Date: 10 Feb 1999 14:23:34 -0700 From: klaus <klausnopsamsion.xmission.com> Subject: Re: SAAB 9-5 or Charysler 300M ?
In alt.autos.saab Richard J Hutchinson <richard.hutchinsonnopsamcom> wrote: > Oooh I'll just hop in my car and jet over to Montana :-) Bad idea. Cold, windy, and nothin' but sky. > Seriously, these are exceptions for the vast majority. It doesn't > really qualify as real world driving the way handling does > (dodging stray animals, kiddies or morons in other vehicles) or > acceleration (merging into traffic). Agreed, but it's also silly to consider 0 to 60 times. 40 to 80 is more "real world". > Top speed is a marketing item; much like HP is marketed over > torque. Although HP is certainly a more important number than top speed. Yup. And I'd say HP is meaningless for 4x4 (if they're used off road anyway). Torque and the shape of the torque speed curve is much more important. Frankly, I just buy a car based on the babe factor. -klaus