Dodge Neon SRT-4
Nobody ever considered the Neon SRT-4 a high-speed car, but the little Neon can top 153 mph driven flat out. Introduced in 2003, the Neon SRT4 was one of the best and cheapest performance cars in America at the time (via Car and Driver).
The compact, inexpensive, and bland Neon was turned into a pocket rocket thanks to a 2.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder with 230 hp, which propelled Neon to 5.4 seconds from 0 to 60 mph time. The Neon was one of the last memorable compacts ever produced in the USA.