Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 15:24:55 +0100 From: Radek =?iso-8859-2?Q?Hul=E1n?= <totalnopsamnet.cz> Subject: Re: 9-5 beats A6,E-Class,5-Series,S80,300M
Forgive me if I am wrong, but it is a common notion of all people I speak to that Volvo is the main inventor of new things and Saab just follows new features Volvo (with bigger R&D budget) has implemented. There are surely exceptions, but if you check Saab's and Volvo's catalog, you'll see that Volvo had implemented a lot of safety features sooner then Saab. Their standard engines are faster, and their new product - S80, is far better than still new 9-5. I drove S80 with summer tires on snow and their DSTC and STC systems made a wonderful traction. I admit 70-series is comparable with 9-5 (9-5 is even better in safety and has very nice dashboard), but 70-series are 8-9 years old and will be substituted by 60-series in a year or so. Saab will not be able to keep up with this new line. Still, I really enjoy my current 9-5, but will sell it after Volvo S80 with V6 and bi-turbo (and with total of 22 airbags) comes in February. Radek