which is your fav srt

[keerus]

i saw an srt-10 truck at wal-mart the other day. it looked pretty cool, but there's something about trucks with standard transmissions that rubs me the wrong way.

my dad has a 96 viper gts, cobra blue, and it is gorgeous, so my vote goes for the viper. however, it would be close between the viper and the neon if the neon weren't fwd. a turbo awd neon is a pretty good idea in my opinion.

[HighRev87]

Originally Posted by keerus

my dad has a 96 viper gts, cobra blue, and it is gorgeous, so my vote goes for the viper. however, it would be close between the viper and the neon if the neon weren't fwd. a turbo awd neon is a pretty good idea in my opinion.

It would cost more and become almost direct competition with the WRX...and the WRX has alot more credibility for a well built car. Im not saying the SRT4 isnt a nicely made car, but Subaru is known for making some well built cars, including safety...Remember the STI that drove into a house? Passenger recieved like 1 scratch.

[keerus]

even a rwd srt-4 would be cool. kinda like a newschool 4-door 240sx.

[HighRev87]

I actually agree that the srt-4 would be awesome in RWD, with the power some people are pulling out of that engine, I cant understand why anyone would not want a RWD version.

[Muscletang]

If you take the Neon, add an extra turbo, slap AWD on it, maybe get a little better tuned engine, this thing could take on all the other SRTs.
Remember, Porshe's 911 has a little 3.6 that can out handle, accelerate, and perform the SRT-10 Viper.
True, it's a Porshe, but who says the same thing couldn't happen to an American car?

[duplox]

Originally Posted by Muscletang

If you take the Neon, add an extra turbo, slap AWD on it, maybe get a little better tuned engine, this thing could take on all the other SRTs.
Remember, Porshe's 911 has a little 3.6 that can out handle, accelerate, and perform the SRT-10 Viper.
True, it's a Porshe, but who says the same thing couldn't happen to an American car?

You could do that to ANY car... to be fair, slap a turbo on all of those cars, tune the engines.. no need to change most of em to RWD, so they get extra points for that. Then who wins? Uhhh still viper.
SRT-4 is FWD, automatic disqualification.
Crossfire is fugly.
Ditto for the Magnum
Ram, impressive but driving trucks is a PITA. Can't handle like a car.
Viper... fast, handles great, looks pretty good. +1

[Polygon]

Give me the Viper.

Also, the SRT-8 isn't out yet and it will be released as a 300C not a Magnum.

[Layla's Keeper]

I happen to like the Crossfire, a lot. I wish the SRT-6 version didn't have the tea tray spoiler (messes with that awesome boattail styling) and I wish the car sat about an inch and a half lower from the factory on smaller wheels (sorry dub lovers, but the 18/19in package makes the car look toyish).

But those are both problems a wrench like me could fix in a weekend. Though the rumor coming out of the DaimlerChrysler camp is that they're going to drop the Crossfire to go Vette hunting with this car.





It's codenamed "Firepower" and uses a 425hp version of the 6.1L Hemi. Look for the actual car to debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this month.

[street_racer_00]

Originally Posted by HighRev87

...Remember the STI that drove into a house? Passenger recieved like 1 scratch.

I didn't know Billy Joel drove an STi....

[CassiesMan]

LOL...I remeber that thread...House-1 Subaru-0...Anyways, I consider the Neon a direct competitor to the EVO and STi already. The only reason it is cheaper is becuase of protectionist policies. Free market my ass.

[Skyline_R32_Canada]

the srt-4 is not as good as an sti, a base wrx yes but sti no

[street_racer_00]

Originally Posted by Skyline_R32_Canada

the srt-4 is not as good as an sti, a base wrx yes but sti no

well DUH! It is about 10 grand cheaper though...

[HighRev87]

Getting off topic. The thread is which do you like. Dont do it by price...say "I like the viper" or "I like the front wheel drive 4banger."

[TypeS]

Originally Posted by CassiesMan

LOL...I remeber that thread...House-1 Subaru-0...Anyways, I consider the Neon a direct competitor to the EVO and STi already. The only reason it is cheaper is becuase of protectionist policies. Free market my ass.

No, it's cheaper because it's FWD, doesn't handle as good, doesn't perform as good, and IT'S A NEON!

You get what you pay for.

An STi will kill an SRT-4 in pretty much every category...stock for stock. They're not in the same class. Can an SRT-4 beat an M3 around the track or in the straight line? Sure, if you put money in it.

[Layla's Keeper]

2004 Dodge SRT-4 Neon

0-60 mph: 5.2 sec
0-100 mph: 13.4 sec
Quarter Mile: 13.9 sec @ 103 mph
Skidpad: .86g
Top Speed: 148 mph
Braking, 60-0 mph: 119 ft
Slalom Speed: 69.0 mph


2004 Subaru WRX

0-60 mph: 5.7 sec
0-100 mph: 15.0 sec
Quarter Mile: 14.4 sec @ 94.5 mph
Skidpad: .86g
Top Speed: 130 mph
Braking, 60-0 mph: 138 ft
Slalom Speed: 62.8 mph

2004 Subaru WRX STi

0-60 mph: 4.8 sec
0-100 mph: 12.9 sec
Quarter Mile: 13.2 sec @ 104 mph
Skidpad: .91g
Top Speed: 147 mph
Braking, 60-0 mph: 111 ft
Slalom Speed: 69.1 mph

Hmm, seems the WRX is lagging pretty far behind, but the SRT-4 and the STi are nip and tuck. So much for the "it's a Neon, it doesn't handle or perform as good" idea.

Hell, haven't you ever heard of the ACR package?