors.

Fiat said that the addition of the five-door hatchback model to its China range will practically double daily production at the plant it runs in southern China with local carmaker Guangzhou Automobile Group.

Sales of the hatch will begin in China this December. There are no known plans to offer the car in other markets.

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