Dodge is going to start selling a turbo-charged Neon from the factory, check out

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0-60 in 5.9 and under $20,000 isn't a bad deal at all, even if it is a Dodge

*really hopes Acura has a few tricks up its sleeve*

 

UGLY, but quick, i wonder what mopar will have instore for that piece.

 

wow.that is kind of cool.... a fast car.and nice interior too...especially the steering wheel?

 

holy shitz! thats gunna be a crazy ass car!

 

Tuning this with basic bolt ons, will bring this engine to 300HP-350Hp easy. After traction is gained, this thing will be a rocket. Too bad AWD is not an option. Dont forget that this is a 2.4 liter engine which means, theoritically, there is more potential for power than the engines in the WRX, old DSMs, etc. Depending on how strong the stock bottom end is, this might be a thing of beauty to uptune.

 

Damn, that thing will be fucking fast. Too bad its a Dodge
Its also a shame that that neon will rock our CL's world on a street. Can see it now, "Lost to Neon " over in the racing forum.

 

but win or lose, they were still driving a neon.

 

Yeah, you think you see a lot of Neons now? Just wait, we'll tripping over those POS's everywhere....:thumbsdn:

 

drop that bad boy a few inches and i actually think it will look hot <---- did i just say that

MaCe

 

I think it looks pretty cool. Glad to see american car companies trying.....now, if they could only get their reliablility, service etc up to par!!

 

there is a guy that lives in my area with a dropped 01' neon, it looks way better with the ass tucked down about 3 inches. i never understood why they are shaped like wedges.

 

hehehe

 

YES, that thing is going to KICK ASS like my little Dodge Omni GLH-S Turbo did back in 1987.
That car had a 5-Speed and 174 horsepower in a little body that weighed like 2,500 pounds.
I used to have fun terrorizing Mustangs & Camaro’s that were caught off guard.

What ever happened to the TWO DOOR neon?
I think this package would have been even BETTER in that car.

Shawn S

 

Either way you look at it, its still a fawkin Neon

 

Its gonna be fairly limited with only 5000 going into production. Still a lot of bang (performance wise) for the buck.

 

It seems to me that the designers for the new neon wasn't creative at all.

"Hey maybe we'll just convert the WRX front alittle and slap it onto the new neon and say it is ours."

 

its interior doesnt look half as bad as some neon's out there. the rims look funny on it tho and what is that? TRUCK SIZE GROUND CLEARANCE? nice lil engine but still a neon.

 

dats not bad 4 a neon wit a top speed of 148....dats impressive.....it lookz ok....needz colored mirrors tho

 

That car is ugly, the front looks even worse than the wrx. As fast as it is off the lines, it'll hit the service dept even faster. Just like the focus svt recall, I envision plenty of recalls and problems for this car.

 

I don't care if it had 350 HP i wouldn't buy it.#1 cause it's a Dodge and I had a Dodge Truck that was POS. #2 my friend with a 1/2 ton 4x4 Chevy pickup hit a guy with a newer style neon(not the brand new style but it was a neon) AT 35-40 MPH and basically put the trunk in the backseat. they said if anyone would have been in the backseat they would have ATLEAST been seriously injuried. Everyone walked away okay thank goodness. but that Neon in the graveyard
Plus as I say MOPAR=More Orginal Parts Are Replaced

 

Looks ugly and the cockpit looks cramped!

oh, and it's a Dodge

 

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I saw it two weeks ago at an SAE meet. The car will be made by Performance Vehicle Operations (PVO) group. It looked acutally good in life than the picture. They are the sampe people that are working on the 03 viper.

They are trying to compete with the SVT people, and the rest of the rice rockets out there (as it was said by their team leader )

 

rice rockets what ever they're the one that looks like a "mini-me WRX"

 

That CT SC is lookin' mighty good about now. I guess $4500 USD is the price I'll have to pay to keep my pride intact.:P

 

Who cares? Just because its fast doesn't mean shit to me. I've been beaten by turboed Civics and if I get beat by a this new neon big deal. At the end of the day I'm in a fully loaded Acura he's in a POS Neon.

 

It's not too appealing knowing that it's a Dodge NEON! The engine is good... hmmmm
Don't know what to tell ya'll. Except that those who bought the 2001/02 Neon are ASSed-out!!!!