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Date: 9 Feb 1999 17:23:46 -0500
From: lparkernopsamy.edu (Lloyd R. Parker)
Subject: Re: SAAB 9-5 or Charysler 300M ?


Eoin (bulwnklnopsamnet) wrote: : precluding a useful comparison of various vehicles. Road & Track's : corrected, instrumented tests show 7.3 seconds to 60 for the Saab 9-5 : SE V-6 versus 7.9 for the 300M. Furthermore they show a quarter mile : time of 15.6 seconds for the Saab versus 16.0 seconds for the : Chrysler. The Saab also stops shorter form both 60 and 80 mph, and its So I may have been wrong, but so was the person claiming the 9-5 would "blow away" the 300M. : governed top speed is higher than the 300M's best even without their : governor Yeah, right, next time you commute on the Daytona high banking, this will really be important. : (the governor is not present on 300Ms with the optional : suspension package). Given that the Chrysler shows 50 more horsepower : than the Saab, this has only one possible explanation: the Saab has : FAR lower drag. Try weight. Try gearing. Try torque at low rpms (typical of a turbo). : Meaning, of course, that you lost whatever it was that : you "wagered" in your post. What's the cd of the 9-5? That's the only way to answer it.

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