Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 20:46:43 GMT From: rdollienopsameja.com Subject: Re: Saab 9-5 or Volvo S80 ?
Actually Car and Driver said the Volvo 850 turbo was the fastest mass produced sedan back in 1994 and Volvo has continually added more horses and torque to their cars ever since. The S70 T5 manual is faster than all of the Saabs you cited including the Viggen. In fact the S80 T6 automatic tied the Viggen for acceleration as I recall from the review I read of the Viggen (hopefully someone can verify this as I'm away from the magazine collection this week). Thanks. -rdo russell.ollienopsamnet p.s. - Saab have certainly been more sporty than Volvos traditionally but that is no longer an absolute rule. In article <388f46fe.19530266nopsam.netway.com>, jtmav wrote: > On Wed, 26 Jan 2000 18:48:59 GMT, drewsrxnopsameja.com wrote: > > I would say the same of your Volvo passion. Still it took Volvo a long > time to realize FWD was a good option to try. Turbocharging their > engines is also a late day arrival for them. The Saab 9000 was voted > in SWEDEN as the safest sedan. Don't get your facts mixed up. The Saab > Aero or even the old SPG would crush a Volvo in the twisties. Its like > Road andTrack said in the comparison of the T6 and the 9-5 Aero: The > Aero is a true sports sedan the T6 is a luxury car trying to be > sporty. The Viggen will eat up an S70 T5 in both sheer accelaration > and especially in handling, never mind cargo space. I own a Volvo and > a Saab and believe me the fit and finish on the Volvo can't hold a > candle to the Saab, and innovation at Volvo seems to be copying Saab > eventually. > > Remove the NSP for email > > > Most of what you have to say is just opinion and nothing is > >substantiated by fact. You have been brainwashed by your love of Saab > >automobiles. Volvo is always a better choice as compared to Saab. > >What company invented the device that has saved more lives then any in > >the world, the 3-Point seat belt. No it was not Saab, it was Volvo. > >Great cup-holders don't make a great car, even though the Volvo S80 has > >8 of them. The Porsche designed family of inline engines that Volvo > >uses are extreamly smooth and reliable. A production S80 T6, S70R, > >V70R AWD, 850R, or an 850 T5-R will all easily crush any production > >Saab. I agree that Saabs are safe cars, but so are Mercedes. Volvo's > >are in a league of their own in terms of safety reputation. This is an > >old argument on this board and Volvo wins every time. When I pass a > >Saab on the road, I feel pity for the person who owns the car. > >Including Volvo, there are many other choices that are far better. > > > > > >In article <86kl0j$n3p$1nopsamel.civ.utwente.nl>, > > "Jeroen Lugtenberg" <j.lugtenbergnopsament.utwente.nl> wrote: > >> Saab is always the better choice certainly when it is compared to > >aVolvo.Why, because a Volvo is a car for the great public. Not for a > >connoisseurlike the Saab driver. When you look at the details of a Saab > >you know what Imean. For example the great design of the cup-holder in > >the dash of the 9-5and it's powerfull smooth turbo-engines. Or the > >ergonomicdoor-handles of the Saab. And of cours it's huge safety, > >safety of which aVolvo only can dream. When I drive a Saab and I pass a > >Volvo, I always smileand pity the poor man who has made just another > >wrong choice in his life. Ihope that this is of some help to you! My > >message; Keep away from Volvo'sbecause underneath their new rounded > >skin there's still that edgyold-fashioned monster of the old days!!!! > >> Jeroen > > > > > >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > >Before you buy. > > JTMav > Remove the NSP for email > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.
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