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If the Dodge Venom reminds you of a Neon, you’re on the right
track: This 1994 concept was built on a version of the Neon’s
platform. Unlike that compact, however, the Venom was rear-wheel
drive. Compared to the sportiest Neon, the SRT-4, the Venom
boasted an iron-block six-cylinder engine with 24, rather than 16,
valves, and more power: 245 rather than 215 horses.
The
Venom looked like the perfect little brother to the Viper, which
it honored with that side-scoop and squinty headlights atop a
four-section grille. The concept even made the cover of Car and
Driver‘s March 1994 issue, accompanied by the question: “Dodge’s
pony car of the future?”
We wish such an affordable, spunky
two-door had made production: Dodge wouldn’t have a direct
competitor to the Mustang and the Camaro until the Challenger,
which hit the streets 14 years later..
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