Date: 22 Feb 1999 08:04:49 -0500 From: lparkernopsamy.edu (Lloyd R. Parker) Subject: Re: SAAB 9-5 or Charysler 300M ?
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.