Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 23:02:31 -0400 From: "Eric R. Sterbenz" <ericnopsamth.com> Subject: Re: Some Viggen Considerations
Roger, Actually the Viggen has a 2.3L engine. It's basically the 9000 Aero engine dropped into the 9-3 chassis. It was hot in the Aero, should be even hotter in the lighter car. Roger Williams wrote: > Also spracht sCOOTer <ptgrunnernopsamhlink.net>: > > > The Viggen sure looks nice in the pictures I've seen. > > It does. I was completely unable to resist it when I saw it at the > dealership. That did it. I walked in ready to commit to a 9-5, but once I > saw the Viggen, there was no way I was going to leave there without > testdriving it. I couldn't even believe they had one. > > > I've not driven one, but the publicized performance disappoints me, > > the 0-60 mph mainly. I'm a very moderate driver actually, but there > > are times that some brute force is required. Especially, in Northern > > Virginia where every Red to Green turns into a drag race. > > Well, I can't speak for the publicized performance, but I can speak of > the real life ride. One word: whoa. The turbo kicks in at about 2,000 RPM, > and the only thing I can compare the kick of the car to is a Porsche. It > also doesn't have the annoying turbo lag that plagued earlier Saabs. > > I took off like a missile down Commonwealth Avenue in Boston going > about 75 in third gear. I don't think it's so much a "drag racing" car, > but it's more of a performance touring kind of car. Brute force? No. Get > an old Impala or Chevelle for that. Then again, what Saabs are big on > "brute force" anyways? Hair raising speed and handling? That's more like > it. > > In my opinion, it's for people who'd consider a BMW, but love Saabs. I > guess it's kind a niche market, but there you have it. > > > I love my 95 Saab 900 Turbo Hatchback, but can you actually say the > > the Viggen is worth the $38,000 price? I'd enjoy hearing from you > > on that and any other comments about Viggen. Best to Email me directly. > > I thought the best thing about the Viggen was the way it handled - nice > and tight. The reviewers have a point about the torque giving a "wake up > call" to the steering, but let's face it: 225 horsepower and 250 foot > pounds of torque from a 4 cylinder 2 liter is a lot of torque at 3,000 > RPM. > > And the invitation to the "Flight Academy" in Atlanta was kind of > enticing, too. Speaking of flying, the car is also quite low to the > ground. I guess it's inevitably going to get a little scuffed before I'm > done with it. > > -- > {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{} \|/ > {} RogerW rogerwnopsamguy.com {} 0< -- parrot.net! > {} http://www.parrot.net adminnopsamot.net {} ^^^^(*)^^^^ > {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{} ^^ / \ ^^ Thanks, -- E.R. Sterbenz ericnopsamth.com
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