Bob,
Yea you're right! Since I still get ALL the monthly MOPAR perodicals, courtesy of the "Old" days of winning a little Chrysler contingency money from Auto-Xing. I've been reading about how well the SRT-4 has been doing in ProRally. Chrysler is still Pissed off at SCCA in Road Racing, so Chrysler is really gung-ho in Rally.
Bob, do you happen to know if the SRT-4 Rally guys are running a "Limited Slip" or other type of differental? I know the factory only offers an "Open" diff. One test drive I read said that since the boost comes on smoothly, wheel spin wasn't a big problem.
Sorry for the lack of Opel content, but I feel the Manta and Neon are very similar. Neither car got/gets the respect they deserved.
Paul