What is the Saab 9-3X?
The Saab 9-3X was a raised estate version of the 9-3, with a more outdoors-oriented look and the load space of a wagon. It sat within the 9-3 family and offered a different take on the estate. All-wheel drive was part of its appeal.
Introduced for the 2010 model year, the 9-3X drew on the second-generation 9-3. That generation expanded the family beyond the earlier hatchback shape with saloon, estate and convertible body styles.
Generation and engines
The 9-3X is listed as one generation, dated 2009–2011, on the GM Epsilon platform. European Union registration figures and US EPA figures cover 2010–2012.
Engine sizes ranged from 1.9 L to 2.0 L in the EU, with petrol and diesel options. US versions used a 2.0 L petrol engine. Saab paired its BioPower technology with XWD all-wheel drive in the 9-3X.
Fuel consumption, emissions and markets
The European Union recorded 892 registrations from 2010 to 2012. The most registered entries were the 1.9 L diesel in 2010 and 2011, followed by the 2.0 L petrol in 2010. European test procedures have changed over time: WLTP and NEDC results are not directly interchangeable.
For the United States, EPA figures give a lowest listed combined consumption of 10.2 L/100 km and a best combined rating of 23 MPG. EPA and European test procedures differ, so the results are most useful within their own markets. The 9-3X appears in figures for both the EU and the US.
Questions and answers
What type of car is the Saab 9-3X?
It is a raised estate based on the Saab 9-3, with wagon practicality and a more outdoors-oriented look.
What engines were offered?
EU versions ranged from 1.9 L to 2.0 L, with petrol and diesel options. US versions used a 2.0 L petrol engine.
What is the US fuel consumption rating?
The lowest listed EPA combined figure is 10.2 L/100 km, with a best rating of 23 MPG combined.
How many were registered in the EU?
EU registration figures list 892 Saab 9-3X registrations from 2010 to 2012.