Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 20:15:46 +0200 From: Mats <vem_tror_dunospamail.com> Subject: Re: Do the Volvo S80 and Saab 9-5 have center fuel tanks or rear fuel tanks?
On 25 Jun 2004 20:01:26 -0700, hollywood_onealnospamo.com (The Diesel) wrote: >Right now the car I drive most is my dad's 2000 Lincoln Town car, and >I just don't feel like it's a very safe car. >For one thing it only has a 4 star rating in the EASY NHTSA front >crash test and only a 4 star rating in the side crash test, and it >NEVER was tested in the front offset test, but if it ever was I'm sure >it would have gotten a marginal or poor rating. >The Lincoln Town car also just feels like it would be very bad at >accident avoidance because of its poor acceleration, poor braking, >poor cornering, etc, etc. >If that wasn't bad enough, the Lincoln Town Car has a HORRIBLE >HORRIBLE fuel tank position in the opinion of most experts, the fuel >tank is located BEHIND the rear axle, the same is true for the >Mustang, Crown Victoria, and Grand Marquis(has Ford learned NOTHING >from the Pinto?). >I was just wondering if the Volvo S80 and the Saab 9-5(2002-2005) have >center fuel tanks(a tank located between the rear axle and front axle) >or if they have a rear fuel tank(a tank located behind the rear axle). >I'm going to be getting my first car eventually and I want to make >sure that it has a center fuel tank, and not a rear fuel tank. All SAAB:s from the 9000 model and forward (new generation 900, 9-3 and 9-5) has the fueltank placed in front of the rear axle, same goes for the S80 i belive, but for the S80 I am not sure, other Volvo models (940/960 series) had the tank i front of the rear axle, and I donĄt belive that they have changed that on newer models. /Mats
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