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A 215hp Neon SRT-4 will out accelerate a 240hp Honda S2000 from a rolling start (5 mph). The Honda makes all it's power above the Neon's redline.

From C&D's Web:

"The S2000 engine's compressed power band is its downfall. You don't get all the horsepower you've paid for until the engine zings to 8300 rpm, or all the torque — that is, all 153 pound-feet — until 7500 rpm.
That's because the VTEC variable-valve-timing system doesn't serve up the hot cam until 6000 rpm, giving you just 3000 raucous revs in which to enjoy the enhanced punch before the fuel cutoff. That's fine for faster corners where you can keep the engine spinning, but in the tighter turns and full-stop hairpins, the engine falls into a crater, and it's a long climb out. "