Saab 9-3 1.9 TiD 150 review - data
Saab 9-3 1.9TiD 150 Vector Sport Road Test
Test date 01 February 2005
Price as tested £23,730
How much ?
- Price as tested £23,730
- Price as tested £26,460
How fast
- 0-30mph 3.2 sec
- 0-60mph 9.5 sec
- 0-100mph 25.7 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
8.5 sec
- 0-400m
16.9 / 84 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
30.7 / 107 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
4.1 / 6.5
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
no data / 8.3 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
no data
- 60-0mph
2.7 sec
- Top speed
131 mph
- Noise at 70mph
74 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
no data
- Test best/worst
no data / no data
Government figures
- Combined/urban
48.7 / 36.7 mpg
- CO2 emissions
157 g/km
How big?
- Length
4635 mm
- Width
1762 mm
- Height
1466 mm
- Wheelbase
2675 mm
- Weight
1570 kg
- Fuel tank
58.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls In-line , 1910 cc
- Max power 148 bhp at 4000 rpm
- Max torque 236 ft at 2000 rpm
- Specific output 77.5 bhp per litre
- Power to weight 93.0 bhp per tonne
- Installation F Transverse
- Bore/stoke 90.4x82.0 mm
- Compression ratio no data
- Valve gear 4 per cyl4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel no data, Diesel
Gearbox
- Type 5-speed Manual
- 1st no data
- 2nd no data
- 3rd no data
- 4th no data
- 5th no data
- 6th no data
- Final drive no data
Suspension
- Front MacPherson spring struts with twin tube gas shock absorbers and anti-roll bar.
- Rear Independant multilink. Rear axle with rubber suspended central beam, one longitudinal and two transverse link arms for each wheel. Spring struts with gas shock absorbers. Anti-roll bar
Steering
- Type Power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering
- Lock to lock 3.00
Brakes
- Front 348mm ventilated discs
- Rear 290mm discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 17in in
- Size rear 17in in
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 225/4 R17
- Tyres rear 225/4 R17
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