I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the weight of the vehicle yet. Its lightest version weighs in at 3,186 lbs and heaviest at 3,348 lbs. The Corolla base model is 2,734 (heaviest is 2,800). The Civic starts at 2,608 lbs. The Prius with all its "heavy batteries" is only 3,042. The Dart is a little longer than these cars, but a couple inches shouldn't mean hundreds of pounds.
I found this particularly hilarious (my emphasis added):
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The most portly Dart, weighing 3,348 lbs. (1,519 kg) with the new 2.4L engine and automatic transmission, actually is 21 lbs. (10 kg) heavier than the all-new ’13 Ford Fusion with manual transmission, which resides in WardsAuto’s Lower Middle car segment.
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