Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
11/6/20 3:40 p.m.
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The Dodge Neon and the later SRT4 may have been popular in our world, but after the car was replaced by the Caliber in 2005, we have yet to see a replacement besides the now discontinued Dart—or so we thought.

Known as the Fiat Tipo in Europe and the Fiat Egea in Turkey (where it is actually assembled), customers in …

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noddaz
noddaz GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
11/6/20 6:54 p.m.

95 horsepower?

frown

Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
11/6/20 7:07 p.m.

In reply to noddaz :

A 110 horsepower unit is also available, but it can only be had with the six-speed auto.

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
11/6/20 8:45 p.m.
noddaz said:

95 horsepower?

frown

From a 1.4l.  Sounds like it'd be giggly-manic, assuming the car around it wasn't bloated.

mad_machine (Forum Supporter)
mad_machine (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
11/6/20 9:44 p.m.

I can hear the howls of the Mopar faithful now, exclaiming it is not a "real" Neon.

Vigo (Forum Supporter)
Vigo (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
11/8/20 7:42 p.m.

Nobody would defend Neons if they weren't faster (on a track, mind you) than sporty cars that cost more than them, or weren't fun to drive. 

All the people who didn't care about what made Neons special but were shopping for a car like this probably already bought a Mirage, though. cheeky

I had one of those, too.. The guy i sold it to AWD and 4g63 swapped it (Evo2-ish).  Maybe there are people who cry about the current Mirage the same way some people miss when Dodge sold small cars that were cool. 

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
11/8/20 7:46 p.m.

Would you rather have the B13 Nissan Tsuru from Mexico?

Javelin (Forum Supporter)
Javelin (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
11/8/20 7:56 p.m.

Does it still have manual roll-up only windows in the back doors like the SRT4?

einy (Forum Supporter)
einy (Forum Supporter) Dork
11/9/20 4:48 a.m.

In reply to Appleseed :

Are they STILL selling that piece of crap car in Mexico?

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
11/9/20 8:02 a.m.

In reply to einy (Forum Supporter) :

No. They stopped...in 2017. 

Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter)
Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
11/9/20 8:06 a.m.

0/10 do not recommend

Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter)
Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
11/9/20 8:07 a.m.

In reply to Javelin (Forum Supporter) :

*All neons. 

aw614
aw614 Reader
11/9/20 8:21 a.m.

Im sad it doesn't have the round headlights 

MadScientistMatt
MadScientistMatt UltimaDork
11/9/20 8:37 a.m.

Certainly looks like a reasonable successor to the second gen Neon, but needs an ACR or SRT4 equivalent.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
11/9/20 8:42 a.m.
Javelin (Forum Supporter) said:

Does it still have manual roll-up only windows in the back doors like the SRT4?

Ugh, that always bugged me--kinda like how the rear windows were fixed in our '78 Malibu sedan. 

1988RedT2
1988RedT2 MegaDork
11/9/20 11:41 a.m.

The Neon was made from 1995 until 1999, at which time they dropped the coupe from the lineup.

Third generation Neon? 

Call it what you like, but that sir, is no Neon.

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
11/9/20 7:14 p.m.
Appleseed said:

Would you rather have the B13 Nissan Tsuru from Mexico?

Yes please.

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