Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 08:50:57 -0500 From: "The Malt Hound" <hohnospamlid.invalid> wrote in message news:ICqvGp.BF3nospamove.se... > In article <112c6rts3ck8lf8nospam.supernews.com>, > Dima <dimanospamystems.com> wrote: > >> I was under impression that the 9-5 V6 was the Saab asymmetric >> turbo engine, >> not the GM V6 used in the earlier NG900? Are you sure about >> "dreaded V6 GM"? > > The 3.0 V6 used in the 9000 and the 2.5 V6 used in the ng900 is from > a > different engine family than the 3.0 V6 used in the 9-5. Both > engines > are GM engines, the 9000/ng900 V6 was manufactured by Opel in > Germany, > the 9-5 V6 was manufactured by Vauxhall in England. The recently > presented 2.8 V6 in the new 9-3 SC is also a GM engine. This one is > manufactured by Holden in Australia. The four cylinder petrol > engines > used in the 9-5 are also GM engines. They are manufactured by Saab > in > Sweden. Thanks for clearing that up. The reference I found called the 3.0V6 a "SAAB" engine, but I suppose it can be loosely defined since SAAB was owned by GM during its release. -Fred W
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