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Info: HomeMusclecar InformationModernDodge
Neon SRT4 |
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2003
Dodge Neon SRT4
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The 5.9
second Dodge SRT-4 a Sweet Place to Start for Enthusiasts or
Everyday Drivers - The Dodge
SRT-4 is designed to smoke the tuner market with an
estimated top speed of 148 mph, sub-six-second 0-to-60 mph
times. Estimated to be the quickest production car available
in the United States for less than $20,000. The Dodge SRT-4
id the second quickest car in the Dodge brand lineup only
the Dodge Viper is quicker.
Sport Compact
Car magazine agreed, naming the Dodge SRT-4 its Compact Car
of the Year for 2003. |
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While all racing enthusiasts
want their car to perform well, they also want it to look
great, too, inside and out. Both the interior and exterior
design of the Dodge SRT-4 include cues that convey the
customized look that enthusiasts strive for. the Dodge SRT-4
includes unique front and rear fascias, sill-mounted ground
effects and a Mopar signature deck-mounted spoiler. |
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On the
outside, performance cues start up front where a new front
fascia and a unique steel hood with an integral air intake
perches, ready to cool the powerful 2.4-liter turbo engine
lurking beneath. The Dodge crosshair grille design gives
Dodge SRT-4 a bolder face. Just behind the lower grille sits
a cast aluminum intercooler. |
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Dodge SRT-4 features special
17-inch aluminum wheels, which were shown on the original
2000 Neon SRT concept car. The expressive wheels were
purposefully designed to look like aftermarket wheels, with
tape-on weights and fuller width rim sections. The unique
spoke pattern allows for better airflow to the brakes.
Viewed from the side, Dodge SRT-4's clean design mimics the
sleek look popular on the street. A special side sill and
door cladding give SRT-4 the low, stealthy appearance of a
car made for racing. A new rear fascia and deck spoiler
continue the performance look of Dodge SRT-4. "The boldness
of the spoiler adds to the outrageous quality of the
vehicle.
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The taller, basket-handle type
spoiler also improves vehicle handling by generating
downforce. Minimal satin silver badging completes the
exterior performance theme and maintains the uncluttered
appearance preferred by many enthusiasts. Like the Dodge
Viper SRT-10, the number four in SRT-4 denotes the number of
cylinders in the engine. |
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Paired with SRT-4's
turbo-charged powerplant is a high-performance transaxle
that features a heavy duty, five-speed manual NVG T850
transaxle and a muffler-less, dual outlet exhaust system
with wider, 2.5-inch polished stainless tips. Adding to the
performance capability are a larger diameter throttle body
and a high flow intake manifold. New equal-length halfshafts,
high capacity clutch and drive plate assemblies and unique
engine and transaxle mounts round out the Dodge SRT-4
transmission system.
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SRT-4 owners also will enjoy
the car's agile handling capability made possible by 17-inch
aluminum performance wheels, sticky 50 series tires,
specially tuned strut and spring assemblies (front and
rear), sway bars (front and rear), updated knuckles and a
unique K-member. Dodge SRT-4 also features ABS and
four-wheel disc brakes with larger diameter calipers and
rotors, which lie ready and waiting to stop all the power
under the hood. The vehicle's standard 11-inch disc brakes
with upgraded pads assure that SRT-4 can drop from 60-0 mph
in less than 120 feet. |
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Production of Dodge SRT-4
started in the spring of 2003 at the Belvedere (IL.)
Assembly Plant, The facility began building Neon vehicles in
January of 1994, is also the manufacturing site for all
Dodge Neon models (Base, SE, ES, RT and ACR). |
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Source Of
Information: DaimlerChrysler |
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