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Saab 9-3The Saab 9-3 is a midsize luxury-sport car made by Saab of Sweden. It shares platforms with the Opel Vectra. The car is actually badged as a 93, although Saab consistently advertises it as the 9-3. It should not be confused with the Saab 93. 1999 The original 9-3 was a rebadged, improved last-generation Saab 900. Launched for model year 1999, it featured slightly sleeker styling with a black plastic rear spoiler and removed Saab's trademark centrally-mounted "snow flap". It was available as a three- or five-door, and as a two-door convertible. This was the last small Saab to use the company's H engine, and all models were turbocharged. A high-powered, no longer in production version of the 9-3 was the Viggen, named after the Saab Viggen aircraft. It came with a turbocharged 2.3 L engine giving 230 hp (172 kW). 0-100 km/h is done in 6.4 seconds and the top speed is 249 km/h. Engines: 2003 A second-generation model was launched at the Detroit Auto Show in early 2003. All variants feature either a 1.8 L or 2.0 L straight-4 petrol engine derived from General Motors' Ecotec family, or a turbocharged 2.8 L High-Feature V6 (starting in 2006). There are two different versions of the turbo I4, with the amount of turbo boost determining the power output. Power is delivered through the front wheels only, whereas most of its competitors feature four or rear wheel drive. It comes in four-door sedan and two-door convertible versions. Of these the convertible (manufactured by Magna Steyr in Austria from 2003) is the best known, being the best-selling in its class in many markets. A five-door station wagon, the 9-3 SportCombi, joins the lineup for 2006. The 9-3 is based on the General Motors global Epsilon platform, which is also the basis for the Chevrolet Malibu/Malibu Maxx, Pontiac G6, and Opel Vectra. Engines: - 2003-2006 - 1.9 L Diesel I4, 120 hp (90 kW) (non-US)
- 2003-2006 - 1.9 L Diesel I4, 150 hp (112 kW) (non-US)
- 2003-2006 - 1.8 L Ecotec I4 (non-US)
- 2003-2006 - 2.0 L Ecotec I4, 150 hp (112 kW) (non-US)
- 2003-2006 - 2.0 L Ecotec I4, light-pressure turbo, 175 hp (131 kW) (non-US)
- 2003-2006 - 2.0 L Ecotec I4, high-output turbo, 210 hp (157 kW)
- 2006 - 2.8 L LP1 V6, 230 hp (172 kW) (non-US)
- 2006 - 2.8 L HFV6 V6, turbo, 250 hp (186 kW)
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