Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 18:52:50 GMT From: "James Sweet" <jamessweetnospamail.com> Subject: Re: Thinking of buying a 900 Auto any thoughts?
"Fred W." <Fred.Willsnospampam myrealbox.com> wrote in message news:LNidnZlU6omKDsTd4p2dnAnospamphia.com... > > "Bob" <uctraingNOSPAMnospamanet.com> wrote in message > news:5qph50tojovp8uuk90gfoeuevqf1h8v34rnospamcom... > > DO you really want an auto ? I would only buy a Saab 4 with a turbo... > > and a turbo does not go real well with an automatic as both have > > low RPM/torque issues. Not real comfortable pulling out in traffic. > > Not sure where you got this idea from... Although the autobox will keep the > engine rpms relatively low, the turbocharged SAAB 4 cylinder engines have > excellent low rpm torque. That is (was) the entire design goal for these > engines according to SAAB. > > While I do agree that the fun factor is increased dramatically by having a > manual transmission, and generally prefer one in my cars, an automatic (for > those who need one) matched to these engines is fine. It's not so much lack of torque that I've noticed when driving a turbo/automatic car but the lag, every turbo has some lag, and automatic transmissions tend to have lag as well when starting from a stop, so when you combine the two you get double the lag.