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Posted by Stephen Goldberger (more from Stephen Goldberger) on Sat, 15 Feb 2003 11:19:15 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: anyone driven the 9-3ss Arc?, mark17, Fri, 14 Feb 2003 20:24:30
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In Sweden, there were European Arc 2.0t and Aero (our Vector) 2.0T models. These were "pre production" - There were no "Linear" trim cars. We never felt that the interiors were "cheap looking" as some have commented here. Overall, the higher power engine, 2.0T, had, er, more power, and to us actually felt a little smoother during back-to-back drives. The wood or metal trim on the upmarket cars was underwhelming, especially on ARC with the wood being so dark as to virtually vanish. The Swedish pavement was in such great shape, and the car handles so well that we didn't notice much difference between the sport suspension on Aero vs. the standard suspension on Arc - although the Arc cars had Goodyear NCT summer tread tires, not Pirelli P6 all seasons. Aero's sports seats were very supportive and comfortable - but then the standard seats were (IMO) better than the standard 9-5 seats, although a little shy of the 9-5 Aero seats. Even the standard seats have a lot more leather on and around them than most cars, and the Aero (Vector) seats are full leather, like the 9-5 Aero.

If you want a small sedan, you just can't go wrong with any of the versions. Even the 2.0t automatic was peppy enough to engage the right-seat-speed-warning. Our preference is to wait for the 5-door. And the new V-6 (first details in the next NINES) will be eye-popping!

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