Passenger Capacity

• The 1999 Neon has room for a maximum of five passengers, two in the front and three in the back. Headroom measures 39.6 inches in the front seat and 36.5 inches in the back seat. Legroom is 42.5 inches in the front and 35.1 inches in the back. Shoulder room equals 52 inches in the front and 54.7 inches in the back. Hip room measures 50.3 inches in the front and 53.9 inches in the back.
  
  

Measurements

• All Neon models are 171.8 inches long and 54.9 inches tall. The sedans are 67.2 inches wide, and the coupes are 67.4 inches wide. The front and rear tracks both measure 57.4 inches. The turning diameter is 35.4 feet, and ground clearance is 6 inches. The wheelbase is 104 inches. The Competition sedan weighs 2,478 lbs., and the Competition coupe weighs 2,462 lbs. The Highline coupe weighs 2,427 lbs. with a manual transmission and 2,478 lbs. with an automatic transmission. The Highline sedan weighs 2,468 lbs. with a manual transmission and 2,519 lbs. with an automatic.
  
  

Power

• All versions but the Competition coupe have a 2.0 liter, in-line four-cylinder engine with 132 horsepower at 5,600 rpm. They generate 130 ft-lbs of torque at 4,600 rpm and have a compression ratio of 9.3:1. The Competition coupe has a 2.0-liter, in-line four-cylinder engine with 150 horsepower at 6,500 rpm. The compression ratio is 9.8:1, and engine torque measures 135 ft-lbs at 4,800 rpm.
  
  

Fuel

• All of the Neon models contain a 12.5-gallon fuel tank. The automatic transmission models get 23 mpg in the city and 32 mpg on the highway. All of the manual transmission models get 28 mpg in the city and 39 mpg on the highway.