Originally posted by sigma:
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OK based on what I see if you were to have HONDA come out with a turboed civic and it beat the neon you guys would be all over it just like the neon. guess if Kia came out thw an AWD turboed car it would be bad ass too
and yes the SVT contour is still a Contour just as the focus SVT is still a focus yes they are faster but it is stil that car other wise they would call it something else



Which is exactly why it is NOT the "Neon SRT-4" it is just "SRT-4". It's based on the Neon's platform, looks 90% similar to a Neon, but it is not marketed as a souped-up Neon, like the Focus SVT is marketed as a souped-up Focus. It's marketed as a whole new car.

And if Honda or Kia came out with a car that I liked, then yes, I would be all over it. But I doubt it would be a Civic or Sephia, because I don't like their styling. The new Neons look good, and the SRT-4 even better (minus the wing, and the SRT-4 with concept mods even better than that.

And you'll probably find that most of those that like the SRT-4 are not those that thought the Neons sucked in the first place.

They obviously don't suck that bad, they have their own racing circuit or something-another.



It's based on the Neon's platform, because that is what it is! A lot of the hardware (engine, tranny, brakes) are different than your average Neon, but alot of the exterior and interior materials are the same. I guess by calling it just the SRT-4 they are trying to deny it's great heritage.

The Neon ACR was definitely pretty fierce on the track, but then as well as now, it still wasn't very competitive in it's class overall, same thing with the current Neon.

I hear everyone saying "it's the quickest new car under 20k" (SRT-4), which indeed it is. That's the only argument ever really made, because that's just about all the car has going for it.

"Bros before Hoes" <-- More men need this mentality.