Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 22:51:08 -0500 From: ma_twain <ma_twainnospamo.com> Subject: Re: 2006 Saab 9-3 SportCombi
Johannes H Andersen wrote: > > ma_twain wrote: > >>J. Harris wrote: >> >> >>>From Autoweek: >>> >>>2006 Saab 9-3 SportCombi >>>Reformed in Geneva: The 9-3 SportCombi lifts the veil from Saab's dark ages >>> >>>http://autoweek.com/article.cms?articleId=101888 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>What is car? Are the specs wrong? They brag about the V6 engine with the >>turbo producing 247 hp - Honda does that now without the turbo . . . >> > > But Honda engines are 'screamers'; turbo engines have much more torque. > Most people in this group will know the difference. Yet many Saab drivers complain about being beat out of stops by . . . soccer moms in minivans (Honda?). This is a Saab turbo with a manual transmission being beat by a minivan with an automatic. Any explanations? Either the Saab drivers don't know how to drive a manual or these are really aggressive soccer moms who added superchargers to their Honda minivans :-) > > >> It also brags about 14.7 cu/ft cargo space with the rear seat up and >>"whopping" 45cu/ft with the rear seat down. They call this a station >>wagon that will replace the SUV and minivan? The C900 hatchback >>(classified as a sub-compact) has 57 cu/ft and the 245 Volvo wagon >>(classified as a compact) has 80 cu/ft. This must be a GM car :-( >> > > They don't say "whopping" space. This is a life-style car, it has more space > than the saloon without loosing the sporty-ness (apparently). If you want more, > you can always have a people carrier - or a Volvo. > Or you could get a C900 SPG - more space and more sporty-ness . . The Saab web site describes the Sportcombi as having "ample cargo space", the definition of ample is open to interpretation.
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