Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 19:33:29 GMT From: r600nopsamejanews.com Subject: Re: SAAB 9-5 or Charysler 300M ?
In article <7aubl6$lmv$1nopsamdin.cc.emory.edu>, lparkernopsamy.edu (Lloyd R. Parker) wrote: > r600nopsamejanews.com wrote: > : In article <7arklh$m36$1nopsamdin.cc.emory.edu>, > : lparkernopsamy.edu (Lloyd R. Parker) wrote: > : > r600nopsamejanews.com wrote: > : > : I've driven it; no doubt it's a nice car. However, autostick just doesn't > : > : match the responsiveness of a real manual. By the way, Saab was the first > : to > : > : market with a "tiptronic/autostick" type trans. The shifter worked like the > : > : regular 5- speed, but there was no clutch, so responsiveness was great (C&D > : > : road tested it 0-60 in 6.5 in '95; it was a regular 900SE Turbo 185hp). The > : > : trans option sold as a test in the UK; consumers ended up preferring the > : real > : > : thing. > : > > : > No. It would not shift automatically; you just didn't have to use a > : > clutch. C/D panned it really badly and Saab never offered it in the US. > : > > : > I believe Porsche had their Tiptronic before this anyway. > : > > : > : C&D did the opposite! -- re-read the article and you'll see that they sais > : that they wished Saab USA had offered it. I drove one of these cars in the > : U.K. It was pretty fun. Just like a real 5-speed without the clutch. > > They also griped about how hard it was to launch the car, and managed to > break the transmission in their testing. Yes, they did... Although they did test a pre-production version. How's the 300M autostick to drive? > > -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own
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