[Subscribe to Daily Digest] |
[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ |
Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ]
Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
Sport-Hatch vs 9-3X......& Allotyec... Posted by Mike Lynch [Email] (#81) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Mike Lynch) on Sat, 23 Oct 2004 14:00:38 In Reply to: New V6 coming, No.9, Sat, 23 Oct 2004 08:47:53 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
The 9-3 Sport-Hatch concept was a 250 hp four, I believe the 9-3X was a 2.8V6 with similar hp.
I don't think Saab needs to win the horsepower wars, especially with FWD, but 250-280 hp is what the market is coming to and the Alloytec will suffice. It should be better off idle than a 2.3 HOT four, and also sound and feel better. As a 2.3 has a cast iron block and an Alloytec has an aluminum block, the weight diff should be more negligible than with the 2.3 vs the old 3.0 V6 as in the 9-5s.
posted by 63.197.222...
No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.