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Posted by JEM (more from JEM) on Sat, 9 Apr 2005 14:47:47
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If one looks at current Saabs, the 9-3 is a good car, and the 9-5 is a good car, but in many respects they're knives brought to a gunfight. Good material quality, good aesthetics, but FWD is not competitive at the HP levels these cars need to offer to sell in the US market, particularly the 9-5.
If one looks at current Cadillacs - the CTS, STS, SRX, XLR specifically - one material quality typically not as good as the Saabs, uneven and sometimes questionable aesthetics, but absolutely first-rate RWD platforms and engines.
There is no sedan anywhere that is any more fun to drive than a CTS-V, it's the modern RWD platform that makes that car capable of accommodating 400HP, and even at the base 255HP CTS level the CTS is a nicer car to drive than the comparably-sized FWD 9-5. Not as attractive, not as well-made, not as well-detailed, but a nicer drive.
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