I had a Mazda 323 Turbo, AWD. Small, but a blast!

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I had a Mazda 323 Turbo, AWD. Small, but a blast! Posted by Talladega900 (more from Talladega900) on Fri, 30 Mar 2001 16:01:59

In Reply to: I checked out a WRX in the showroom the other day, MJM

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Back in the heydays of Mazda's rally carreer they were cleaning Audi's clock. Small translates to light (not always, but ususally) which is a good thing. And snow is not the reason I buy AWD, in the old Mazda, nor our current Audi. Handling is the key benefit. With 227hp on tap, that Subbie ranks up there with the Viggen or my Talladega in the power department. Don't know it's torque yet. Performance parts are already becoming available on that thing, so that really isn't an arguement either.
I will grant you the OVERALL performance -- utility, handling, and speed/acceleration when taken as a whole, is pretty darn hard to beat with the Saab. Not to mention the charm. Been driving 'em twenty years. I don't expect I'll stop if I do get a Subbie. Just add it to the collection...

As Hurley Heywood (Porsche and Audi race car driver lf lore) once said, a 2WD will beat and A- or 4WD in a sprint, but with AWD you can go much deeper into the turns, hence faster laps, hence winning races...

Posts in this Thread:

Anyone tried to lower the wieght of the saab?, Mike 87 900s, Fri, 30 Mar 2001 12:59:25
- Re: Anyone tried to lower the wieght of the saab?, nick , Sat, 31 Mar 2001 16:43:18
  - What else?, Richard Miller, Sun, 1 Apr 2001 21:23:26
- I guess I'm going the wrong way...., Jeff Cunningham, Fri, 30 Mar 2001 14:12:39
  - Re: I guess I'm going the wrong way...., Mike 87 900s, Fri, 30 Mar 2001 14:41:15
    - Re: I guess I'm going the wrong way...., GM, Sat, 31 Mar 2001 14:04:40
    - center console sub, Chad, Fri, 30 Mar 2001 16:50:26
      - anybody use a powered sub?, lemmy, Fri, 30 Mar 2001 18:55:37
        just saw an infinity self contained sub. very nice. n/m, chrisx, Sat, 31 Mar 2001 02:28:38
        Re: anybody use a powered sub?, Eric, Sat, 31 Mar 2001 00:40:52
  - Ahh, yes. Subbies. The Japanese Saab..., Talladega900, Fri, 30 Mar 2001 14:41:02
    - Looks cool, but do you see how small it is?, Aaron Gilbert, Fri, 30 Mar 2001 15:28:40
      - I checked out a WRX in the showroom the other day, MJM , Fri, 30 Mar 2001 15:36:56
        i've already gotten used to the front, but the rest...>>, chrystobal, Fri, 30 Mar 2001 16:40:50
        either the new R&T or C&D said US gets 280hp in '02/'03! n/m, MJM , Sat, 31 Mar 2001 15:36:27
        I had a Mazda 323 Turbo, AWD. Small, but a blast!, Talladega900, Fri, 30 Mar 2001 16:01:59 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Anyone tried to lower the wieght of the saab?, CHRIS LUDWIG, Fri, 30 Mar 2001 14:06:05
  - Hey, Chris, how was the rallycross? Sorry I couldn't, Talladega900, Fri, 30 Mar 2001 14:37:38

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