In our first full road test of the car in the December 2002 issue we said the new SRT-4 redefines the collective concept of fast, raw and American and proves without question that Dodge is playing hardball.

One month later, in the January 2003 issue we put the SRT-4 up against seven other cars in a comparison test to find the best car for under $20,000. The SRT-4 finished a decisive first, outgunning the Mini Cooper S, Nissan Sentra SE-R, Hyundai Tiburon, Honda Civic Si, Volkswagen GTI, Ford SVT Focus and MazdaSpeed Protegé. Bottom line. It blew us away.

Then there's the price. Dodge did what it said, and priced the SRT-4 at less than $20 grand. That means it really is the quickest car you can buy for the money, which makes it, without argument, the greatest performance car buy of the year.

And that is why we have chosen the 2003 Dodge Neon SRT-4 as the 2003 Sport Compact Car of the Year.

Full article: http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/fe.../0302scc_neon/

To all the haters: :fawk:

 

But you know all the hater will say "blah blah blah quality blah blah blah it's american blah blah blah it's ugly"

 

It's still a Neon!




just kidding, Chrysler did an impressive job


:fawk:

 

Its ugly and I'm sure the quality will be horrible. I'll see you in a few years when I zoom by your broken down SRT-4 in my Si ok?

 

I think Car and Driver got a sub 6 sec. time to 60mph. That's very impressive for a 20 grand car with a warranty.

 

It comes with a 7 year/70,000 mile powertrain warranty. So you'll have to wait until then.

 

lol.

 

i'm sure reliability will be questionable that's why chry offers 7 years 70k to make owners feel safe buying one of their cars...but i applaud the srt for stirring up the hornets nest...i may try to get to a dealer to see one (1st time at a dodge dealer in a long long time)

 

i can safely guarantee chrysler's quality will exceed toyota in no more than 3 yrs... promised

 

what i really want to say will get me banned. and its christmas. so, sure, you are correct...........