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Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 02:43:41 GMT
From: "Chris" <smiecnopsami.com>
Subject: Re: 4 wheel drive


Are you seriously saying that a good FWD car handles as well as a RWD? Beyond the simple mechanics of same wheeling doing steering and putting power down the road there is always an inherent front weight penalty. Point out one sports car or one premium luxury car with FWD. And remember that we are talking about pure handling here. If you start adding bad weather conditions, etc. then the picture changes, and FWD is better suited for everyday driving in bad weather. But going back to my original point, AWD has advantages of both, and that is why I would like to see it. Speaking about the Saab handling deficiencies... How about lack of power delivery out of turns, no ability to steer the car with the throttle, general sensitivity to the throttle. I'm not sure how much driving you've done in RWD cars but IMHO once you compare say a BMW 330i and a 9-5 back-to-back there is no way you can say that the Saab is in the same league. Which is not to say that you have to like the BMW. Obviously you and I got Saabs, and we both like them very much. All I'm talking about here is handling. I would never trade my 9-5 for a BMW 330i, but I can still admire the 330's handling. Or even MB C320's which certainly is a step below the BMW. Chris <davehinznopsamcop.net> wrote in message news:afacee$cknj2$4nopsam34476.news.dfncis.de... > Someone who looks an awful lot like Chris <smiecnopsami.com> wrote: > > > And why can't you see benefits beyond foul weather traction? One of the > > biggest problems with Saab's handling is it's FWD configuration. > > Oh yes, that Saab handling. Just terrible. > > > A FWD > > sedan will never compete with RWD cars like BMWs or MBs in the handling > > department. > > Let me pick the road and the weather, and let's see. > > > Ideally I would love for Saab to produce a RWD 9-5, but there > > is no chance that this will happen, since the car is marketed to a different > > demographic group than say a BMW is. > > What specific handling deficiencies have you found with your 9-5, exactly? > > Dave Hinz >

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