The underdog, the wolf in sheep’s clothing. Those who loved the SRT-4 affectionately called them “Skittles” in honor of the bright colors they were available in such as Solar Yellow, Electric Blue, Flame Red and Orange Blast. To many though, they were just a Neon. A Neon they were indeed, but one on some serious steroids. At 230hp and 250 ft.-lbs of torque being produced from their 2.4L turbocharged four cylinder engine, the SRT-4 roared to 60 mph in 5.6 seconds, to 100 mph in 13.8 seconds and covered the quarter-mile in 14.2 seconds at 102 mph. This definitely wasn’t your typical run-of-the-mill Neon. Over their three years of production from 2003-2005, just over 25,000 SRT-4s were built.

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