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2003 9-3 in the bay area
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Posted by John Yuen [Email] (more from John Yuen) on Wed, 3 Jul 2002 02:34:46 Share Post by Email
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Call B&B this afternoon and was told that the 9-3 will be shown at the Fremont Marriott this evening at 6:15PM so I drove over to take a look. Event start at about 6:30 with a short presentation and then the car was unwrap (in was covered up). We get to seat in it, look under the hood but the battery have been disconnected so we can try out anything that require power.

General impressions:

Looks just like a baby 9-5
More side by side room than the current 9-3
A bit more leg room for the rear passenger.
Sliding armrest similar to the 9-5
Glove compartment is still small (about same as current 9-3 but with AC vent)
Decent size storage compartment under armrest
Seperate cup holder in front of armrest
Showcar does not have the butterfly cupholder in dash yet.
Hidden cupholder under the rear middle seat.

Tech info:

Linear only (with special launch package till Dec) in Oct 2002
Arc/Vector end of March 2003
175HP linear 0-60 around 7.8sec
Linear gets 7 speakers 150W stereo
Arc/Vector gets 13 speakers 300W stereo
Nav sys won't be available till 2004
In dash 6 disc changer standard
Optional 6 disc changer in trunk
XM radio ready
Bluetooth ready
We may see the convertable at the end of 2003
Wagon type body 2004
No decision on a Viggen/Aero version, if yes won't appear till at least 2004.

Depending on how the Convertable is shaping up when my lease is up (Jun 03). I'll either get a vector then or extend my lease till the 2004 shows up. I was looking at a 9-5 aero but there were just enough new toys on the 9-3 to grap me.

Regards
John Yuen


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