Redline ION SCC article
 

"marx404" > wrote in message >...
> Hey Jonnie (and everyone else here)
> last we talked was about the article in May Sport Compact Car Mag about the
> ION Redline Road Test. Had a chance to read the article yet?
>
> Tonight I re-read it and gained some insight. SCC is a hardcore lot, if it
> aint F&F material, they dis on it. Althought they made comparisons to an
> unnamed obviously base model ION 1, they also gave very good remarks about
> the Redline.
>
> One thing that struck me that the SCC writers don't get IMHO, is that the
> Redline is still a Saturn, it's not a Honduh. It is based on the QC, which
> means a sports car with lower insurance rates b/c it has 4 doors, which is a
> very good thing, as well as inheriting sports car features including a
> supercharger and yet still be a very safe car.
>
> Also, the rev limiter bugged them because they couldn't push the motor to
> almost throwing a rod point. Too bad, but maybe they missed the point of the
> rev limiter which makes the Redline ION bombproof, or better yet, F&F
> wannabe proof and still a fun to drive and reliable car too.


Please excuse the dumb question -- what are F&F wannabes?

thanks
mh

Never a dumb question - I'm thinking F&F wannabe's is referring to the
movie(s) The Fast and the Furious.

"Matt Hayden" > wrote in message
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> "marx404" > wrote in message
>...
> > Hey Jonnie (and everyone else here)
> > last we talked was about the article in May Sport Compact Car Mag about
the
> > ION Redline Road Test. Had a chance to read the article yet?
> >
> > Tonight I re-read it and gained some insight. SCC is a hardcore lot, if
it
> > aint F&F material, they dis on it. Althought they made comparisons to an
> > unnamed obviously base model ION 1, they also gave very good remarks
about
> > the Redline.
> >
> > One thing that struck me that the SCC writers don't get IMHO, is that
the
> > Redline is still a Saturn, it's not a Honduh. It is based on the QC,
which
> > means a sports car with lower insurance rates b/c it has 4 doors, which
is a
> > very good thing, as well as inheriting sports car features including a
> > supercharger and yet still be a very safe car.
> >
> > Also, the rev limiter bugged them because they couldn't push the motor
to
> > almost throwing a rod point. Too bad, but maybe they missed the point of
the
> > rev limiter which makes the Redline ION bombproof, or better yet, F&F
> > wannabe proof and still a fun to drive and reliable car too.
>
>
> Please excuse the dumb question -- what are F&F wannabes?
>
> thanks
> mh