Saab News

Owners of older Saab models no longer covered by the manufacturer’s warranty can take advantage of a comprehensive safety check on all mechanical and electrical functions at Saab dealers throughout the country.

With the arrival of the 1.8t BioPower engine across the Saab 9-3 range, Saab is proud to become the first, and only, car company in the UK 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 to a whole new audience of customers in the UK.

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Saab will give green motoring a performance boost at next month’s Geneva Motor Show when it unveils its latest BioPower technology – the first production-based engine to be optimised for pure bioethanol (E100) fuel.

Swedish premium car maker Saab achieved its strongest-ever global sales performance last year, growing worldwide sales by 5.4 per cent compared to 2005 and also setting a best-ever sales volume in Europe.

As the perennial problem of drink-driving rears its ugly head all over Europe again this Christmas time, Swedish premium car maker Saab has been awarded a coveted prize for its contribution to tackling the issue. The Swedish Automobile Association’s “Årets Hjulklapp” award (meaning “this year’s Christmas present”) has been given to Saab in recognition of its AlcoKey device, which is now being trialled on a widespread basis in Sweden.

For the second year running, Swedish premium car-maker Saab has been commended by the independently-operated Thatcham Motor Insurance Repair Centre for the effectiveness of its Active Head Restraints in reducing neck injury.

Saab will celebrate its 60th anniversary by launching special editions of its 9-5 and 9-3 model lines, featuring unique exterior and interior detailing, worth up to £3,000, all at no extra cost to the customer. The Anniversary Editions will go on sale from January 2007.

Saab Great Britain has this week launched its second flex-fuel car, capable of running on eco-friendly renewable fuel source bioethanol E85, in the UK – the Saab 9-5 2.3t BioPower, which cuts fossil CO2 emissions by up to 70 per cent when running on bioethanol compared to when running on petrol. This car joins the existing Saab 9-5 2.0t BioPower, first deliveries of which began back in March, in the same week that Morrisons supermarket opened the UK’s first bioethanol E85 refuelling points across the UK.

The Saab 9-5 2.3t BioPower cuts fossil CO2 emissions by up to 70 per cent whilst delivering maximum power of 210 bhp and 310 Nm of torque. That is 14 per cent more power and 11 per cent more torque when running on eco-friendly bioethanol E85 fuel compared to when running on petrol. Sounds too good to be true? Well it’s not – the Saab 9-5 2.3t BioPower goes on sale in the UK next week (Monday 20 November), with on-the-road (OTR) prices starting at £23,270.