Does that supercharger do anything to make that 4 banger sound any
better? Its the only production 4 banger I can think of with a
supercharger. All 4 bangers so far sound "farty" to me. Best way I can
discribe it.

In article >, -NOSPAM
says...
> 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
> ...
> > 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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