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Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 19:33:42 GMT
From: Paul Halliday <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk>
Subject: Re: 9-3 Sport Sedan with 1.8L and 122 HP.


in article 3fbbbe42$0$29406$edfadb0fnopsamd15.news.tele.dk, Henrik B. at saabnopsamdsl_nospam_.dk wrote on 19/11/2003 19:02: > Paul Halliday wrote: > :: I for one welcome the addition of a non-turbo to the Saab line-up, > :: but we've been here before a month or so back and I got shot down a > :: bit for my apparent acceptance of a GM engine in a Saab! > > Paul, the problem, as staed before, isn't the fact that it's a GM-engine. > All the new turbo-engines derive fram the same GM-engine (Also used by > Opel/Vauxhall 2.2-litre). The problem is, that this is a 100% Opel-engine, > only diff. is the engine-management. Okay. I'm interested - what engine management is used? Is it necessary, or is that Saab's "improvement"? A wise man once said, "you can't polish a turd", but a wiser man said, "you can, but it gets very messy" :) > :: much of a problem around the speed limit. We can only really comment > :: when we actually see the car and get an opportunity to drive it. > :: Nice move Saab! That said, the V6 didn't do too well, eh? > > My fears are, that this "new" Opel-engine will end up like the V6 -give > Saab bad kredit. Very possibly so, but we'll have to see. Saab do have a *very* long history of 4 cylinder turbocharged engines and that does seems to be their strength. Do remember that this car is the bottom end of the Saab market though and the V6 was supposed to be the prestige end. We'll have to wait and see... Paul

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