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.

Engine	Fuel	Power	Combined mpg range	CO₂ range	Dataset
1.9 diesel 122PS	Diesel	121.7 PS	49.6–52.3 mpg	139–149 g/km	57
1.9 diesel 152PS	Diesel	152.1–152.2 PS	38.2–54.3 mpg	137–189 g/km	748
1.9 diesel 162PS	Diesel	162.2 PS	47.1–62.8 mpg	119–159 g/km	104
1.9 diesel 182PS	Diesel	182.5 PS	33.2–58 mpg	129–184 g/km	249
2.0 petrol 152PS	Petrol	152.1–152.2 PS	29.1–38.2 mpg	176–233 g/km	509
2.0 petrol 178PS	Petrol	177.5 PS	29.1–34 mpg	186–232 g/km	190
2.0 petrol 213PS	Petrol	212.9 PS	28.3–35.3 mpg	190–235 g/km	508
2.8 petrol 250PS	Petrol	250.2 PS	25.4–27.7 mpg	245–266 g/km	105
2.8 petrol 284PS	Petrol	283.9 PS	26.7 mpg	254 g/km	10

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.

Group	Trims	Dataset	Average PS	Highest PS	Average mpg	Average CO₂	Best 0–60
entry	Tid Linear SE, T Linea, Linear SE Tid, Linear SE	281	153.5	177.5	39.4	183.5	8.5 s
mid	T Vector, Dth Vector Sport, Tid Vector, Edition Tid	1,361	156.2	182.5	40.7	180.7	8 s
performance	T Aero, Aero Ttid, Aero V6, Ttid Aero	779	211	250.2	33.1	209	6.5 s

Variants

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

Variant	Fuel	Gearbox	Body	Power	Combined mpg	Dataset
T Vector Sport 2.0 petrol 152PS	Petrol	Automatic	Estate	152.1 PS (150 bhp)	30.7 mpg (NEDC)	12
T Vector Sport 2.0 petrol 152PS	Petrol	Automatic	Saloon	152.2 PS (150.1 bhp)	30.4 mpg (NEDC)	24
T Vector Sport 2.0 petrol 152PS	Petrol	Manual	Estate	152.1 PS (150 bhp)	35.8 mpg (NEDC)	22
T Vector Sport 2.0 petrol 152PS	Petrol	Manual	Saloon	152.2 PS (150.1 bhp)	34.9 mpg (NEDC)	25
Vector Sport 2.0 petrol 152PS	Petrol	Manual	Convertible	152.1 PS (150 bhp)	32.8 mpg (NEDC)	25
T Linear SE 2.0 petrol 178PS	Petrol	Manual	Convertible	177.5 PS (175 bhp)	33.2 mpg (NEDC)	11
T Vector 2.0 petrol 178PS	Petrol	Automatic	Convertible	177.5 PS (175 bhp)	29.1 mpg (NEDC)	60
T Vector 2.0 petrol 178PS	Petrol	Automatic	Saloon	177.5 PS (175 bhp)	29.7 mpg (NEDC)	17
T Vector 2.0 petrol 178PS	Petrol	Manual	Convertible	177.5 PS (175 bhp)	31.7 mpg (NEDC)	55
T Vector Sport 2.0 petrol 178PS	Petrol	Automatic	Estate	177.5 PS (175 bhp)	29.4 mpg (NEDC)	14
T Vector Sport 2.0 petrol 178PS	Petrol	Automatic	Saloon	177.5 PS (175 bhp)	30.4 mpg (NEDC)	22
T Vector Sport 2.0 petrol 178PS	Petrol	Manual	Saloon	177.5 PS (175 bhp)	34 mpg (NEDC)	11
Aero 2.0 petrol 213PS	Petrol	Manual	Convertible	212.9 PS (210 bhp)	35.3 mpg (NEDC)	10
T Aero 2.0 petrol 213PS	Petrol	Automatic	Convertible	212.9 PS (210 bhp)	28.3 mpg (NEDC)	102
T Aero 2.0 petrol 213PS	Petrol	Automatic	Estate	212.9 PS (210 bhp)	28.8 mpg (NEDC)	36
T Aero 2.0 petrol 213PS	Petrol	Automatic	Saloon	212.9 PS (210 bhp)	29.7 mpg (NEDC)	89
T Aero 2.0 petrol 213PS	Petrol	Manual	Convertible	212.9 PS (210 bhp)	31 mpg (NEDC)	152
T Aero 2.0 petrol 213PS	Petrol	Manual	Estate	212.9 PS (210 bhp)	28.8 mpg (NEDC)	24
T Aero 2.0 petrol 213PS	Petrol	Manual	Saloon	212.9 PS (210 bhp)	33.2 mpg (NEDC)	83
X Xwd 2.0 petrol 213PS	Petrol	Manual	Estate	212.9 PS (210 bhp)	34.9 mpg (NEDC)	12
Aero V6 2.8 petrol 250PS	Petrol	Automatic	Convertible	250.2 PS (246.7 bhp)	25.4 mpg (NEDC)	18
Aero V6 2.8 petrol 250PS	Petrol	Automatic	Estate	250.2 PS (246.7 bhp)	25.7 mpg (NEDC)	18
Aero V6 2.8 petrol 250PS	Petrol	Automatic	Saloon	250.2 PS (246.7 bhp)	26.2 mpg (NEDC)	13
Aero V6 2.8 petrol 250PS	Petrol	Manual	Convertible	250.2 PS (246.7 bhp)	26.6 mpg (NEDC)	27

