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Volvo S60 vs. Saab 9-3
Posted by Philip Tone (more from Philip Tone) on Fri, 23 Jun 2006 23:16:32
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I just got back into town from a funeral that my brother and I attended. He rented us a Volvo S60 with 300 miles on it. I took IDS on my 9-3 in May and am waiting for it to get to California. Naturally, I wanted to drive the Volvo and compare it on roads similar to those I drove in Germany. I was driving the Volvo on twisty roads in the Sierra foothills and I had driven my Saab in the mountains in Bavaria. A few observations: my 2.0T feels quicker than the 2.5T Volvo -- seems like the S60 has some turbo lag, and also torque steer not present in the Saab. I also thought that the Volvo interior had some even cheaper plastic than the Saab's, and the center console was flimsy. The gauges, climate control and radio knobs are not as attractively laid out either. The Volvo is still a nice car, but as equipped as I drove it, without the Geartronic, at $36,500 it's almost 10 grand more than the Saab doing the IDS.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Volvo S60 vs. Saab 9-3, Philip Tone, Fri, 23 Jun 2006 23:16:32 <-- Viewing This Message
- Volvo = $$, bwik, Tue, 27 Jun 2006 08:29:49
- Re: Volvo S60 vs. Saab 9-3, Steve T., Sat, 24 Jun 2006 03:54:50
- Corn cobb 5 cylinders...., Mike Lynch , Sat, 24 Jun 2006 11:56:26
- Re: Volvo S60 vs. Saab 9-3, Philip Tone, Sat, 24 Jun 2006 10:24:19
- Re: Volvo S60 vs. Saab 9-3, Ron H, Sat, 24 Jun 2006 07:17:36
- Re: Volvo S60 vs. Saab 9-3, Ron H, Sat, 24 Jun 2006 07:17:36
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