http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsPKL...rch=top%20gear

Here's that Top Gear video - starts at around 3:30. The pickup is pretty decent, but still don't know.

 

Strange yes, but I would like to know if the claim is true or false. Performance-wise, there is pretty much nothing else going for the car, so SAAB may have thrown down all of their cards to achieve this impressive feat.

 

40-70 they are on boost if they are in the right gear. With that short of a span....IMHO, the saab will win. 40-90 would be a different story. Think of it this way.....every car has a peak powerband....no matter how big it is. From 0-15mph, I killed my friend in his 330ci with my grandfather's echo. Every car has a sweet spot, and if your race only includes sweetspots, the outcome may be surprising.

 

I just recently bought a 2000 9-3 viggen, which has essentially the same engine, but a little less horsepower. The turbo on this engine is pushing 15+ psi in third gear, and once it kicks in, it has such a flat torque curve 30-90 goes by so fast it's scary. It's rated as 260 lb-ft of torque@ about 2500-5000 rpm. I've never driven an S2000 (depressingly) but my car can pull from a roll nearly as fast as my dad's 350+ horsepower mustang. It really is quite fast, so I doubt the s2000 could keep up. Off the line though, you have a much better chance. The turbo lag and FWD really kills them.

As for Saab forums, try saablink.net or saabcentral.com


EDIT: check out this video of a modded viggen: http://videos.streetfire.net/recentvideos/...86001222ae7.htm

so this has a little more than the 9-5 (probably 20 more horsepower)

 

My friend has a 9-5. We have raced multiple times and he is always down by about 3-4 cars by the time I reach the end of 3rd gear. His is the turbo V6 manual. I have I/E, but I doubt that alone is responsible for 3-4 cars. This was on a 2nd gear roll. The Saab's first gear is almost useless with it being so short and having to move the 9-5's fat ass. Nice looking cars, but not real fun to drive in my opinion.

 

That was my thought as well.

 

VIGGENS are really nice!

 

The V6 turbos were actually less powerful than the 2.3L I4s. The I4s ran higher boost pressure for more power while the V6 had less of that "turbo" feeling. It

 

My friend has 9-5 manual ( i don know which one if there's engine difference) but when i race him on hwy, or stop to stop traffic, he would never keep up with me.
But then, i never did specific 30-70 roll.

 

I agree!