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9-3 needs AWD first
Posted by Dinger (more from Dinger) on Wed, 18 Sep 2002 13:20:48
In Reply to: 2003 9-3SS, Paul [Profile/Gallery]
, Tue, 17 Sep 2002 23:38:38
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Straight line power aside the critics, testers, auto writers, car magazines, etc. will never rate the handling of a FWD'er ahead of a RWD or AWD cars unless the FWD'er has a great advantage in most other areas, which the the new 9-3 proabaly won't be over the A4 and 3 series. It doesn't matter how much we love the 9-3SS. It doesn't matter how much we dislike Audi or BMW. It doesn't matter that Saab can do more with a Turbo charged 4 popper than they can a V6. It doesn't matter that the 9-3SS will most like cost less. All that matter is the drive wheels... and the 9-3SS is using the wrong ones for an "out on the egde" extreme sports car. AWD and RWD are simply supperior to FWD and until SAAB offers a AWD setup (no sense in messing with RWD) it will never be more than an "also ran".
Unless of course this Rear Wheel Steering thing turns out to me the second coming or something, but I doubt that.
Dinger
86 900T 240k
posted by 12.16.16...
Posts in this Thread:
- 2003 9-3SS, Paul , Tue, 17 Sep 2002 23:38:38
- Yeah, but 210hp for both Arc and Vector? What gives?, Talladega900, Thu, 19 Sep 2002 10:35:06
- 9-3 needs AWD first, Dinger, Wed, 18 Sep 2002 13:20:48 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: 2003 9-3SS, No.9, Wed, 18 Sep 2002 10:54:28
- Re: 2003 9-3SS, JBinMD, Wed, 18 Sep 2002 09:06:12
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