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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.

Variant	Power	Gearbox	Body
Xwd 2.8 petrol 284PS	283.9 PS (280 bhp)	Manual	Saloon
Aero V6 2.8 petrol 250PS	250.2 PS (246.7 bhp)	Automatic	Saloon
Aero V6 2.8 petrol 250PS	250.2 PS (246.7 bhp)	Automatic	Estate
Aero V6 2.8 petrol 250PS	250.2 PS (246.7 bhp)	Manual	Estate
Aero V6 2.8 petrol 250PS	250.2 PS (246.7 bhp)	Manual	Convertible

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.

Variant	0–60 mph	Gearbox	Body
Xwd 2.8 petrol 284PS	5.4 seconds	Manual	Saloon
Aero V6 2.8 petrol 250PS	6.5 seconds	Manual	Saloon
Aero V6 2.8 petrol 250PS	6.6 seconds	Manual	Estate
Aero V6 2.8 petrol 250PS	7 seconds	Automatic	Convertible
Aero V6 2.8 petrol 250PS	7.1 seconds	Automatic	Saloon

Fuel economy

NEDC combined mpg

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

Edition Ttid 1.9 diesel 162PS62.8 mpg
Edition Ttid 1.9 diesel 162PS61.4 mpg
Edition Ttid 1.9 diesel 182PS58 mpg
Edition Ttid 1.9 diesel 182PS56.4 mpg
Edition Tid 1.9 diesel 152PS54.3 mpg
Linear SE Ttid 1.9 diesel 162PS54.3 mpg
Edition Tid 1.9 diesel 122PS52.3 mpg
Airflow 1.9 diesel 122PS52.3 mpg
Dt Vector Sport 1.9 diesel 122PS51.4 mpg
Edition Tid 1.9 diesel 152PS51.4 mpg
X Ttid 1.9 diesel 182PS51.4 mpg
Aero Ttid 1.9 diesel 182PS50.4 mpg

Combined mpg on the NEDC test only. A different official cycle is not on this chart.

Variant	Combined	CO₂	Fuel
Edition Ttid 1.9 diesel 162PS	62.8 mpg (NEDC)	119 g/km	Diesel
Edition Ttid 1.9 diesel 162PS	61.4 mpg (NEDC)	122 g/km	Diesel
Edition Ttid 1.9 diesel 182PS	58 mpg (NEDC)	129 g/km	Diesel
Edition Ttid 1.9 diesel 182PS	56.4 mpg (NEDC)	133 g/km	Diesel
Edition Tid 1.9 diesel 152PS	54.3 mpg (NEDC)	137 g/km	Diesel
Linear SE Ttid 1.9 diesel 162PS	54.3 mpg (NEDC)	137 g/km	Diesel
Edition Tid 1.9 diesel 122PS	52.3 mpg (NEDC)	139 g/km	Diesel
Airflow 1.9 diesel 122PS	52.3 mpg (NEDC)	147 g/km	Diesel
Dt Vector Sport 1.9 diesel 122PS	51.4 mpg (NEDC)	149 g/km	Diesel
Edition Tid 1.9 diesel 152PS	51.4 mpg (NEDC)	144 g/km	Diesel
X Ttid 1.9 diesel 182PS	51.4 mpg (NEDC)	144 g/km	Diesel
Aero Ttid 1.9 diesel 182PS	50.4 mpg (NEDC)	149 g/km	Diesel

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.