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Re: not getting it Posted by Justin VanAbrahams [Email] (#32) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Justin VanAbrahams) on Wed, 28 Jun 2017 16:15:39 In Reply to: not getting it, DE [Profile/Gallery] , Wed, 28 Jun 2017 15:45:46 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Because a Saab can't beat a Porsche/Ferrari/Lambo in a straight-up acceleration test, but can beat a Porsche in a manufactured circumstance. It's like the old advertising for the GM Syclone/Typhoon - "the fastest 0-30 in the world." Not all that useful unless you spend time racing on residential streets.
Volvo created this comparison decades ago, and Saab kinda just rolled with it.
It's not *totally* without merit, for a lot of drivers "easy passing" is a concern, and the ability to just roll your foot into it and breeze by people is pretty nice. As a friend of mine once put it, "turbos are for people too lazy to downshift." :)
But, yeah, you're completely right... if you want go faster more quickly, downshift. ;)
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