The IT Nerd

The interior of the Dodge Dart Limited is a very upscale one. Almost everything you touch has a soft feel and it looks very nice to the eyes. The seats which are leather are very supportive, but they could use a bit more side bolstering. Let me point out a few things that caught my eye:

This is one of the more unique instrument clusters that I’ve seen. Everything you see is on a thin film transistor display. It’s highly customizable and you can dispaly all sorts of info from fuel efficiency, what music is playing, to your text messages from your phone. It’s very vivid and clear. I’ll circle back to this when I review the technology in the car:

The center console has massive 8.4 inch touch screen. All the functions such as a HVAC, radio, phone, navigation are controlled from this screen. Like the instrument cluster it’s very vivid. This too I will cover when I review the technology in the car. I will say this, it is very intuitive to use. Sort of like using your smartphone in a way.

There are redundant HVAC and audio controls just below the screen. I’ll also note that the shifter looks nice in leather.

If you look carefully at the top of each cup-holder, you’ll see that they have mood lighting.

One unique feature is that the front passenger seat has a hidden storage compartment. Nice touch! If you look at the cup-holders at the bottom of the picture, you’ll see the mood lighting I spoke of earlier.

There is a very deep storage compartment in the center console. Not only does it contain the CD player, it also has a SD card reader, an aux jack for your MP3 player, and a USB port.

In the backseat area, there’s a small cubby hole to stick small items into.

If you flip down the center area of the back seat, you’ll get two more cup-holders.

Behind this panel on the back seat….

…. Is a ski pass thru. I’ll have to test it when my wife and I go cross country skiing this weekend.

The back seat has an added feature of a rear light on the roof. That makes makes for two lights in the car. That’s a nice touch.

The trunk is huge by the way. I’ll see how good it is when my wife and I go shopping later this week.

The glove compartment is of decent size.

And you get cup-holders in the doors to boot.

How about interior space? I was able to set up the driver’s seat to fit my six foot frame and then hop into the back seat easily and have ample headroom and decent legroom. This is important because compact cars typically have the reputation of having back seats that are very bad to sit in for any extended amount of time. Two people can fit back there fine. Three may be a stretch though. Speaking of the driver’s seat, It took me a bit of effort to find a position that I could drive comfortably because of the fact that the sunroof cuts into headroom if you’re six feet tall like me. But thanks to the power adjustable seats, I was able to find something that worked.

Complaints? Only two. I have a size 12 shoe and the area where the dead pedal is isn’t big enough for my foot. There’s also the sunroof that I mentioned earlier. Other than that, the interior is well thought through and everything is well placed.

The next part of the review will cover the driving experience in the Dodge Dart.

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