----- Original Message -----
From: JonesMB <jonesmb@ziplink.net>
To: <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: A Saab for autox? Don't laugh too hard...
> >Has anyone seen the new Saab 9-3 Viggen? Looks to be *fairly*
competitive
> at
> >250 hp and ~260 lb-ft of torque, mostly between 3500 and 5000 rpm (and a
> >torque limiting feature for 1st and 2nd). Any thoughts as to the
> >competitiveness of, um, a Saab? Don't laugh too very hard, I thought it
> >might be a sleeper in GS, if it goes there. BTW, there will be 1000
> imported
> >to the US this year...
>
> When you finish laughing, think about the Volvo S40. It may not be much
> but it does have a turbo-charged engine producing 160HP@5100rpm and
> 170lbs/ft at a low 1800rpm. All it will have to propel is 2,990lbs. If
> they ever offer this with a 5 speed tranny and nice suspension it could be
> another sleeper.
>
> jmb
Not laughing...but not worried, either. The key phrase in this is "If they
ever offer this...with a nice suspension...." A friend of mine test-drove a
Viggen (the car, not the jet...) recently -- he reported it goes like stink
in a straight line, but plows like a farm tractor through the turns.
Jamie
'92 Prelude Si
Speed Demon Racing
http://www.mindspring.com/~jsculerati/sdr
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