Depending on the driver. Honda engine needs super high rpm to take a breath, were as saab engine are full on overwhelming low end torque. Shift the saab at 4000rpm and bye bye 3.2 TL ! Rev the saab in the red and the Acura will finally beat it. You cannot compare so drastically different cars. I owned 4 saab 9000 (2 actually) and one Acura Vtec ... I'll never buy acura again ... no power ... by the time you reach the Vvtec rpm, the saab is far away ! 5000-7000 rpm (Vtec) is useless on dayly basis as much as 4800rpm (max torque). were as a saab 97 with a 4 cyl gives you 252 ft/lbs of torque at 1800rpm. if you drive it by the torque, you'll need a nsx to beat it !!!