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Remember the Dodge Daytona?

September 26th, 2008 · No Comments

A few years ago Dodge hit a major performance home run the with the SRT-4.  It was heralded as one of the best bangs for buck that a person could get their hands on.  It was basically a 230hp Neon with potential for a lot more power.  

Back in 1993 Dodge produced their last and best Dodge Daytona.  It was a 224hp turbo-charged sports coupe with more style than the SRT-4 and nearly as much power.  

I’m not an expert on turbo Dodges, there is a whole club about all the turbo Dodges that were ever made.  I did find this great write up about the Dodge Daytona R/T IROC at starbangers.com.  It is a Motor Trend article from 1993.  

There is also a green Dodge Dayton IROC on Autotrader right now with only 19k miles for $9,950.  

That may sound like a lot for a 15 year old Dodge.  This IROC is one of 800 so it is a rare turbo Dodge and it has amazingly low mileage. 

These cars paved the way for the modern Dodge turbos and packed a serious punch, but they have some design flaws, but there is a good aftermarket and body of knowledge to help a Dodge owner fix those flaws.

And of course if you want more information about anything Dodge or Chrysler you can always a wealth of information at www.allpar.com

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