The benchmark was the integra type-r's 190ish up. Those cars were using technology from the 80s/90s and dodge finally put out a fast ff car in 2002? The srt4 was bulit for power and the hondas were built to go around curves. They weren't really in the same class. The neon rt, maybe, but not the srt4.

The big 3 have plenty of fine cars, but the reputation they earned with thier out of touch business practices have hurt thier newer models chances for success.

I would rock the he'll out of an Omni GLH, but gm gave up on hot hatches.