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9-3SS Arc/Vector/Aero engine beats most Posted by Karl [Email] (#161) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Karl) on Sat, 28 Jun 2003 12:38:26 In Reply to: Upcoming Areo, AVi, Fri, 27 Jun 2003 16:10:30 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
The 9-3SS Arc/Vector (soon to be Arc/Aero) engine pulls harder than most of its competitors already. Only the G35 really beats it in the same class.
Saab 9-3SS Arc/Vector/Aero: 221 ft-lbs. torque at 2500rpm
BMW 330i: 214 ft-lbs. torque at 3500rpm
The 9-3 also beats Mercedes C320, Volvo S60 2.4T, Cadillac CTS, Acura TSX, and Jaguar X-type 3.0. Ties Audi A4 3.0 at 221 ft-lbs. but the 9-3 does it at lower rpm. The 9-3 even beats Subaru WRX (which of course is in a different class, but gets loads of praise for the power of its 2.0L turbo engine, which is the same size as the 9-3's).
The Nissan/Infiniti engine is really the only thing in its class that beats it before you have to step up to S4/S60R territory.
(Note, as I understand it, torque is more meaningful for accelleration. Most people who look at HP should probably be looking at torque numbers.)
-Karl
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