▁was ▁a ▁r ally ▁inspired ▁design , ▁power ed ▁by ▁a ▁ 1 . 6 ▁L ▁super charg ed ▁ 4 - cy l inder ▁T rite c ▁engine ▁r ated ▁at ▁. ▁This ▁engine ▁was ▁capable ▁of ▁launch ing ▁the ▁car ▁from ▁ 0 ▁to ▁ 6 0 ▁m ph ▁( 0 ▁to ▁ 9 7 ▁km / h ) ▁in ▁ 7 . 5 ▁seconds , ▁and ▁had ▁an ▁estimated ▁top ▁speed ▁of ▁. ▁This ▁engine ▁was ▁manufact ured ▁in ▁a ▁Ch rys ler - B MW ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁in ▁Brazil . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁plans ▁for ▁D odge ' s ▁first ▁attempt ▁at ▁building ▁a ▁car ▁this ▁small ▁was ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁market ▁introduction , ▁but ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁financial ▁crisis ▁and ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁Ch rys ler ▁Chapter ▁ 1 1 ▁re organ ization ▁put ▁a ▁stop ▁to ▁further ▁development . ▁ ▁F iat ▁connection ▁Following ▁the ▁mer ger ▁with ▁F iat ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁it ▁took ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁and ▁un re ve aled ▁identity ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁more ▁likely ▁shared ▁F iat ' s ▁ 1 9 9 ▁platform ▁with ▁the ▁Al fa ▁Rome o ▁Mi To . ▁Design ed ▁to ▁comp ete ▁against ▁the ▁M ini ▁( B MW ), ▁the ▁new ▁Hor net ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁somewhere ▁between ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Ch rys ler