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Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 20:40:35 -0500
From: John <johnnopsamoint.com>
Subject: Re: Saab = Overpriced Crap?


Just Bob wrote: > On Wed, 10 Oct 2001 18:39:24 -0500, John <johnnopsamoint.com> wrote: > > >Mmhmm, and what happens when one of these torquey cars comes along and catches > >you in a high gear...you have to drop three gears just to keep up, while the > >Jag just pulls from the mid revs and doesn't have to wind his engine to the > >redline. > > Evidently you've never pushed the throttle in a Saab Turbo. > in 5th gear at highway speeds. > > >And at high speeds any four-banger is no match for a big engine with > >lots of torque. The Saab would pull TO 120 mph. A Jag or Audi would pull > >THROUGH 120 mph. > > Evidently you've never even driven a Saab. Every Turbo since '94 > will pull strong to 145+ mph. Hmm, well my friend owns a 96 Saab 900 turbo, another friend owns a Camry V6. One time on the highway they raced and the Camry (which I was in) absolutely wasted the Saab, it wasn't even close. The race began on an onramp which happened to have a little express lane in it. The Camry was behind the Saab, and he jumped into the express lane, went around the corner at over 60 mph, and emerged way ahead of the Saab. The Saab was unable to match the Camry's acceleration, nor its cornering. The Saab was toast, face it, they're nothing. > > > Evidently, you haven't got a clue what a Saab will or won't do since > you've never driven one. Just because Toyota's motors peter out a high > speeds doesn't mean Saabs do. Come back when you have at least a > piddling idea what you are talking about. Peter out?! A 96 Supra turbo will pull to 183 mph, which is faster than most Ferraris. A 3rd gen Supra will go about 145, and their acceleration from 120 is as good as that from 50, something which cannot be said for any 4-banger, save for maybe the S2000, although I'm skeptical of even that. > > > > Bob

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