New SXT with SRT "Design"

eVilcreations · Post by **eVilcreations** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 10:41 pm

Well, honestly I don't know what I saw today at the dealership.

The sticker and info said SXT, it had SXT badging and spoiler,

BUT.....the hood was an SRT Hood with the words SRT Design embedded in the scoop plastic, and the front end was an SRT Bumper without the top 2 holes.....and of course No intercooler.

It didn't have any other resemblances to the SRT other than those.

The dealership was of course closed since it's sunday, so I couldn't even ask anyone....... Sticker price was about 1,100 more than the other SXTs that they had at the lot, but I can't remember exactly what it was.

On the dodge website, it has a pic in the Flash presentation of it under the SXT, but no other info at all?????

Frizbe · Post by **Frizbe** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 10:45 pm

It is SOOOO gay! I hate those things with everything I have (exceprt what is reserved for the Civics.. so only about 2% is alotted to the SX/RT) I hate the nose without the top holes and I have never liked the SRT wing but atleast the "lips" on the real SRT kinda balance it out. at a local dealer I though I saw one.. and it looked nice but it wasnt the "real" fake SRT it was an SXT with a mopar lip kit and an SRT wing.

evlneon · Post by **evlneon** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 10:45 pm

yea, it's the 'SRT Design Package' SXT.... you didn't happen to look at all the options packages on the window sticker did you? cause there should've been one that said something like "SRT Design" under the options section (usually the last thing listed on the right column of the features list).

eVilcreations · Post by **eVilcreations** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 8:39 am

I read the WHOLE sticker, and nothing about SRT anything.....I think I'm gonna go back today maybe and find out the details.....

noTe · Post by **noTe** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 8:51 am

evilcreations wrote:I read the WHOLE sticker, and nothing about SRT anything.....I think I'm gonna go back today maybe and find out the details.....

Phil just told you the details. It's just body accessories and the package is called SRT Design.

glasjaw · Post by **glasjaw** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 10:00 am

I had a dodge catalog or something that showed the '05 neon having the srt hood and spoiler

dawm · Post by **dawm** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 3:01 pm

First off stop confusing SRT with SRT-4. Remember SRT means "Street and Racing Technology" its does not mean turbo neon.

Heres the info about the SRT Design Neons.

The "SRT Design SXT", has 15" wheels, front bumper is similar to the SRT-4 Concept style bumper (no upper nostrils, and no lower lip trim). The hood is similar to the SRT-4 hood except the scoop inlay reads "SRT DESIGN". The rear bumper is basically the R/T bumper and the dual exhaust is the R/T exhaust. As well as the SRT-4 rear wing. And the interior is trimed in the satin silver just like the SRT-4. But again all these can be purchased aftermarket/used. Howell Automotive sells the concept SRT-4 front bumper only in fiberglass (modeled from an actual concept bumper). Basically its a plain old SXT with a facelift, no power adders.

**NOTE: The blast orange pictured below has the WW rear bumper**

evlneon · Post by **evlneon** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 5:08 pm

dawm wrote:

that's the pic i've been looking for! glad someone found it cause i wasn't having any luck. thanks dawm.

dawm · Post by **dawm** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 5:49 pm

yeah ive made this same post on numerous boards, i just copied and pasted from my srtforums post and removed my bitching about those idiots complaining about srt look alikes. all that matters is whats under the hood, whatever it looks like is the owners choice.

Post by **Diablo0** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 6:27 pm

Little bit more info and a pic

eVilcreations · Post by **eVilcreations** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 6:58 pm

2 words.....

the gayness.........

Blehh...............

That's alotta money for that soundsystem....think about what you could by aftermarket audio for that much....

Why would they do the hood, bumper, spoiler, and exhaust without doing anything under the hood????

JustANeon · Post by **JustANeon** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 7:13 pm

because it is an appearance package, not a performance package

eVilcreations · Post by **eVilcreations** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 7:24 pm

04YellowR/T wrote:because it is an appearance package, not a performance package

But why would you want to appear as an SRT, but not be able to perform as one when challenged?

I'll admit, it looks alot better than the stock '03+ front bumper, but ??????

dawm · Post by **dawm** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 7:52 pm

for one it looks similar to a SRT, but anyone that knows anything can see the difference, plus with the sleeper srt's out there the only way of truely knowing is to pop the hood

eVilcreations · Post by **eVilcreations** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 8:00 pm

dawm wrote:for one it looks similar to a SRT, but anyone that knows anything can see the difference, plus with the sleeper srt's out there the only way of truely knowing is to pop the hood

and the fact that it doesn't have the HUGE FRIKKIN INTERCOOLER behind the lower valence.......

JustANeon · Post by **JustANeon** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 9:02 pm

i actually prefer the 03+ front compared to that, because your right, why look like an SRT but cant back it up. I'll take my regular looking R/T and have moderate performance and plain looks, minus the dual exhaust.

evlneon · Post by **evlneon** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 9:10 pm

evilcreations wrote:
04YellowR/T wrote:because it is an appearance package, not a performance package
But why would you want to appear as an SRT, but not be able to perform as one when challenged?

why would a person buy a V6 mustang? why would a person buy a V6 chrysler LX body (300, magnum, charger)? why would a person go for all show with no go? all for the same reason why someone would buy a SRT design package... some people want the looks, but without having to spend the extra dough for the performance which probably doesn't matter to them.

