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9-3

If you look under my 1999 Saab 9-3 you will find much that is like a Vauxhall Cavalier of the same vintage. This is the result of the marriage of Saab with General Motors. First born of this union was a new 900, shaped with styling references to the old (pre-GM) 900. With very little change to the body work but very necessary and important honing of the engineering, and improved quality, the 9-3 was born. Both 900 and 9-3 were available as practical 3- and 5-door hatchbacks. Evolution afforded an all-turbo 9-3 range of 2-litre engines that produced 150- 205 bhp (Viggen: 225 bhp; finally a diesel engine was made available – Saab’s first.

In 2002 a thoroughly modern 4-door Sport Saloon was born to replace the earlier 9-3. Saab’s traditions of individuality, durability and long distance comfort run deep through the original 9-3 and the new Sport Saloon.

The Sport-Saloon range currently comprises executive cars with 122 (non-turbo) to 247 bhp, including a range-topping 2.6 litre V6 turbo and the newly announced and trumpeted estate, the SportWagon.

Both 9-3 versions have sported very popular and stylish convertibles.

New registrations in the Club are of both 9-3 models with, naturally, a growing proportion of the newer Sport Saloon.

The 9-3 column in the club magazine features articles about Saabs, often in a wider context, with the natural focus on 9-3s (one recent essay was about AGA and SAAB). Also featured are news of new 9-3 models and in-house road tests of new 9-3 models as they appear (recently there was a detailed test on one of the two new 9-3 diesels; and a test on the SportWagon is due before the end of 2005).

Members comments, which includes delights, problems, queries, idiosyncrasies and reliability are part of the full listing in the published Registration, as is members experience from the, often long, list of earlier Saabs.

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