IIRC, in the 7's 0-60.Even the Turbo was a whopping 155hp. My father had a '85 with a few mods that was probably ~180hp. It was considered quick in the mid to late '80s.
IIRC, in the 7's 0-60.Even the Turbo was a whopping 155hp. My father had a '85 with a few mods that was probably ~180hp. It was considered quick in the mid to late '80s.
Saab Turbo with Darth Vader wheels. Those early Saab turbos had a distinctive burbling sound. Huge lag though.
I guess they’re called Inca wheels-
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What didn't you like about it's handling. What tires did it have?245 is the old RWD one, right? I have driven one in the snow - obviously not lifted with serious tires - and it was truly one of the worst handling snow cars I've been in.
245 is the old RWD one, right? I have driven one in the snow - obviously not lifted with serious tires - and it was truly one of the worst handling snow cars I've been in.
My motorhead friend had a Volvo 240 back in the day and with 4 snow tires, sandbags in the trunk, that thing was a tank and easily the best RWD in snow around, and at a time when there were not that many 4WD or AWD on the road.240 series + 5 door = 245. I have driven these and other RWD Volvos and IMHO opinion their Scandinavian heritage comes out when they have 4 winter tires on them, I found that they are some of the better RWDs of the era.
Agreed but they go for the lowest common denominator and FWD is "safer" in their minds..My father‘s 240 Turbo was our first family ski car. He upgraded the rear diff to “ posi” and put good snow tires on it and we never had a problem. I still prefer the driving dynamics of RWD to FWD in the snow. It might be easier to get going with FWD but I’ll take oversteer vs understeer
Agreed but they go for the lowest common denominator and FWD is "safer" in their minds..
I did some vehicle accident data work in university and I would say they're pretty thorough. Not sure they'll share but likely pretty complete.Do OPP collect vehicle type data?
We already know Ont. has the most rotators per capita on the planet, so...
Maybe 0-60kph was in the 7s.....IIRC, in the 7's 0-60.