Originally Posted by
fastforward
No, the innovation lies in that until the SRT-4's 230 HP motor was unveiled the performance benchmark was Honda's, by comparison, anemic 160HP 4 banger.
The fact that Dodge milked so much power out of the 2.4 liter econo-motor was staggering and innovative.
i wouldn't consider honda to have the japanese performance benchmark, more like mitsubishi with the lancer evo, and subaru with the sti and they both been making more than 240hp before the srt4 came out.