Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 16:44:20 -0500 From: "Hyperdog" <hyperdognopsame.rr.com> Subject: Re: Saab 9-3 Engine Question
I assume you're concerned with the 2.5 L V6. Remember, SAAB has NEVER used or built an original engine. All the engines they've ever used were either bought outright from some industrial giant or a derivitive thereof. They've bought from DKW, Ford and British Leyland; why not GM??!! Hyperdog. Bristlecone wrote in message <816icd$inj$1nopsamfeed.minn.net>... >What is the design/engineering lineage of the 9-3's engine? Is it a GM/Opel >product, which I gather it would be if it were a derivative of the 94-98 >900. Or is it derived from the pre-94 900 series? I'm seriously thinking >about buying a 9-3, but I'm not sure I want a GM-designed engine. > >Thanks in advance. > >