2013 Dodge Dart vs. 2013 Ford Focus

 2013 Dodge Dart- The dart is back from its last production year in 1976. It seems that its is a great car and that everyone likes it, but is it as good as the long going frod focus thats been around quite a while.

Engines- Dodge offers 3 engines in the new dart. The smallest one is a turbo inline 4 1.4L that gives 160hp and gets around 27 mpg city and 39 mpg hoghway. The second engine is a inline 4 2.0L that also gives 160 hp and gets 25 mpg city and 36 mpg highway. The biggest engine offered is a 2.4L inline 4 that gives 184 hp and gets a little less than the 2.0L for mileage. I think that the motors they offer a good fit for the dart. the dart is not ment to be a really fast car but one to get good mileage and thats what they have done to it giving it 3 inline 4 options.

Cost-  The new dart starts out at around $16,500 for a basic version. For a high end most laid out dart it will cost you around $26,500. The dart is very reasonably priced I think and espescially for such a quality car.

Interior and Exterior-  Just like most of dodges vehicles the dart comes with a wide varierty of options available. You can choose the size of rims you want between the stock rims and a set of 17" rims. For the interior there is the option of gps navigation and touch screen stereo or the standard radio. Of course there is the option between cloth and leather of all differnt colors as well. Also available is a moon roof. I feel like dodge made this car as just a standard car instead of a super sylish flashy sports car. Its just an all around general car.

My Opinion-  I think that dodge did a great job with the new dart after bringing it back to life. Its an all around great car that gets good gas mileage and that looks pretty cool to in my opinion. It has a great exterior style and also a great interior style. The engines dodge gave this car are all great engines with great reviews that make this car very reliable. Its a great car.

The 2013 Ford Focus- The new ford focus has been recieving a lot of hype latley. In the past it was not that great of a car. Has it changed?

Engines- Only two engines are offered in the new ford focus but thats all it really needs. The first is a small inline 4 that can get 26 mpg city and 36 mpg highway which is very close to the dart. The other engine is a little more interesting: its a 107kw electric motor that can pull 110 mpge city which is insane. These motors have earned the focus best in class horespower. I think that the engines offered are perfect for this car. They both get great gas mileage and the gas engine puts out some pretty good horse. The electric engine is incredible and is definatly worth the extra money.

Cost-  A standard new ford focus with the gas engine starts out at around $15,500. The highest class for focus shoots up to around $40,000 when you stick that amzing electric motor in there but you get what you pay for and its definatly worth it.

Interior and Exterior-  In my opinion ford has given the focus some pretty cool options. There is of course the common options of leather, radio and the moon roof but ford has also given the option of a rear entertainment system which is something you dont see everyday in sedans. There are 7 diffent models of sedans available for the focus so there has to be one that you will like.

My Opinion-  I cant believe Im saying this but I think that ford might have out shined a dodge for once. The focus is a all around great dependable car and I cant think of anything in its class that would be better than it and top that electric motor and the overall quality of the vehicle. The dodge dart is still a great dependable car but it needs more work over the next few years if it wants to top the new focus. Go with the Ford (for once)