Comments on: Saturday morning quick snippets

By: jc7222

jc7222 — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:56:03 +0000

I love this car and wished they would just make it! I love the “butt” on it.

By: zippy

zippy — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:31:44 +0000

Except the Alfa has a nice butt on it!

By: eggsngrits

eggsngrits — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:07:11 +0000

You’re kidding me — the Mi.To? Me Too??.

It looks an awful lot like the 9-1x!!

By: WooDz

WooDz — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 13:39:15 +0000

Too Much

By: Tompa

Tompa — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:07:47 +0000

Sorry.. A third post in a row.
Is there somebody here that could calculate the cost to develop the Aero-X with normal doors and a pillars, a 3,2 litre Saab Turbo modified 500hp engine sitting on a Corvette chassie? XWD ofcourse

By: Tompa

Tompa — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:58:09 +0000

Oh.. Wait.. Saab did continue with the 3 litre for a while.. Sorry

By: Tompa

Tompa — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:31:57 +0000

1st the 3 litre engine. As a former Opel salesman I never encountered somebody having a problem with that engine in the Omega or in the 9-5. It was replaced with a 3,2 litre V6 and at the same time Saab abandoned the V6 in the 9-5.
2nd the Mi.To. Great looking car except the headlights. Looks to much like a Lancia Thesis or something. ALthough I must say Lancia is shaping up. Might be something for Fiat to bring to Sweden. The younger generation dont remember the 600/Delta so it just might work. And Lancia is as I understand it “Fiats own Audi”. Mi.To you get my blessing. But change the headlights please.

By: SportMode

SportMode — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:50:29 +0000

Hey Ted- I’ve got the 3.0L V6 in my ’02 9-5, and I’ve been pretty happy with it. I love the smooth power delivery, though I admit it doesn’t pack quite such a wallop since it’s got the smaller Garrett turbo as opposed to the beefy TD04.

I’m aware of the tensioner pulleys, arms, etc. that have issues on the 60* V6, but I had ‘em done at 60k since SaabUSA was already going in there for the free timing belt replacement…better replace them now than an engine later, right? Anyway, everything else has been great so far.

What else do you know about that engine that others may not? I know you’re the automotive guru here locally, and it’d be good to know what else is prone to failure/problems in that engine.

By: Tedjs

Tedjs — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:11:03 +0000

Those are interesting shots of the engine bay. It almost looks like an ‘old’ C4 Corvette (circa 1984 to 1996) chassis under the hood, although the ‘frame’ is a little more Saturn Sky/Pontiac Solstice.

And that does look like that unfortunate 3.0L V6 under the hood. I have never heard anything good about that engine here in the United States….

Now if the Aero-X ever really came into production I wonder if this guy http://www.mallettcars.com/solstice-conversion.htm would get a hold of one and do something un-Saab like and cram a V8 under the hood?

By: zippy

zippy — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:49:42 +0000

Saab would do well to build something as gorgeous as that Alfa. Stunning!