Re: 205/50/15 P700Z special

[Mike VanAmburgh <vwvr6r@fiber.net>]

The 165 hp Saturn is the slow one.  Power has been upped to 182 for this
year.  The sedan now can run a 15.5 quarter mile.  Not bad!  And yes,
the Saturn is based on the Opel Vectra.  My rental car in Germany was an
Opel Vectra wagon.  I was amazed with the handling.  They say the Saturn
wagon has the same suspension.  The Saturn wagon looks similar to the
Vectra wagon in the rear only.  The Saturn front end is hideous.  The
Saturn LS Sedan is completely bastardized.  Yek. The Vectra looks so
much better.  I wish they kept the same style for the Saturn.  Ah well. 
BTW, the Saturn was $5k less than the Passat as tested.  

-Mike

Joseph Oliveira wrote:
> 
> > > Hey all.  I was browsing through the recent Car and Drivel and noticed
> > > Tire Rack has Pirelli P700Z 205/50/15 for $60 each for those of you
> > > wanting to upgrade/replace the stockers.  195/50/15 are $59.
> 
> I have the 205's on my Jetta - Very nice tire for the price - Not quite an
> SP Sport 8000 but very good traction and lots of tread - Mine are going on
> their third summer season.
> 
> > > For those who care, they also did a comparo of 4 wagons and the Passat
> > > was first!  What, Car and Drivel magazine ranking a VW first??  The
> > > others in the comparo were the Legacy, Taurus and Saturn.  Surprisingly,
> > > the Saturn was quickest in acceleration (barely ahead of the Passat).
> > > They liked the Saturn as a whole, but they mentioned the motor felt like
> > > was bolted directly to the frame.  Hehe...too funny.
> 
> I believe that the Saturn wagon shares its engine and some other components
> with opel cars - that would explain the acceleration - and the engine bolted to
> the frame syndrome.  I believe the new saturn LS sedan is almost as quick from
> 0-60 as my GLX.  Someting like 165 hp and 185 ft/lbs of torque.  Scary.
> 
> Joe Oliveira                        ______________
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