Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 08:57:37 -0400 From: "Nutmegger" <nutmegger_7717nopsamo.com> Subject: Re: Changing suspension on new 2003 9-3?
"Mark Gerritsma" wrote::: > >> All the cars I have tried sofar were still handling well at 100 mph > >> and over. > > > > What cars were they? > > I tried a Mercury Marquis - Bad! > > A Volvo C70 - only went up to 75mph so I couldn't judge > > The slowest C70 ( a 2.0T) is claimed to go 130 mph. > > > A Honda Accord - not impressive > > A Toyota Avalon - pretty good > > A Corvette - wicked pull to the right, scary > > Chev Pick-up - forget about trying > > Okay, here we go: > - Toyota Starlet 1.3, 100mph top speed, least stable of them all, but > still acceptable as long as there was no X-wind. > - Daihatsu Applause, stable at 112 mph > - Honda CRX, stable at 129 mph Really - the CRX? At about 78-80mph the Accord I had lost it. It could've went faster, but the handling was not stable enough for me. > - Volvo 480ES, little light feeling in the front at 115 mph > - Ford Escort Wagon 1.6, totally stable around 110 mph > - Ford Focus Wagon 1.6, totally stable around 110 mph Now that is a shock to me - seriously. > - Peugeot 206 1.6, totally stable around 115 mph > - Nissan Sunny GTi-R, rock solid at 135 mph > - Saab 9-3, perfect straight line stability up to at least 110 mph, > little vibration at 85+ mph (caused by tyre) > - Skoda Octavia 1.8T, apart from the stiff suspension no problems at > 112 mph > > And before I make myself look like somebody with a lead foot: For some > cars I wasn't behind the wheel at the mentionned speeds and I've done > this only once or twice in the rest of them, during short trips to my > neighbouring country. I really don't have a lead foot either, but I do always like to (at least once) try out my vehicle in this way for a short time. The Volvo I drove was so smooth and I really wanted to punch it, but it wasn't my vehicle, so..... > During my commute I have found no gain whatsoever from exceeding the > speedlimit by more than 5 km/h. Me neither, absolutely none. >In fact, speeding only gets you hyped > up, because you are continuously accellerating and braking because of > the cars in front of you. I was taught you aren't supposed to use braking on an expressway unless it is absolutely necessary. When I see a car braking a great deal because of excessive speed, I know they are inexperienced drivers. >Just cruising along at 125 km/h is much more > relaxing and also greatly improves your gas milage. (literally gas, > because my car runs on lpg) I wouldn't know about the difference in gas consumption because I always drive the same as far as that goes. It has always been pretty consistent. > > Mark > >
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