All three of them.
New Dodge Hornets reported as selling 33 percent below MSRP- worth consideration??
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Uses normal automatic transmission, no CVT.
Huh? That is nice to know. How reliable are they? Why do they sell so cheap?
wemay
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If I could only find a clean, stock one.
There a model year old. They were trying to sell them for $35-45K 6 months ago. There a very small SUV promote as a performance SUV. There is no market for that here. People buying in that market are buying Corrolla Cross, HR-V, CX30 etc for <$25K. Its probably the most competitive segment in the industry - just about everyone has an option there.
So no one bought them. My guess is there will be on 2025 models sold in USA either, so its now an orphan.
Nick1994
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$20k would be more reasonable
GON
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I am not in the market for that sort of vehicle. Currently working in Asia until summer of 2026.
Started this thread as deep discounts on vehicles had been slim to none post COVID. Prior to this thread, I had little to no knowledge on the current Hornet. Heck, I am not sure I ever saw one on the road.
The question is " could a Dodge Hornet at 33 percent off MSRP be worth taking a look at". Conses from BITOG appears to be no. Reliability, long term parts availability, and dealers' lack of experience servicing the vehicle are three of the factors that indicate even at 33 percent off MSRP- the Dodge Hornet is more likely than not a poor choice, especially when compared to the competition from Toyota and Honda.
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Count me among those who has never seen a Hornet in person.
Have we confirmed, there will be no 2025s? I got curious so I checked the website of my local Dodge dealer. They have 13 Hornets.... All 2024 model year. None "In Transit". And all marked down from as much as $50K.
Have we confirmed, there will be no 2025s? I got curious so I checked the website of my local Dodge dealer. They have 13 Hornets.... All 2024 model year. None "In Transit". And all marked down from as much as $50K.
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Ten 2025s are in transit to the metro Detroit dealers.
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The Dodge Hornet is the CUV for the all the CVT Haters!
Keep it until the wheels fall off. The depreciation is set to be beyond horrible.
Got the plug-in Hybrid Hornet as a rental for a Jetta or similar.. trunk is tiny, car isn't very spacious. Didn't return good fuel economy actually worse than my Wife's Santa Fe.
Never plugged it in, it has a small tank(11 gal) so abysmal range. Technology was good/cool. The "Turbo " Launch was cool, drivetrain was very smooth. Seamless transition from Gas to Electric and Visa Versa.
Really bad/loud exhaust drone from the rear, very surprising on how loud it was, never been in a car with an OEM exhaust that was this bad.
I enjoyed it for what it is, if you lived in a city and charge at home maybe it makes sense but maybe the discounts make it worth it
Never plugged it in, it has a small tank(11 gal) so abysmal range. Technology was good/cool. The "Turbo " Launch was cool, drivetrain was very smooth. Seamless transition from Gas to Electric and Visa Versa.
Really bad/loud exhaust drone from the rear, very surprising on how loud it was, never been in a car with an OEM exhaust that was this bad.
I enjoyed it for what it is, if you lived in a city and charge at home maybe it makes sense but maybe the discounts make it worth it
A buddy of mine drove his SRT Neon from his home in LA, to the Bonneville Salt Flats for Speedweek in 2004. He covered most of Nevada at 154 mph on GPS. He took me for a ride, it was a fun, inexpensive car.
Are you sure that wasn't fake exhaust sounds that manufacturers have been doing lately?
I've seen a few, hence my reference to three in a previous post. Now that I have had more time to think about it, they were all red, so it possibly could have been the same one. One of them was parked next to me for three days in the parking garage at The Tropicana in Atlantic City. Got a good look at it several times (I tend to use my car as a locker when I am there). Hornets would sell all day if they dropped the MSRP to 20-25K range (depending on the trim, options, etc).
It's because some of the motors these days sound like some household appliances. And it's not limited to 4 cylinder motors either. The 3.5 in the F150 sounds like a giant sewing machine. And that's a $60,000 truck in mid grade trim.
