| The new Saab 9-5 will debut in Frankfurt. Click to enlarge. |
Saab provided initial information on its new 9-5 sedan, which will have its world debut at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The new sedan is slated to go on sale in 2010.
The all-turbo powertrain line-up is the broadest ever offered by Saab, carrying forward Saab’s rightsizing engine strategy through the development of efficient four-cylinder turbo engines. There is a choice of three fuels: gasoline, diesel and E85 bioethanol. A four-cylinder, 2.0-liter turbo diesel with six-speed manual transmission diesel offers CO2 emissions as low as 139 g/km and fuel consumption of 5.3 L/100km (44.4 mpg US).
In addition to the 160 hp (118 kW) diesel, the 9-5 offers a 2.0-liter gasoline turbo engine develops 220 hp (162 kW) . A top-of-the-line 2.8 V6 turbo, generating 300 hp (221 kW) and 400 N·m (295 lb-ft) of torque, is offered exclusively with Saab XWD.
Shortly after launch, a 1.6-liter gasoline turbo with 180 hp (134 kW) will be introduced, together with a 2.0-liter BioPower E85 engine. All transmissions (manual and automatic) will be six-speed.
Saab XWD, the all-wheel-drive system already available on the Saab 9-3, is offered at launch with the 2.0-liter turbo and 2.8 V6 turbo engines with further applications due in the future. Available throughout the range are: adaptive chassis control, with driver settings selected through Saab DriveSense; Bi-Xenon Smart Beam adaptive headlights and adaptive cruise control. Three different suspension layouts are fitted according to engine power and all are available with a sport chassis setting.
More information on the new 9-5 will be released at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
| Preliminary specs for Saab 9-5 | ||||||||
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| Engine variant | 1.6T Gasoline |
2.0T/2.0T BioPower 1 |
2.8T Gasoline |
2.0 TiD Diesel |
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| No. cylinders No. valves |
4 16 |
4 16 |
6 24 |
4 16 |
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| Max output (hp / kW) (rpm) |
180 / 132 5500 |
220 / 162 5300 |
300 / 221 5500 |
160 / 118 4000 |
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| Max torque (N·m / lb-ft) (rpm) |
230 / 170 2200 |
350 / 258 2500 |
400/ 295 2000 |
350 / 258 1750 |
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| Compression ratio | 8.8:1 | 9.5:1 | 9.5:1 | 17.5:1 | ||||
| CO2 (g/km) FWD AWD |
M6 179 – |
A6 – – |
M6 198 216 |
A6 223 228 |
M6 – – |
A6 – 269 |
M6 139 – |
A6 179 – |
| Fuel consumption (EU comb., L/100km) FWD XWD |
M6 7.6 – |
A6 – – |
M6 8.4 9.3 |
A6 9.5 9.7 |
M6 – – |
A6 – 11.4 |
M6 5.3 – |
A6 6.8 – |
| Fuel economy (EU comb., mpg US) FWD XWD |
M6 30.9 – |
A6 – – |
M6 28.0 25.3 |
A6 24.7 24.2 |
M6 – – |
A6 – 20.7 |
M6 44.4 – |
A6 34.6 – |