Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 11:06:45 -0500 From: "Francis J. Coviello" <francisjcoviellonopsampam.please.hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Buying new 2001 9-5
Johannes, I had thought the 2.3 was 185 bhp as opposed to the 200 bhp of the 6 cyl? Also, at peak, doesnt the 6 provide up to 10 secs of 220 hp? I thought I had read that somewhere but could be mistaken. Frank "Johannes H Andersen" <johsnopsamanytime.co.uk> wrote in message news:3C90C795.27E4D942nopsamanytime.co.uk... > > > "Francis J. Coviello" wrote: > > > > Dave, > > > > I bought a 2001 9-5 SE in December for about $27,000 USD. I decided on going > > with the six cylinder (made by Opel) for several reasons. I found that the > > combination of performance (no lag in turbo) and the mileage (up to 33mpg > > depending on driving conditions) makes this an excellent choice. One other > > thing the SE has is the afterheater; a nice feature that, as far as I know, > > only exists on the 6 cylinder. Simply switch it on and it will keep the car > > nice and warm for up to 30 minutes after the vehicle has been shut off. > > > > Hope this helps, > > > > Frank > > I suppose that there must be a reason why Saab have this 6 cyl model in > the range, but the performance is no better than the 2.3 4 cyl models. > The six is an asymmetrical turbocharged engine, it has actually less bhp > (200) than the non-turbo Opel engine (210 bhp), but a much better torque > curve, the Saab engine is all about torque. Nevertheless, the petrol > consumption figures are slightly worse than the Saab fours. > > Johannes