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carbuzzard.com - 22 Jul 2006 21:09 GMT

Saab new car reviews by professional road testers: See what people who write
about cars for a living say about Saab and other cars. Reviews as far back
as 1990. Check out http://www.carbuzzard.com: Lunch of Champions.

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Johannes - 23 Jul 2006 13:27 GMT

> Saab new car reviews by professional road testers: See what people who write
> about cars for a living say about Saab and other cars. Reviews as far back
> as 1990. Check out http://www.carbuzzard.com: Lunch of Champions.

I picked a review of a 1986 Saab 9000 Turbo:

"The engine is powerful, but there`s so much low-end torque that the rear
wheels tend to break into a little dance of their own when moving off the
line, even on dry pavement."

??? -:)

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john - 23 Jul 2006 15:01 GMT

>> Saab new car reviews by professional road testers: See what people who
>> write
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> wheels tend to break into a little dance of their own when moving off the
> line, even on dry pavement."

yep, they know dick about 'dem weird foreeeign cars'.

If it ain't an all iron pushrod V8......

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DervMan - 23 Jul 2006 15:10 GMT

Ahhha - driving in reverse...

No, that wouldn't do it...

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Paul Halliday - 23 Jul 2006 18:32 GMT

>>> Saab new car reviews by professional road testers: See what people who
>>> write
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>
> No, that wouldn't do it...

It's definitely fish-tailing, but it happens at the front.
I, for one, love it :)

There's a popular picture of the "SPG" which has had some obvious
photoshopping done to provide some smoke from the rear wheels :o

Paul

1989 900 Turbo S
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Paul Halliday - 23 Jul 2006 18:28 GMT

>> Saab new car reviews by professional road testers: See what people who write
>> about cars for a living say about Saab and other cars. Reviews as far back
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> wheels tend to break into a little dance of their own when moving off the
> line, even on dry pavement."

I have read another review, or rather a recap, of the C900 ... It was in Evo
magazine a few months ago, whereupon C900 drivers were described as "easily
identifiable due to well developed forearms" ... No, they were not saying
we're all w.nkers, they were referring to the masses of torque steer evident
in an on-tune example.

Paul

1989 900 Turbo S
http://saab.go.dyndns.org/

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Craig's Saab C900 Site - 24 Jul 2006 17:25 GMT

>>> Saab new car reviews by professional road testers: See what people who write
>>> about cars for a living say about Saab and other cars. Reviews as far back
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>> wheels tend to break into a little dance of their own when moving off the
>> line, even on dry pavement."

>I have read another review, or rather a recap, of the C900 ... It was in Evo
>magazine a few months ago, whereupon C900 drivers were described as "easily
>identifiable due to well developed forearms" ... No, they were not saying
>we're all w.nkers, they were referring to the masses of torque steer evident
>in an on-tune example.

For want of exposing my naivety, what is torque-steer? 8-)

Craig.

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DervMan - 24 Jul 2006 17:54 GMT

>>>> Saab new car reviews by professional road testers: See what people who
>>>> write
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>
> For want of exposing my naivety, what is torque-steer? 8-)

In effect, when you thump the accelerator pedal, the car tries to steer -
because one wheel effectively gets more torque than the other.

Here are some other handy links:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=define%3A+torque+steer&meta=

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Paul Halliday - 24 Jul 2006 18:03 GMT

>>>>> Saab new car reviews by professional road testers: See what people who
>>>>> write
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>
> http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=define%3A+torque+steer&meta=

Often due to unequal lengths in the drive shafts and more common in
transverse engine setups.

Usually, the car will steer just one way under hard load ... With the C900
you get it one side, then the other, then back again. The effect is very
much like RWD cars fish-tailing when there is temporary loss of grip in
their tyres but it happens at the front. Very entertaining :)

Craig - I don't think it happens in autos LOL :)

Paul

1989 900 Turbo S
http://saab.go.dyndns.org/

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DervMan - 24 Jul 2006 18:10 GMT

>>>>>> Saab new car reviews by professional road testers: See what people
>>>>>> who
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> Usually, the car will steer just one way under hard load ... With the C900
> you get it one side, then the other, then back again.

I've always assumed that was caused by wheelspin... :-p

> The effect is very
> much like RWD cars fish-tailing when there is temporary loss of grip in
> their tyres but it happens at the front. Very entertaining :)
>
> Craig - I don't think it happens in autos LOL :)

Yeah it does... just try harder... :)

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Craig's Saab C900 Site - 26 Jul 2006 00:26 GMT

>In effect, when you thump the accelerator pedal, the car tries to steer -
>because one wheel effectively gets more torque than the other.

>Here are some other handy links:

>http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=define%3A+torque+steer&meta=

Ah thanks for that - very helpful.

Craig.

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