Fast and usable fun (Saab 9-3 2.0T 205 bhp Coupe Aero)

Member Name: Gallic

Product:	Saab 9-3 2.0T 205 bhp Coupe Aero
Date:	01/04/01 (1090 review reads)
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Advantages: Brilliant engine and turbo, MPG. Hatchback

Disadvantages: Front legorom. Soft seats.

Great car and looks a little different too. I've now driven 35,000 miles in it in just over a year and am still delighted to go for a short, quick thrash or a long motorway journey. It's a good relaxed motorway cruiser with no bad manners. Acceleration can be fierce from standstill with loads of torque steer but experience lets you control it safely. Once on the move, the turbo comes in smoothly and the engines brilliant all the way through the rev range. With mixed driving, am getting around 30-31 mpg. Could do with slightly more legroom in front for long legs but dashboard layout superb.
Not quite as dynamic as BMW330 overall but great alternative and very accomplished.

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