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Saab 9-3 Saab 9-3 (second generation)

Saab 9-3 Saab 9-3 (second generation) (August 2003 – May 2011) has 9 published engines in the catalogue, and 3,025 cars in our dataset. Engine ranges cover the trims and gearboxes stored for that engine.

Engines

Combined mpg and CO₂ are the ranges stored for the engine. The official test cycle is shown on each variant.

EngineFuelPowerCombined mpg rangeCO₂ rangeDataset
1.9 diesel 122PSDiesel121.7 PS49.6–52.3 mpg139–149 g/km57
1.9 diesel 152PSDiesel152.1–152.2 PS38.2–54.3 mpg137–189 g/km748
1.9 diesel 162PSDiesel162.2 PS47.1–62.8 mpg119–159 g/km104
1.9 diesel 182PSDiesel182.5 PS33.2–58 mpg129–184 g/km249
2.0 petrol 152PSPetrol152.1–152.2 PS29.1–38.2 mpg176–233 g/km509
2.0 petrol 178PSPetrol177.5 PS29.1–34 mpg186–232 g/km190
2.0 petrol 213PSPetrol212.9 PS28.3–35.3 mpg190–235 g/km508
2.8 petrol 250PSPetrol250.2 PS25.4–27.7 mpg245–266 g/km105
2.8 petrol 284PSPetrol283.9 PS26.7 mpg254 g/km10

Trims

Average mpg on a trim group does not record the test cycle, so these groups are not ranked against each other.

  • entry153.5 PS
  • mid156.2 PS
  • performance211 PS
Average PS stored for each trim group. Average mpg stays in the table because the test cycle is not recorded on the group.
GroupTrimsDatasetAverage PSHighest PSAverage mpgAverage CO₂Best 0–60
entryTid Linear SE, T Linea, Linear SE Tid, Linear SE281153.5177.539.4183.58.5 s
midT Vector, Dth Vector Sport, Tid Vector, Edition Tid1,361156.2182.540.7180.78 s
performanceT Aero, Aero Ttid, Aero V6, Ttid Aero779211250.233.12096.5 s

Variants

Filters apply to the published variants. The engine and trim lists above stay in the page HTML.

VariantFuelGearboxBodyPowerCombined mpgDataset
Airflow 1.9 diesel 122PSDieselManualSaloon121.7 PS (120 bhp)52.3 mpg (NEDC)12
Dt Vector Sport 1.9 diesel 122PSDieselManualEstate121.7 PS (120 bhp)51.4 mpg (NEDC)15
Dt Vector Sport 1.9 diesel 122PSDieselManualSaloon121.7 PS (120 bhp)49.6 mpg (NEDC)20
Edition Tid 1.9 diesel 122PSDieselManualSaloon121.7 PS (120 bhp)52.3 mpg (NEDC)10
Dth Vector Sport 1.9 diesel 152PSDieselAutomaticEstate152.1 PS (150 bhp)39.2 mpg (NEDC)51
Dth Vector Sport 1.9 diesel 152PSDieselAutomaticSaloon152.1 PS (150 bhp)39.2 mpg (NEDC)68
Dth Vector Sport 1.9 diesel 152PSDieselManualEstate152.1 PS (150 bhp)47.9 mpg (NEDC)64
Dth Vector Sport 1.9 diesel 152PSDieselManualSaloon152.1 PS (150 bhp)47.9 mpg (NEDC)74
Edition Tid 1.9 diesel 152PSDieselAutomaticEstate152.1 PS (150 bhp)42.2 mpg (NEDC)14
Edition Tid 1.9 diesel 152PSDieselAutomaticSaloon152.1 PS (150 bhp)42.8 mpg (NEDC)27
Edition Tid 1.9 diesel 152PSDieselManualEstate152.1 PS (150 bhp)51.4 mpg (NEDC)25
Edition Tid 1.9 diesel 152PSDieselManualSaloon152.1 PS (150 bhp)54.3 mpg (NEDC)64
Linear SE Tid 1.9 diesel 152PSDieselAutomaticConvertible152.1 PS (150 bhp)40.4 mpg (NEDC)17
Linear SE Tid 1.9 diesel 152PSDieselAutomaticSaloon152.1 PS (150 bhp)42.8 mpg (NEDC)17
Linear SE Tid 1.9 diesel 152PSDieselManualConvertible152.1 PS (150 bhp)47.9 mpg (NEDC)15
Tid Linear 1.9 diesel 152PSDieselManualConvertible152.1 PS (150 bhp)44.8 mpg (NEDC)33
Tid Linear SE 1.9 diesel 152PSDieselAutomaticEstate152.1 PS (150 bhp)42.2 mpg (NEDC)13
Tid Linear SE 1.9 diesel 152PSDieselManualConvertible152.2 PS (150.1 bhp)44.8 mpg (NEDC)34
Tid Linear SE 1.9 diesel 152PSDieselManualEstate152.1 PS (150 bhp)47.9 mpg (NEDC)11
Tid Vector Anniversary 1.9 diesel 152PSDieselManualConvertible152.2 PS (150.1 bhp)44.8 mpg (NEDC)11
Tid Vector 1.9 diesel 152PSDieselAutomaticConvertible152.2 PS (150.1 bhp)38.2 mpg (NEDC)49
Tid Vector 1.9 diesel 152PSDieselManualConvertible152.2 PS (150.1 bhp)44.8 mpg (NEDC)105
Tid Vector S Anniversary Ltd 1.9 diesel 152PSDieselAutomaticSaloon152.2 PS (150.1 bhp)40.4 mpg (NEDC)20
Tid Vector S Anniversary Ltd 1.9 diesel 152PSDieselManualSaloon152.2 PS (150.1 bhp)48.7 mpg (NEDC)12
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Specifications

Recorded dates
August 2003 – May 2011
Engines
9
Power
121.7–283.9 PS
Fuels
Diesel, Petrol
Gearboxes
Automatic, Manual
Body styles
Convertible, Estate, Saloon
UK dataset
3,025 cars in our dataset

Performance

Highest power

Published variants in this generation with a stored PS figure, highest first.