CrazyNeonGuy · Post by **CrazyNeonGuy** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 10:16 pm

EEEWWWWWW!!!! I feel bad for that crappy car, it will never fit in. Its not turbo, its not regular, its just hideous.

eVilcreations · Post by **eVilcreations** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 10:40 pm

CrazyNeonGuy wrote:EEEWWWWWW!!!! I feel bad for that crappy car, it will never fit in. Its not turbo, its not regular, its just hideous.

^^^^^BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA^^^^^

dawm · Post by **dawm** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 11:00 pm

well since its now needed i'll include the rest of my post that i posted on srtforums when this topic arised.

why does it even matter? All that matters is whats under the hood. My 02 R/T came with the SRT-4 front fascia because the previous owner (and myself) like the look of the SRT-4 front over the stock 02 front, as do many other people. Dodge came up with a pretty crappy front end for the 03+ SXT's and R/T's, and a really sleek one for the SRT-4. Yeah they have the lip kit as an option, but now they have the SRT Design option. So why complain? What if the SRT-4 came with the same front end as the 03+ SXT's? Would it matter then? They would all be ugly and there wouldnt be anything to complain about.

Now.. If said buyer put SRT-4 Badges on the car thats a different story. Then your getting into the ricer area like most "Type-R" civics out there. The SRT Design SXT is clearly marked SXT and SRT-Design and i think "Special Edition" as well. If the owner swaps badges to say 2.4L TURBO and SRT-4 then shame on them.

It's their car, they can do what they want. Simple as that. Just think of it as a body kit and stop bitching and moaning that a SE has a SRT-4 front end, and it shouldnt cause its slow. Its just cosmetic, what counts is underneath the hood.

Baal · Post by **Baal** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 11:47 pm

anyone else thinks the front kinda looks like an eclipse?

fflores · Post by **fflores** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 4:53 pm

The problem that most of the SRT-4 Nation is having is that now u'r going to a ton of people out there talking shit about SRT-4's after the beat a SRT Inspired SXT... at the same time... some of the SRT-4 community welcome it... so that these Mustangs and Camaros that thing there the sh!t after beeing a "Insipired" car, when they come up against a actual SRT-4, and expect the same results are going to get destoryed and not know whats going on LOL... I personally do not like the that car... but whatever... I have my SRT-4 and thats all that matters

05srt4clone · Post by **05srt4clone** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 5:39 am

I bought one. The wife said I would get in trouble with the "fast one". I like the looks and I don't really car about the power. Yeah but a lot of people want to race me and I just laugh and watch them fly by me. I don't even try. But you all can think what you want. I just like the looks...

DjTransifi · Post by **DjTransifi** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 5:39 pm

Have to agree with Srt4clone on this one.. I was so mad that not even months after I got my SXT, that package was available. Who gives 2 shits about whether it’s a real SRT4 or not. We can all agree that the real SRT4 looks good. I wouldn't mind having my car look like an SRT as long as I don't act like it’s an SRT.. If I put SRT badges on that’s different.. Plus you will feel like a really big dumb ass when you try to even race a real one... Even with fake SRT badges you can still tell it’s not an SRT.. Big difference from one to another...

"One on these things aint like the other, one on these things isn't the same"

Tell me kids can you see a difference????

**Courtesy of www.dodge.com"

kevo · Post by **kevo** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:53 pm

huge difference. i dont see how anyone can mistaken this for an srt after a second glance.

Post by **Diablo0** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 8:00 pm

http://www.howellautomotive.com/Howell/ ... ts_id=1350

FYI, Howell has been selling the prototype version of the SRT bumper cover for some time. It's nearly the same as SRT "style" cover but has the larger airdam area at the bottom like the SRT-4. The SXT "SRT style" bumper is more rounded like the regular neon bumper cover.

Kernel Panic · Post by **Kernel Panic** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 11:11 am

Heh.. how about a month or so ago, the guy with the SRTbD that attempted to run me.. I saw him over the weekend getting coffee at Dunkin Donuts, spoke for a bit. Since he saw me rollup in the GF;s Rav4, he asked about the Neon, told him I was dropping in a SRT-4 motor.. Poor guy nearly started crying.. until I told him that I was pulling his leg, and I was actually dropping in a Magnum( and showed him the pics on my camera). BTW I did give him the addy for 2GN, Hope he shows up, nice guy too.. He also has a cherry Li'l Red Express Truck with a worked 340 in it..

kevo · Post by **kevo** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:41 pm

TBH i dont see the big deal in just the SRT look. I have a (bone stock) 2k3 sxt. I have misc hand-me down srt parts from friends that i have yet to install. I think the 2003 looks like a granny car. I would much rather be called a ricer sometimes than drive with the grandma front fascia. I dont think the srt design is that ugly. Its a little more of what we expected the 2003 to look like. the current fascia doesnt fit any of the real details of the previous neons.

I think we expect too much from the "look". I dont think people are going to readily let this one rest, especially srt owners. They seem to have a bit of an ego when it comes to this design. People need to come to terms with it. Dodge put it out on the market, not some backyard ricer.

just out of curiousity 05srt4clone, do you have any pics of your car?