The 9-5 2.3t Ecopower is a road car from Saab, with front wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2.3 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 182 bhp (185 PS/136 kW) at 5500 rpm and 280 Nm (207 lbft/28.6 kgm) at 1800-3500 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed automatic 'box transfers the power to the wheels.
It is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 225 km/h, or 140 mph.
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 | 2703 mm | 106.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1522 mm | 59.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1522 mm | 59.9 inches | |
| Length | 4827 mm | 190 inches | |
| Width | 1792 mm | 70.6 inches | |
| Height | 1449 mm | 57 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Saab | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2290 cc (139.744 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90 × 90 mm
3.54 × 3.54 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 (EEC) |
185 PS (182 bhp) (136 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (EEC) |
280 Nm (207 ft·lb) (28.6 kgm) at 1800-3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (EEC) |
59.3 kW/litre 80.6 ps/litre 79.5 bhp/litre 1.3 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (EEC) |
122.27 Nm/litre
1.48 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1536.5 kPa (222.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 572.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | 10.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 90497 | ||
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| RAC rating | 20.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Saab 9-5 2.3t Ecopower Automatic added 2002-01-14. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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