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With the arrival of the 1.8t BioPower engine to the Saab 9-3 range, Saab has become the first, and only, car company to offer an alternative fuel engine choice in every single model in its line-up. Available in all three 9-3 bodystyles of Sport Saloon, SportWagon and Convertible, Saab’s pioneering BioPower flex-fuel engines are now available.
The 1.8t BioPower engine emits 50-70 per cent less carbon dioxide (CO2) than its 1.8t petrol engine equivalent, yet produces 17 per cent more maximum power and ten per cent more torque when running on the eco-friendly yet potent fuel source bioethanol E85. It is the third Saab BioPower engine to be available here. Saab 9-5 BioPower variants already offer significantly reduced fossil CO2 emissions and substantially increased power and performance.
“The success of the 9-5 BioPower has encouraged us to extend this concept to the 9-3 range,” says Jan Åke Jonsson, Saab Automobile’s Managing Director. “This means we can now offer BioPower variants throughout our core product line-up.” Indeed, on the back of the success of the Saab 9-5 BioPower range of cars, Saab is already the biggest-seller of flex-fuel cars in Europe. The launch of 9-3 BioPower at the Geneva Motor Show recently promises to extend Saab’s leadership in this emerging and exciting segment.
Saab 9-3 BioPower models will be available with manual or automatic transmissions in Ireland and other Nordic markets.
Tech spec on Saab 9-3 1.8t BioPower
Running on bioethanol E85 fuel (85 per cent bioethanol/15 per cent petrol), the new 9-3 BioPower 1.8t engine delivers 17 per cent more maximum power (175 hp/129 kW v 150 hp/111 kW) and ten per cent more torque (265 v 240 Nm). In the 9-3 Sport Saloon, that translates to projected zero to 62 mph acceleration in 8.4 seconds and 50 to 70 mph in fifth gear in 13.9 seconds, compared to 9.5 seconds and 15.0 seconds, respectively, on petrol.
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