I am confused though, the initial impressions of the ddct months ago were positive when Chrysler let the press try out the transmission. Now the same press is saying months later how awful it is.
When I drove the DDCT at first I felt that it was sluggish, slow to engage and jerky if you got on it wrong. Once I got a bit more comfortable with it those issues were less severe as I had to adjust my throttle control and get a feel for the car. Still it's not wrong for the reviewers to state those issues and if a lot of different sources are all saying the same thing then obviously there is truth to it. Now software flashes and later build models may solve this issue completely, but it's still something worth mentioning if you're reviewing the car.
And I fully support every review outlet bashing the transmission into the ground because maybe it'll make Dodge accelerate their 9-speed production and get it in time for my GT
This thread got me looking around different reviews and news stories for the Dart and it's actually not the reviewers that frustrate me but the people who comment. Such a bunch of ignorant people out there. Comments like "No V6 turbo AWD? TUUURRD!" Dude this is a commuter car that maxes out at ~25k and it's not intended to compete against the Speed3/FocusST. There's more to buying cars than it's 0-60. Ugh don't know why I'd be frustrated at the comments made by someone who thinks putting a fart can on a 92 del sol makes it a race car >.>
That edmunds reviewer is a total bozo. He has posted nothing positive. Today he totally posted false info about the Dart's climate controls. That man either hates chrysler with a passion or is getting paid to nit pick the car apart.
The dual dry clutch is the worst thing around. My 2.0 auto holds low gears too long , bounces around when accelerating and is a bad thing . This is one of the worst ideas in my opinion. Dont get the ddct because it sucks................
My ddct absolutely BLOWS driving in city traffic. While "driving" at the 8-12 mph crawl it jerks like 1st and 2 nd are in a tug of war and I will purposely Stay at about 5 mph so it doesn't jerk.... But a couple thousand miles into it and I just live with it
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