They probably sent the only car available and the opening paragraph of the article says the 9-3 nearly beat the 3-series in their Top 10 evaluation. This is very strong praise from a magazine that has been very negative about Saab's in the past. And I think they've been pretty positive about the 3-series in the past.

Yes, the car should have been the best possible and maybe it was when it arrived at Car and Driver. But do you think everyone who drove it was careful with the 1-2 shifts over the 2 weeks they had the car? Do you think they might have crunched the syncros before they did the 0-60 testing? Car and Driver probably had 8-10 people drive the car during it's stay at the magazine and it probably wasn't driven like a museum car.

Press cars are abused on a regular basis and you can only hope they survive the torture in good working order. This article was glowing considering C/D's anti-Saab bent. Look back at articles about the Viggen. They spent most of the article ranting about torque steer.

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• Verdict at C&D, Highs=styling, who 'da thunk?...Scott P, Mike Lynch , Thu, 5 Dec 2002 19:06:45
  • Safety doesn't count at C&D, R&T or Motor Trend, David G. Mills, Fri, 6 Dec 2002 22:34:39
  • You've got to be kidding..., Scott Paterson , Thu, 5 Dec 2002 20:13:10
    • Re: You've got to be kidding..., Mike Lynch , Thu, 5 Dec 2002 21:44:31
      • Re: You've got to be kidding..., Scott Paterson , Thu, 5 Dec 2002 22:13:28
  • Tepid 9-3 Vector review from C&D, Ron H, Thu, 5 Dec 2002 19:27:57
    • Re: Tepid 9-3 Vector review from C&D, Paul , Fri, 6 Dec 2002 18:52:46
    • Same ole' song and dance..., b.flippo, Fri, 6 Dec 2002 12:39:16
      • Re: Same ole' song and dance..., Ron H, Fri, 6 Dec 2002 14:12:23
        • Re: Same ole' song and dance... Long), barrydmd, Fri, 6 Dec 2002 16:49:02
        • You hit the nail squarely on the head. 100% . n/m, b.flippo, Fri, 6 Dec 2002 14:18:01
    • Motor Trend did not seem impressed either, bill h., Fri, 6 Dec 2002 08:40:52
      • Re: Motor Trend did not seem impressed either, Patrick, Mon, 9 Dec 2002 14:04:53
        • Re: 9-3 came in 3rd..., BillCSi, Mon, 9 Dec 2002 17:03:03
      • Not mentioned, of course, is ..., NAT, Fri, 6 Dec 2002 20:58:50
    • Shifter sounds like a press car issue....., Mike Lynch , Thu, 5 Dec 2002 19:42:42
      • That's another beef. Don't you think ..., J, Thu, 5 Dec 2002 23:27:57
        • How many Vectors do you think are in the U.S.?, Price, Fri, 6 Dec 2002 10:14:48 <-- Viewing This Message
          • Re: How many Vectors do you think are in the U.S.?, Ron H, Fri, 6 Dec 2002 14:23:15
            • You are right. There is only one in the U.S., Price, Fri, 6 Dec 2002 14:43:29
          • #1 way to age test a vehicle=Give it to the press. n/m, b.flippo, Fri, 6 Dec 2002 12:01:48

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