Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 12:03:04 -0800 From: Justin VanAbrahams <jvanabranopsamnet> Subject: Re: Saab 9-5 V Volvo S80
Radek =?iso-8859-2?Q?Hul=E1n?= wrote: > > Johan LAUWERS wrote: > > > I hope Radek reads this. > > > > Johan. > > > > >Is that for real? 7.2 seconds to 60 mph? Doesn't the T6 > > >have like 270hp? My '89 SHO is .7 seconds faster to sixty > > >with a piddly 220hp! Welp, not only is the S80 ugly (what > > >happened to the front end???) but it's slow too. 270hp > > >should get you to sixty a hell of a lot faster. > > > > > >-Justin > > Yes, I do :-). Well, yes, 0-60 times of S80 T6 are 7.2 seconds. > This is about 1 second worse than for S70R. However, after > this the acceleration is much better. Times for acceleration > from 150 to 210 km/h and even from 200 km/h to 250 km/h > are better for S80 than for S70R. Do you happen to know what those numbers are? I'd be surprised if they were that impressive. > The reason for worse 0-60 times is surely power/weight > ration. S80 T6 can weight more than 2000 kgs and that's > a lot of weight to get moving. It is still a pretty fast car, > especially on highway, although not fastest for town driving > (doesn't matter that much to me with 50 km/h town speed limit). How much does this S80 weigh? Don't tell me it's some sort of 4000 lb tank or something... Bigger does not mean better... Especially in crashworthiness. -Justin
