Did you know that Dodge built a light-weight concept car, in 1994, called the Venom? It 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?” If it went into production, would you have bought? it
Looks more like the Mitsubishi Stealth. So, no, I wouldn’t have bought it. It’s not terrible, it looks like they were trying to copy the Camaro/Firebird of that era.
