Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 07:05:23 GMT From: r600nopsamejanews.com Subject: Re: SAAB 9-5 or Charysler 300M ?
In article <7arklh$m36$1nopsamdin.cc.emory.edu>, lparkernopsamy.edu (Lloyd R. Parker) wrote: > r600nopsamejanews.com wrote: > : I've driven it; no doubt it's a nice car. However, autostick just doesn't > : match the responsiveness of a real manual. By the way, Saab was the first to > : market with a "tiptronic/autostick" type trans. The shifter worked like the > : regular 5- speed, but there was no clutch, so responsiveness was great (C&D > : road tested it 0-60 in 6.5 in '95; it was a regular 900SE Turbo 185hp). The > : trans option sold as a test in the UK; consumers ended up preferring the real > : thing. > > No. It would not shift automatically; you just didn't have to use a > clutch. C/D panned it really badly and Saab never offered it in the US. > > I believe Porsche had their Tiptronic before this anyway. > C&D did the opposite! -- re-read the article and you'll see that they sais that they wished Saab USA had offered it. I drove one of these cars in the U.K. It was pretty fun. Just like a real 5-speed without the clutch. > -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own
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