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Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 15:53:57 +0000
From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnopsamanytime.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Buying  new 2001 9-5


"Francis J. Coviello" wrote: > > Dave, > > I bought a 2001 9-5 SE in December for about $27,000 USD. I decided on going > with the six cylinder (made by Opel) for several reasons. I found that the > combination of performance (no lag in turbo) and the mileage (up to 33mpg > depending on driving conditions) makes this an excellent choice. One other > thing the SE has is the afterheater; a nice feature that, as far as I know, > only exists on the 6 cylinder. Simply switch it on and it will keep the car > nice and warm for up to 30 minutes after the vehicle has been shut off. > > Hope this helps, > > Frank I suppose that there must be a reason why Saab have this 6 cyl model in the range, but the performance is no better than the 2.3 4 cyl models. The six is an asymmetrical turbocharged engine, it has actually less bhp (200) than the non-turbo Opel engine (210 bhp), but a much better torque curve, the Saab engine is all about torque. Nevertheless, the petrol consumption figures are slightly worse than the Saab fours. Johannes

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