Originally Posted By: Spazdog
Dodge Spirit R/T
Quicker than an SHO. Quicker than a BMW M5 from that time period
and if you ever drove a 2.5 Spirit, you would know why that is a sleeper
Yup, 227HP in a car that looks completely nondescript.
The wiki mentions it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Spirit
Though, I found this rather funny:
Originally Posted By: wikipedia
At the time,
the R/T was advertised as "the fastest sedan made in America", and one of the quickest performance sedans under $40,000, with Chrysler placing its performance above the BMW M5. It could reach 60 mph (97 km/h) in 5.8 seconds, according to Car and Driver, making it one of the quickest front wheel drive cars ever offered in the American market.
*snip*
Originally Posted By: wikipedia
All R/Ts were built in Mexico.
LOL!
Now of course Mexico is part of North America, but I'm sure others can appreciate the humour in this