Date: 30 Jun 2004 16:15:44 GMT From: Gary Fritz <fritzxxxnospamrii.com> Subject: Re: Tough Choice-9-5 Aero or 9-3 Viggen?
"Tore ML" <tmlnospamemini.no> wrote: > I would go for the Aero. The road handling is much better. I am seriously underwhelmed by my '02 9-5 Aero. It has the most horrific turbo lag I've ever seen. EVERY time you start accelerating - - including EVERY shift -- there is a 1.5-2.0 second delay before the power kicks in. When it kicks in the torque increases hugely, making it very difficult to accellerate smoothly, and by that time you're practically ready to shift again. So with any kind of aggressive accelleration, you keep switching between "not enough power" and "almost too much power compared to what I had half a second ago." It's possible to accelerate fairly smoothly if you don't push the turbo very far into the yellow region. But if you drive it that gently, any soccer mom in a minivan can pass you, so what's the point of having the Aero!? The flat power curves Saab claims in their brochures may be accurate for a car on a dyno, where you can hold the same power level for several seconds, but in real-life driving the long underpowered delay and the sudden huge increase in torque makes it a pain to drive. It's also not very roomy for a "large" car. My old 9000 had significantly more interior room. Gary
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