Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 07:55:52 -0400 From: "Fred W." <Fred.Willsnospampam myrealbox.com> Subject: Re: Tough Choice-9-5 Aero or 9-3 Viggen?
"Gary Fritz" <fritzxxxnospamrii.com> wrote in message news:Xns951868647A446fritzfriicomnospam17.128.40... > "Tore ML" <tmlnospamemini.no> wrote: > > I would go for the Aero. The road handling is much better. > > I am seriously underwhelmed by my '02 9-5 Aero. It has the most > horrific turbo lag I've ever seen. EVERY time you start accelerating - > - including EVERY shift -- there is a 1.5-2.0 second delay before the > power kicks in. When it kicks in the torque increases hugely, making > it very difficult to accellerate smoothly, and by that time you're > practically ready to shift again. Stop short shifting the car. Let the rpms spin up and you'll see far less turbo lag. -Fred W