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2004 Dodge Neon SRT-4 Compact Sports Sedan
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Aggressive styling at the prow reflects cues of street performance machines with a deep fascia etched with multiple air intake ports and cross-hair grille plus a horizontal port carved into the shapely hood.
On flanks SRT-4 carries curvy sills that pitch the body low to the ground like a racer. Round wheel arches are large with wells filled by low-profile 17-inch tires rimming aluminum wheels that resemble pricy aftermarket rollers.
At the tail a tall basket-handle spoiler flies off the deck and works at speed to exert force on rear wheels and pin them to the pavement.
A choice of four strong paint colors mark the SRT-4 in Flame Red, Black, Bright Silver Metallic or Solar Yellow.
Beneath its muscular skin, the souped-up sedan conceals special suspension tweaking with performance-tuned struts and springs plus heavy-duty sway bars. The tuning, tight and nice, keeps the body in an athletic stance to handle hard-wrought turns.
Steering, through a direct rack and pinion system, was designed to feel neutral but respond quickly to a driver's demands, as do the disc brakes with 11-inch rotors and upgraded brake pads.
Further, a computerized anti-lock devise brings more control when steering and stopping.
Additional safety elements on SRT-4 include frontal air bags for driver and front passenger plus an optional pair of side-impact air bags.
The cockpit also comes with the look and feel of a customized performance car. Front seats, patterned after a wrap-around design for buckets in the Viper SRT-10, contain reinforcements in lateral and lumbar segments to support the torso when this car runs through a wiggly chute. Also, textured cloth fabric lines the face of each bucket for extra grip, with bolsters wrapped in vinyl.
The steering wheel in three-spoke style has leather on top looking like carbon-fiber material, while the design of the wheel allows the driver to keep an eye cocked toward dials in the instrument cluster.