Bar length is the stored PS figure. Brake horsepower is a different unit and is not plotted here.
VariantPowerGearboxBody
Xwd 2.8 petrol 284PS283.9 PS (280 bhp)ManualSaloon
Aero V6 2.8 petrol 250PS250.2 PS (246.7 bhp)AutomaticSaloon
Aero V6 2.8 petrol 250PS250.2 PS (246.7 bhp)AutomaticEstate
Aero V6 2.8 petrol 250PS250.2 PS (246.7 bhp)ManualEstate
Aero V6 2.8 petrol 250PS250.2 PS (246.7 bhp)ManualConvertible

Fastest 0–60

Published variants with a stored 0–60 time, quickest first.

Bar length is the stored 0–60 time. A longer bar is a slower time.
Variant0–60 mphGearboxBody
Xwd 2.8 petrol 284PS5.4 secondsManualSaloon
Aero V6 2.8 petrol 250PS6.5 secondsManualSaloon
Aero V6 2.8 petrol 250PS6.6 secondsManualEstate
Aero V6 2.8 petrol 250PS7 secondsAutomaticConvertible
Aero V6 2.8 petrol 250PS7.1 secondsAutomaticSaloon

Fuel economy

NEDC combined mpg

These variants share the NEDC test. They are not compared with figures from another cycle.

Combined mpg on the NEDC test only. A different official cycle is not on this chart.
VariantCombinedCO₂Fuel
Edition Ttid 1.9 diesel 162PS62.8 mpg (NEDC)119 g/kmDiesel
Edition Ttid 1.9 diesel 162PS61.4 mpg (NEDC)122 g/kmDiesel
Edition Ttid 1.9 diesel 182PS58 mpg (NEDC)129 g/kmDiesel
Edition Ttid 1.9 diesel 182PS56.4 mpg (NEDC)133 g/kmDiesel
Edition Tid 1.9 diesel 152PS54.3 mpg (NEDC)137 g/kmDiesel
Linear SE Ttid 1.9 diesel 162PS54.3 mpg (NEDC)137 g/kmDiesel
Edition Tid 1.9 diesel 122PS52.3 mpg (NEDC)139 g/kmDiesel
Airflow 1.9 diesel 122PS52.3 mpg (NEDC)147 g/kmDiesel
Dt Vector Sport 1.9 diesel 122PS51.4 mpg (NEDC)149 g/kmDiesel
Edition Tid 1.9 diesel 152PS51.4 mpg (NEDC)144 g/kmDiesel
X Ttid 1.9 diesel 182PS51.4 mpg (NEDC)144 g/kmDiesel
Aero Ttid 1.9 diesel 182PS50.4 mpg (NEDC)149 g/kmDiesel

Registration statistics

3,025 cars in our dataset. Shares below are calculated inside that dataset.

Fuel type

  • Petrol1,604 · 53%
  • Diesel1,408 · 46.6%
  • Petrol (flex-fuel)13 · 0.4%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Body style

  • Convertible1,317 · 43.5%
  • Saloon1,073 · 35.5%
  • Estate635 · 21%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Transmission

  • Manual1,918 · 63.4%
  • Automatic1,107 · 36.6%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Colour

  • Black836 · 27.6%
  • Silver684 · 22.6%
  • Blue629 · 20.8%
  • Grey522 · 17.3%
  • White107 · 3.5%
  • Red103 · 3.4%
  • Yellow73 · 2.4%
  • Beige44 · 1.5%
  • Green16 · 0.5%
  • Other11 · 0.4%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Registration year

  • 602003
  • 1942004
  • 3112005
  • 4512006
  • 5872007
  • 5302008
  • 3172009
  • 3512010
  • 2052011
  • 132012
Cars in the VehicleScore dataset by registration year. This is not a sales chart.

Other generations

YS3D
  • Recorded datesMarch 1998 – April 2003
  • Dataset248 cars in our dataset

Length, width, height, and wheelbase are listed on each variant page, where the catalogue stores them for one configuration.

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Questions

Which engines are listed for the Saab 9-3 Saab 9-3 (second generation)?

1.9 diesel 122PS, 1.9 diesel 152PS, 1.9 diesel 162PS, 1.9 diesel 182PS, 2.0 petrol 152PS, 2.0 petrol 178PS, 2.0 petrol 213PS, 2.8 petrol 250PS, 2.8 petrol 284PS

How many Saab 9-3 Saab 9-3 (second generation) cars are in the dataset?

3,025 cars in our dataset. Registration-year, fuel, body, and gearbox shares on this page are counted inside that sample.

How these figures are produced

Specifications and counts come from the VehicleScore UK vehicle catalogue. A count of cars is the number of records in that dataset. It is not UK production, not sales, and not the number of cars currently on the road.

Power is shown in PS where the catalogue stores PS, and in bhp only where bhp is stored separately. Official fuel economy is labelled NEDC or WLTP when the test cycle is known. Figures from different cycles are not ranked together. Empty values are left blank.

The catalogue does not store a revision date, so these pages do not show a last-updated day.