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Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 16:39:54 GMT
From: Paul Halliday <pjghnospamyonder.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Saabs with Pontiac Parts? Is this the end?


in article 10ch130bq76bbc5nospam.supernews.com, Mark Gerritsma at usenetnospamtmfweb.nld wrote on 10/06/2004 16:55: > Paul Halliday wrote: >> That said, GM/SAAB missed a golden opportunity when they released the >> new normally aspirated GM 1.8 engine SAAB *without* the bi-fuel > > Saab shouldn't have released that engine in the first place. I find it's > just to small for a car with a 1400 kg curb weight. This will mean either > annoyingly short gears or massive shifting to keep the revs up. > If they wanted a normally aspirated engine, why didn't they opt for a > normally aspirated version of the same 2.0 engine used in the other models? Oh, without doubt it should not have been used in a SAAB. SAAB themselves have made perfectly adequate normally aspirated variations of their B201,B202 and B204 engines. The old normally aspirated B201 was perfectly capable of pulling the classic 900 around and IMO would easily out-run one of the late classic 900 LPT models. The normally aspirated GM 900s were not especially slow either. But ... 120 BHP on cars that heavy nowadays just doesn't cut it, so I kind of understand your point. GM/SAAB politics aside - the decision was made and an established GM engine was used. Since there is a bi-fuel variant of that engine, it seemed idiotic not to at least offer that as an option; especially for a car brand that has made such a fuss about its "eco" power engines. A missed opportunity, more for SAAB who could have used it to gauge the market for their own bi-fuel offerings. > I also think the 9-3 2.0 (the previous model) was underpowered. I owned one > for about 2 years. In everyday driving my current 9-3 Tid is much quicker, > without having to floor it everytime you want to accellerate. You'll need to enlighten me - was the 9-3 offered as a non-turbo? Presumably that would have been one of the older GM 900 engines. Also, where did the TiD engine come from? Which other cars is that one used in? Paul 1989 900 Turbo S http://saab.go.dyndns.org/

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