Saab reveals specs of US version of 9-5 SportCombi

Posted: July 15th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Saab | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

While Saab is struggling to get some good funding, the carmaker aims to maker cars and sell them. The 9-5 SportCombi is one that might help it get the ball rolling again and we have been waiting for news about what version will be rolling onto the US soil. Good thing Saab recently released a brochure about the Saab 9-5 SportCombi prior to its scheduled release in North America.

According to the Saab document that is all over the net, the 2012 905 SportCombi will make use of a 220 horsepower 2.0L 4-cylinder, turbocharged powerplant with a torque of 258 pound-feet. The engine of this handsome wagon will be linked to an automatic gearbox with six speeds and its XWD or Cross Wheel Drive technology implemented by Saab.

The 9-5 SportCombi also gets a good setup for its interiors as Saab gives it an upscale, pricier treatment. It will come with heated seats, panoramic moonroof, keyless start, and touch screen navigation unit as standard issues. Other options include a Technology Package which will give he 9-5 SportCombi a park assist system, lane departure warning, head up display, and bi-xenon lights for cornering. Another option will be the Rear Passenger to give you a DVD player, eight inch screens, tri-zone HVAC, and wireless headphones.

There is still no word about the pricing of this ride.

Saab collaborates with Hirsch Performance for go faster-parts for roll out with dealers

Posted: June 7th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Saab | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Saab is exerting its efforts to boost the enthusiasm of the market towards their car line up especially the 9-3 and the 9-5 but licensed architectures are limiting their options since they cannot modify the licenses to compete with GM’s products.

Without any license hindrances a 2011 9-5 engine which outputs 220 horsepower can easily be tweaked so it will output a far better 260 hp. This is one among the other things that can be done to the line of powerplants of the Saab vehicles.

For now the top executives of Saab is in talks with Hirsch Performance, a known Saab tuner in Europe, to come up with performance parts that can be offered and installed by dealers for their market in North America and their other markets. The car manufacturer though has not yet decided under which brand name the go-faster parts will be marketed since Hirsch is not a well known tuning company outside Europe or to the not so diehard fans of their brand.

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