Wow. You're an arrogant ***. You act like you're better than those guys but in the process you come across as an arrogant, pretentious *****. I owned an SRT-4 before I bought my Evo and it wasn't a second rate car by any means. I would never have imagined 5 years ago that I'd own a Neon...but it's about as much a Neon as an Evo is a Lancer.

These threads always go from informative to immature because of clowns like this guy above talking out of his *** about a car he test drove for all of 5 minutes. Well I put 25k hard miles on my '04 SRT-4. I never had one, single, little problem whatsoever. If Dodge is making bad cars I certainly didn't get one of the lemons. On top of that the car was cheap and easy to mod. I'm no mechanic, but I alone installed stage 2, lowering springs, 3" exhaust, a blow off valve and a short throw shifter. It was a fun, affordable car. Had it been AWD or RWD I'd still be driving it. Problem is after about 270fwhp is becomes really tough to put that power to the ground. With the Evo the sky is the limit...assuming you've fortified the drivetrain accordingly if it's uber power you want.

In any event...yes...the SRT-4 has a Mitsubishi turbo. In fact the Mopar stage 3 kit comes with the neccesary hardware to turn your factory turbo into the EXACT same 16g twin scroll that comes on the Evo from the factory.

As I understand it the financial status of Mitsubishi is secure for the next 5-8 years because of the loan they received from Tokyo Bank. Their relationship with Daimler Chrysler (and Hyundai) is more of a technology share and R&D joint venture. The Neon platform, like the Lancer platform, is going away. Both companies will share the successive compact platform...sorta like how the Dodge Stratus and Mitsubishi Eclipse share a platform right now. Engine options, interior, and most other cosmetics will remain separate I would assume.

Right now the SRT-4 is more or less than 2nd or 3rd cousin of the Evo. They share little else than a turbo housing and a few plastic parts. However, the thing I'm interested in seeing is if the next SRT-4 (remember...the Neon platform is just a vessel for the SRT-4 badge) will share the same platform with the Evo X (remember that the Lancer platform is just a vessel for the Evolution badge). If that's the case I wouldn't be surprised if the next SRT-4 is AWD. That would be awesome IMHO. Look what kind of benefits the consumer has enjoyed as a direct result of the rivalry between Subaru and Mistu over the STi and Evo. Throwing a 3rd turbo, AWD, 4 door compact into that mix can only lead to more competition...the end result of which we, the consumer, will enjoy.

Try to think rationally people. Both the Neon and Lancer are going away. Dodge and Mitsubishi are intent on sharing platform to minimize production costs. The next few years should be interesting.

 

You pretty much reiterated what I already said, so I agree up until this last point. and yes, I am splitting hairs, but I feel it has to be said. Chrysler just signed a check. It is Mitsubishi who developed the DSM and the Lancer. It is the Neon that is going away, not the Lancer. Mitsubishi has designed the next generation platform for its Lancer and Chrysler is buying it from them for their small cars. They can call it a Caliber or whatever, but it is their car becoming Mitsubishi based, not the other way around. The engine, well that's another matter. It came from the engineering of three different companies, so interesting indeed.

 

Right...my bad. I didn't mean to repeat. Thanks for correcting me. Mitsubishi will keep the Lancer name, even though the platform will significantly change for '06. However both the Neon name and current 2nd generation platform will become extinct, and Dodge will fill the void in their compact lineup with a platform developed and then borrowed from Mitsubishi...to be called whatever the hell Dodge wants...let's just hope the name isn't as femmy as "Neon" since they want men to buy them too this time around.

 

Sweet Jesus, thanks, now I don't have to say it... If you've owned an SRT 4 for longer than a week, by all means, please comment on it... if not, keep your mouth shut. Comment on cars you've owned, not on ones you have raced a few times and met a few owners. How often do they get warranty denials for stupid things anyway? And lets not forget the Mazdaspeed 6, it's not as fast, (what, like a claimed 240 bhp?) but it is an AWD performance sedan, is it not? The SRT-4 does a good job of keeping its ground in the Evo/STi world, so stop whining.

 

beg to differ... SAAB, Volvo and Audi were all MASS producing turbo vehicles in the early 80's. SAAB 900 turbos and Volvo GLTs (turbo bricks) were everywhere. Nissan had 280zx turbos back in 82 or 83.

Although turbocharging technology had been around since the 40's, Porsche made it popularby virtue of racing success and the street 930 turbo. Mitsubishi simply carried the technology into the 90's.

 

I'm no longer arguing over this, because it's a waste of time. No one cares for my point of view.

 

i wont , cause i think it will happen = https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=131943

 

lol

 

The SRT forum turned out to be quite an amusing read. http://www.srtforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=26

 

That's only 1 of about 100 sections of that forum. It's also dedicated to kill stories. Did you read the introduction...

 

Yeah... I just love that every "kill" story that refers to an EVO is followed by weak clutch jokes

 

I know, even Goki/Akuma tries to make cracks on the Evo clutch. He is perseverant, though, and I respect that.

 

Like Homer and Uncle Herb...