[AtomicLabMonkey]

There's also a question of scale... I'm sure almost all of us have at one point or another gunned it at a green light against some other fast car sitting next to us. Even those of us who dislike street racing have probably done this at some point in the past. If you hit it through a couple of gears to have some fun that's one thing... an NHRA-style launch and hammer down through 4 or 5 gears to 100+mph is quite another.

And on the subject of the SRT-4, I don't care what the factory or tuners do to it, it's still a Neon. A nose-heavy, FWD buzzbox that all other things being equal, will never be as fast around any kind of track as an equivalent RWD car with a better weight distribution. From a design standpoint, FWD is not optimal for any kind of performance or competitive driving, whether it be road racing, rallying, or even the Street Stunnaz' favorite - drag racing. Sinking money into a FWD car is just polishing a turd.