Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 18:04:36 GMT From: BarneyRubblenopsamn.Space (BarnBurner©) Subject: Re: Saab 9-5 V Volvo S80
Justin VanAbrahams <jvanabranopsamnet> wrote: >njahnopsamejanews.com wrote: >> >> Whilst we are on the subject of comparing these and other cars here are the UK >> prices of some of the cars we have mentioned. All prices are from last weeks >> edition of Auto Express. >> 1) S80 2.9 SE - 30,780 >> 2) S80 T6 - 36,230 0-60 7.2sec 155mph > > >Is that for real? 7.2 seconds to 60 mph? Doesn't the T6 >have like 270hp? My '89 SHO is .7 seconds faster to sixty >with a piddly 220hp! Welp, not only is the S80 ugly (what >happened to the front end???) but it's slow too. 270hp >should get you to sixty a hell of a lot faster. You need to factor in that the thing weighs around 4,000 lbs, considerably heavier than most cars.