The Plymouth Prowler Was Secretly Chrysler's Most Important Engineering Experiment

They can run mid-high 14 sec 1/4 mph at 91-92 mph pure stock. That's not bad for late 1990s what else did Mopar have then that was close? The R/T Dakota and the 5.9 Limited Grand Cherokee. Some big FWD stuff with the same motor.
These were a success. They sold all they made, no problem, and they immediately went up in value after they quit making them.
It would have gotten the 4.7 not the old Magnum which was on its way out. The first 4.7 wouldn't have been any quicker then a HO 3.5 and the 4.7 sucks long term reliability compared to the 3.5.