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Dodge Neon Srt-4
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It's truly remarkable how much performance and sophistication $20,000 buys these days. Each of these hot sport-compacts offers its buyers mean-streets looks, superlative road-holding, and plenty of power to keep life from getting dull. What we have here is a choice of gnarly, gnarlier, or gnarliest.

The new-for-'03 SVT Focus five-door is just as wonderful as was last year's three-door version. But the competition's turned up the wick, especially in the power department. While we still love the SVT's spirited locomotion, hatchback functionality, world- class handling, and overall integration, newer, turbocharged entries from Mazda and Dodge offer better all-around performance for the same or slightly less money.

Mazda's first toe dipped into the sport-compact ocean is going to make a big splash and is a great taste of things to come from the talented folks at MazdaSpeed. This Protege hits a sweet spot in the market, delivering fantastic handling, spirited performance, fine balance, great audio, and that signature sport-compact look without compromising the everyday useability of the car. With a few more ponies under its turbocharged hood, the MazdaSpeed Protege would be the hands-down winner of this contest.



One trip around the block will tell you the SRT-4 is immensely more entertaining to drive than the MazdaSpeed Protege or SVT Focus. As good as the Mazda and Ford are, this unexpected entry from a carmaker with zero sport-compact presence just delivers maximum grins and giggles for minimum coin. With acceleration, braking, and handling numbers akin to a Nissan 350Z and a price close to a four-cylinder Camry, the SRT-4 brings excitement to the just-under-$20,000 hot sedan segment.

It boils down to this: The world-class at-the-limit handling of the MazdaSpeed Protege isn't something you're likely to use often in everyday traffic, while the unexpectedly delicious power of the Dodge SRT-4 is a force you'll have a hard time resisting time and again. Game, point, match: Dodge--at least for now.



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Dodge Neon Srt-4 - NikiterZTS - 11-24-2006, 12:50 AM
Dodge Neon Srt-4 - euro_zx5 - 11-24-2006, 01:12 AM
Dodge Neon Srt-4 - scoobasteve - 11-24-2006, 01:16 AM
Dodge Neon Srt-4 - NOS2Go4Me - 11-24-2006, 01:25 AM
Dodge Neon Srt-4 - darkpuppet - 11-24-2006, 02:14 AM
Dodge Neon Srt-4 - Mike Rudat - 11-24-2006, 03:00 AM
Dodge Neon Srt-4 - NefCanuck - 11-24-2006, 03:02 AM
Dodge Neon Srt-4 - NikiterZTS - 11-24-2006, 03:53 AM
Dodge Neon Srt-4 - Flofocus - 11-24-2006, 04:01 AM
Dodge Neon Srt-4 - NOS2Go4Me - 11-24-2006, 04:21 AM
Dodge Neon Srt-4 - NikiterZTS - 11-24-2006, 05:35 AM
Dodge Neon Srt-4 - cornflakes - 11-24-2006, 06:22 AM
Dodge Neon Srt-4 - Frost__2001 - 11-24-2006, 07:30 AM
Dodge Neon Srt-4 - NikiterZTS - 11-24-2006, 07:45 AM
Dodge Neon Srt-4 - Frost__2001 - 11-24-2006, 08:03 AM
Dodge Neon Srt-4 - NikiterZTS - 11-24-2006, 08:09 AM
Dodge Neon Srt-4 - habmann - 11-24-2006, 09:36 AM
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Dodge Neon Srt-4 - NikiterZTS - 11-24-2006, 10:10 AM
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Dodge Neon Srt-4 - focusracer - 11-25-2006, 04:29 AM
Dodge Neon Srt-4 - kamilk69 - 11-25-2006, 06:18 AM
Dodge Neon Srt-4 - ZX5focused - 11-25-2006, 06:41 AM
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Dodge Neon Srt-4 - DD1 - 11-27-2006, 02:46 AM
Dodge Neon Srt-4 - NikiterZTS - 11-27-2006, 03:59 AM
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Dodge Neon Srt-4 - NikiterZTS - 11-27-2006, 08:23 AM
Dodge Neon Srt-4 - Drivesthebeast - 11-27-2006, 08:52 AM
Dodge Neon Srt-4 - NOS2Go4Me - 11-27-2006, 09:44 AM
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Dodge Neon Srt-4 - NikiterZTS - 11-27-2006, 11:53 AM
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Dodge Neon Srt-4 - Frost__2001 - 11-27-2006, 01:43 PM
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Dodge Neon Srt-4 - NikiterZTS - 11-28-2006, 12:44 AM
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Dodge Neon Srt-4 - scoobasteve - 11-28-2006, 01:17 AM
Dodge Neon Srt-4 - NOS2Go4Me - 11-28-2006, 02:00 AM
Dodge Neon Srt-4 - NikiterZTS - 11-28-2006, 05:43 AM
Dodge Neon Srt-4 - focusracer - 11-28-2006, 06:19 AM
Dodge Neon Srt-4 - NOS2Go4Me - 11-28-2006, 06:23 AM
Dodge Neon Srt-4 - NikiterZTS - 11-28-2006, 08:17 AM
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Dodge Neon Srt-4 - NikiterZTS - 11-30-2006, 12:41 AM
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