New Saab 9-3 Range

 New Saab 9-3 Range
Sharper Looks Showcase Enhanced Performance

The new Saab 9-3 range will feature bold styling, inspired by the award-winning Saab Aero X concept car, backed by cutting edge technology for greater driving appeal. .

With all-new front bodywork, ‘signature’ lighting, new door panels and rear styling features, the latest generation 9-3 acquires a more focused, assertive stance, reflecting the introduction of technical advances aimed at delivering an even more rewarding experience behind the wheel.

Most noticeable is the sharper frontal styling, which adopts grille and hood themes first seen on the Saab Aero X concept, together with a return of Saab’s classic ‘clamshell’ design. This new ‘face’ is reinforced by other exterior changes that all combine to give the range a clearer, more distinctive Saab identity.

“We are introducing significant developments across three key areas: design, performance and handling,” says Jan Åke Jonsson, Managing Director of Saab Automobile. “The result is a major step forward in strengthening the visual and driving appeal of our core product line-up, which accounts for about two-thirds of global sales.”
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mblovermblover - 5/14/2007 12:05:38 PM
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about time, please redo the interiors as well. I saw a new 9-3 this weekend and the interior looked like something from the 80's


EnnNorakEnnNorak - 5/14/2007 12:32:56 PM
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I hope this new Saab will offer GM's new 3.6 litre DOHC normally aspirated engine. I hate turbos. Superchargers are OK though. I would like to know more about the diesel option.


SilverAeroSilverAero - 5/14/2007 1:40:21 PM
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I'm sure turbos hate you too. Saab was the first car to be turbocharged, they can not and will not ditch them. That would be like Ford ditching the F-150


quizzquizz - 5/14/2007 6:29:06 PM
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Ugh, no GM products please. Much rather have the Subaru high performance engines than anything GM has to offer.


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 5/14/2007 10:20:04 PM
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Turbos are great. Saab and turbos is like Audi and quattro.


r_driver04r_driver04 - 5/15/2007 11:07:34 AM
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Hate turbos but like the GM 3.6.....Sounds like a real driving enthusiast. Next.


kart1kart1 - 5/15/2007 11:52:43 PM
+1 Boost
Turbos are a Saab trademark, even if they don't have the best turbo engines.


quizzquizz - 5/14/2007 6:28:14 PM
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Isn't the 9-3 drivetrain/engine the Subaru WRX? A good partner to have (unless they're no longer partners on this car).


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 5/14/2007 10:20:38 PM
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No. You're thinking of the 9-2X, a shameful re-badged Impreza with absolutely no Saab-ness.


r_driver04r_driver04 - 5/15/2007 11:08:22 AM
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9-2X is the WRX.


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 5/15/2007 11:14:52 PM
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I know. The WRX is an Impreza. Splitting hairs?


kart1kart1 - 5/15/2007 11:55:16 PM
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NO. 9-2x is a Subaru Impreza rebadged. If they come out with a new 9-2x it won't be a rebadged Impreza.


Agent63Agent63 - 5/14/2007 9:40:23 PM
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Saabs are way too under-rated. Their styling is no longer the ugliest and their actually not that bad at all. I loved the 9-3 convertible and still think it's very eye candy. But that's me.


r_driver04r_driver04 - 5/15/2007 11:13:04 AM
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GM has officially sucked the "Saab" out of Saab. Just because you put the ignition key in the center console(which by the way was awesome) doesn't make it a real Saab.


EnnNorakEnnNorak - 5/17/2007 11:52:02 PM
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Re some of the above comments about GM engines, let me say that gone are the days of obsolete 2-valve-per-cylinder designs and things like el cheapo valve trains that failed prematurely. I have not heard of GM engines exhibiting engine sludge problems like some that Toyota had. The new DOHC GM engines are absolutely excellent so why not use them in the Saab. I simply don't trust turbochargers because they are constantly operating in a high-temperature environment and cost pressures in the industry generally preclude the use of exotic high-tempearature alloys for the turbocharger for all but the more expensive vehicles like the Porsche Cayenne for example. Turbos are a quick way to get extra power from a small engine; however, I prefer a larger displacement normally-aspirated engine for reliability.


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