Dodge Neon History
Catalog record
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Introduced for 1995, the Neon was Chrysler's cheerful, lightweight compact, sold in coupe and sedan forms with an expressive 'Hi.' marketing campaign.
A second generation (2000–2005) was sedan-only and spawned the Neon SRT-4, a turbocharged ~230-hp pocket rocket that became a tuner favorite. North American production ended in 2005.
Body styles
- Sedan
- Coupe
Notable special editions & performance variants
SRT-4
Turbocharged ~230-hp performance Neon — a budget sport-compact icon.
R/T
Sportier appearance-and-handling Neon. Source note: Wikipedia "Chrysler Neon" — 1st-gen R/T MY1998–1999. // UNCONFIRMED: exact 2nd-gen R/T span — sources disagree (Wikipedia prose says returned 2000 through ~2003; its trim table says 2001–2004).
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