How NOT To Drive The Only Saab Turbo X In North America

DetroitWonk · 04-16-2008, 03:00 PM

Yup, sorry guys, I broke it:

http://jalopnik.com/380099/2008-saab...es-and-audi-a4

Ray

EldoFan · 04-16-2008, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DetroitWonk

Yup, sorry guys, I broke it:

http://jalopnik.com/380099/2008-saab...es-and-audi-a4

Ray

Way to go Ray!

Ahh well......god only knows what I (who doesn't know how to drive a stick) would've done.....

crooner214 · 04-16-2008, 04:53 PM

I love the quote at the end of the sidebar!

FenwickHockey65 · 04-16-2008, 04:55 PM

Smooth man. REAL smooth.

EldoFan · 04-16-2008, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crooner214

I love the quote at the end of the sidebar!

"****, I think I ****ed up the clutch. How the **** was I stupid enough to just do that?"

JJ26 · 04-16-2008, 05:21 PM

How the hell did the STi beat the M3???

In the dry I mean.

DuSpinnst · 04-16-2008, 05:29 PM

Those Saab clutches are touchy to begin with. I've created a bad smell more than a few times, although I have yet to break it.

CamaroCrazy · 04-16-2008, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by DuSpinnst

Those Saab clutches are touchy to begin with. I've created a bad smell more than a few times, although I have yet to break it.

Yeah, I test drove a 2007 Aero with a manual last fall. A blast to drive with a sweetheart of an engine, but it took me a few minutes to get used to the clutch.

As for the Turbo X......bummer!

Randiglio · 04-17-2008, 12:02 AM

Way to go! You broke it! Now none of the rest of us can play!

AndrewGS · 04-17-2008, 01:32 AM

I'll take that classic 900 turbo.

**paul8488** · 04-17-2008, 01:37 AM

Hey dude, remember the time you killked a Saab Turbo X?

j_granlund · 04-17-2008, 02:35 PM

Reminds me of the time i did a test drive in a go-cart. Needless to say, it went about like this did, and i almost destroyed an indestructable(sp?) clucth.

Michael_S · 04-17-2008, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JJ26

How the hell did the STi beat the M3???

In the dry I mean.

Put enough curves on the course, and that STi's all wheel drive will be a huge advantage.

JJ26 · 04-17-2008, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael_S

Put enough curves on the course, and that STi's all wheel drive will be a huge advantage.

But still, against a new M3? And how did it beat the STi in the wet? I'm just really curious.

I know the new STi is overall an improvement over my '05 STi but still...

There is a screen shot of a computer monitor in that article showing the details of the times. The STi was within 2mph of the M3's top speed, average speed was just over 1mph faster and the average lap time was almost 4 tenths quicker. I love my STi and would love to have a new one but I almost can't believe it was quicker. I would think the M3 would be quicker on almost any track.

One thing: The stock STi is not a great track car...pretty much every one in the Suby community would probably agree with me on that. Which is another reason why I am shocked. However with 2 or 3 tweaks...

F14CRAZY · 04-18-2008, 10:35 PM

The motor's sideways, and it beat an STi? Something's up here

04-16-2008, 03:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
DetroitWonk 3.5 Liter V6 Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 241	How NOT To Drive The Only Saab Turbo X In North America Yup, sorry guys, I broke it: http://jalopnik.com/380099/2008-saab...es-and-audi-a4 Ray __________________ ---------- Ray Wert Editor-in-Chief, Jalopnik.com *Visit Jalopnik for full Woodward Dream Cruise coverage!*

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crooner214 3.8 Liter Supercharged V6 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Seattle Drives: 1993 K- Blazer 4x4 Police Posts: 583	Re: How NOT To Drive The Only Saab Turbo X In North America I love the quote at the end of the sidebar!

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FenwickHockey65 6.0 Liter LS2 V8 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: West Chester, OH Drives: Chevrolet Malibu LS, GMC Envoy SLE, GMC Sonoma SLS Posts: 4,905	Re: How NOT To Drive The Only Saab Turbo X In North America Smooth man. REAL smooth. __________________ Proud to drive American. Proud to drive GM. Current Cars: 2007 Chevrolet Malibu LS: 2.2L ECOTEC I-4 2003 GMC Envoy SLE: 4.2L Vortec 4200 I-6 1998 GMC Sonoma SLS Ext. Cab: 4.3L Vortec 4300 V6 Former Cars: 1993 Saturn SW2 (1993-2006, 243,000 miles) 1989 GMC Safari SLT (1989-2003, 293,000 miles) Future Car: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro LT RS: 3.6L DI VVT V6

04-16-2008, 05:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
JJ26 3.5 Liter V6 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 276	Re: How NOT To Drive The Only Saab Turbo X In North America How the hell did the STi beat the M3??? In the dry I mean. Last edited by JJ26 : 04-16-2008 at 05:24 PM.

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DuSpinnst Starship Enterpise Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,204	Re: How NOT To Drive The Only Saab Turbo X In North America Those Saab clutches are touchy to begin with. I've created a bad smell more than a few times, although I have yet to break it. __________________ The moderation here gets an F for FAILURE.

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04-17-2008, 01:32 AM	#10 (permalink)
AndrewGS 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Spring, TX, MX (Houston) Drives: 1986 Ford RS200 EVO Posts: 6,769	Re: How NOT To Drive The Only Saab Turbo X In North America I'll take that classic 900 turbo. __________________ Andrew - MySpace - KD5FHW 1995 Buick Roadmaster Limited - LT1, 4L60E, 2.93 Gears, 260HP, 4,200LBS, 15.4SEC 1/4-MI, 20MPG 2005 Chevrolet Silverado C1500 LS - LM7, 4L60E, 3.73 Gears, 300HP, 4,200LBS, 15.0SEC 1/4-MI, 19.0MPG "Gas mileage is fine, but keep in mind, the first question any car buyer asks themselves is, 'Will this get me laid?'"

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paul8488 GMI Staff Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: France Drives: 2007 MBK Flipper Scooter Posts: 12,762	Re: How NOT To Drive The Only Saab Turbo X In North America Hey dude, remember the time you killked a Saab Turbo X? __________________ *The department of redundancy department.*

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j_granlund 3.8 Liter Supercharged V6 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Olmsted Falls,OH Drives: parents 05 cobalt base sedan with auto,spoiler,and Posts: 563	Re: How NOT To Drive The Only Saab Turbo X In North America Reminds me of the time i did a test drive in a go-cart. Needless to say, it went about like this did, and i almost destroyed an indestructable(sp?) clucth. __________________ those big flying thingies knocked my picture off the wall. Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65 I don't know if that worked. I did, however, teach her that prius = litter box...

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F14CRAZY 5.3 Liter LS4 V8 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dimondale, MI Drives: '89 Buick Reatta Posts: 3,977	Re: How NOT To Drive The Only Saab Turbo X In North America The motor's sideways, and it beat an STi? Something's up here __________________ '07 Subaru Forester: Manual trans, shifts assisted by Momo...almost 38k miles since July '07 '89 Buick Reatta: "Project GS"...3800 SII S/C, 6 speed manual '94 Buick Century wagon: 3100 V6, business vehicle Past: '92 and '93 Ford Explorers, '03 Mercury Mountaineer

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