The Saab 9-3 1.8t BioPower Saloon is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front positioned engine driving through the front wheels.
Its engine is a turbocharged flexfuel petrol/alcohol, 2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit develops 173 bhp (175 PS/129 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 265 N·m (195 lb·ft/27 kgm) at 2500-3500 rpm.
Power is delivered to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Maximum speed stated is 210 km/h, which is 130 mph, official fuel consumption is 10.5/5.7/7.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2675 mm | 105.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1506 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Length | 4647 mm | 183 inches | |
| Width | 1802 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62 litres | 13.6 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.28 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged flexfuel petrol/alcohol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 86 mm
3.39 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 175 PS (173 bhp) (129 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 265 Nm (195 ft·lb) (27 kgm) at 2500-3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 64.6 kW/litre 87.8 ps/litre 86.6 bhp/litre 1.42 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
132.63 Nm/litre
1.6 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1666.7 kPa (241.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo E85 Ethanol | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 210 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.5/5.7/7.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.5/5.7/7.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.5/17.5/13.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 26.9/49.6/37.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.4/41.3/31.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.4Li.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 285 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 175054 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 Saab 9-3 1.8t BioPower Saloon added 2008-04-14. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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