Date: 30 Dec 2004 15:28:48 -0800 From: "Gary Fritz <fritzxxxnospamrii.com>" <fritznospam.com> Subject: Re: 9-3 Aero woes
ma_twain wrote: > It is possible that the car was voted Top Gear car of the year when it > was tested with a manual transmission - not an automatic. I prefer a > manual transmission in a car with a turbo - you can take full advantage > of the turbo by keeping your rpms up because you choose when to shift. Not with the 9-5 Aero, you can't. The instant you let off the gas and hit the clutch to shift, the turbo **instantly** spins down. No matter how fast I shift, I can't get it into the next gear before the turbo gauge drops. A Saab service person, who seemed to know what he was talking about, said this was done intentionally to reduce pollution. Don't know if that's true or not, but it sure destroys the car's performance in shifting situations. Alistair, I don't know much about the 9-3. In the 9-5 world, only the Aero has the huge slow-to-spin-up turbo. The lower models have smaller turbos that deliver less steady-state horsepower, but they spin up much faster. Your Vector might not have the lag problem. Can't say how the automatic gearbox will perform, though. Gary
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