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Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 22:08:31 GMT
From: r600nopsamejanews.com
Subject: Re: Saab 9-5 V Volvo S80


This comparison should be 9-5 SE V6t versus comparably equipped S80 2.9 -- both cars end up around $36.5. As far as the T6 goes, I too have seen a wide disparity in acceleration figures -- based on the weight to hp and torque ratios, I would assume the car does 60 in the 6 second range. Good point about euro delivery. Both Saab and Volvo discount by 10% in this program and both offer free round-trip tix to several European destinations to take delivery of the car. Both companies also ship the car back to the dealer of your choice in the U.S. for free, including insurance, duties, etc... In article <768jtj$jru$1nopsamer.news.rcn.net>, "Russell D. Ollie, Sr." <russell.ollienopsams.com> wrote: > Arrgh...where is everyone getting this information? I'm seeing numbers like > 0-60 times of 7.2 seconds, and weight figures of 2000kg (4,400 pounds) or > 4,000 pounds. I don't know what Volvo is shipping in Europe with the S80 > badge on it but it doesn't sound like the same car I'm seeing in the U.S. > > The S80 T6 I know weighs in at ~3,600 pounds (1636 kg) and according to the > 1/99 edition of Car and Driver magazine, the T6 does 0-60 mph in 6.5 > seconds. If that's not enough, the pricing information I've seen recently > on the newsgroup is a little disturbing (I can't say inaccurate because I > only have pricing for the U.S. market). I can buy a S80 T6 in the U.S. > under the European Delivery option for just under $37,000 USD (including a > roundtrip air ticket and a night at a hotel). The S80 2.9 can be purchased > under the same option for just under $33,000 USD. > > -rdo > russell.ollienopsamnet > > BarnBurner© wrote in message <3679458b.81556113nopsam.supernews.com>... > >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. > > -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own

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