Shock horror a good review!

[jjonju]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/dri...cle5009074.ece

[brace up]

i liked jeremy clarkson's review of the 08 9-3 2.8t a lot more
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/dri...icle589163.ece

[kart125]

Wow I'm surprised too! It seems american journalists are harsher on Saabs than european journalists.

[saab93f]

Originally Posted by kart125

Wow I'm surprised too! It seems american journalists are harsher on Saabs than european journalists.

You might be onto something. If you happened to read european reviews of 3-series you´d be surprised. Good bits are complimented for a good reason but it is not as perfect as american reviews let you to believe.

It´s not uncommon (elsewhere than Germany) for a 9-3 to beat 3-series in a comparo. 9-3 cabrio did that in Germany too so it can´t be very bad car

[DanS]

Americans want huge cars that seat 8, are packed with meaningless options and have 500 horsepower. If it doesn't go 0-60 in 5 seconds, handles like a barge and sucks gas like a tank...it can't be American. The recent gas crunch has helped change those views, but overall Americans haven't changed.

Post some of the european BMW comparisons to the Saab, if you will...

[saab93f]

Originally Posted by DanS

Americans want huge cars that seat 8, are packed with meaningless options and have 500 horsepower. If it doesn't go 0-60 in 5 seconds, handles like a barge and sucks gas like a tank...it can't be American. The recent gas crunch has helped change those views, but overall Americans haven't changed.

Post some of the european BMW comparisons to the Saab, if you will...

I´ll try and find some. They are most likely in German or Swedish or Finnish but...I´ll translate if needed. Swedes are btw very critical towards their own, be it Saab or Ovlov.