The thing I appreciated most in my test drives was the whine of the
supercharger being audible when you're at WOT. It's not really loud or
anything, but it's there.

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"marx404" > wrote in message
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> Finally, I got a few minutes to drive the new ION Redline. Picked out a
nice
> empty winding service road and got it up into 4th gear. The shirt throw
> shifter just snapped into each gear almost effortlessly. Man, I cannot
> remember having such a thrill behind the wheel of a sport compact in a
long
> time. As it was new, I didnt want to dog on it, but what fun!! It hugged
> every curve even when dropping from 3rd to 2nd gear. True toe-and heel
> shifting and much enhanced steering than the regular ION and the Recaros
> hugged with every curve. Just for fun I hit the brakes at 30 and she
stopped
> smoothly on a dime. Virtually no torque steer when accelerating. I really
> felt that I had great confidence and control over this car at any speed.
The
> exhaust let out a sweet tone, yet it didn't resonate through the floor
like
> my Dynomax does in my 94 SL2. The suspension was so much smoother than
what
> I expected, yet firm enough to prevent body roll throughout the steep
turns.
> Well done Saturn! I do hope that this car is a symbol of things to come.
>
> marx404
>
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