SAAB 900 1986 vs BMW 3 series 1986
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| Gearbox: | Manual/Automatic | Manual/Automatic | |
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| Wheel drive type: | Front wheel drive (FWD) | Rear wheel drive (RWD) | |
| SAAB 900 is available with front wheel drive, while BMW 3 series can be equipped with rear wheel drive. | |||
| Engines: | 2.0 - 2.1 | 1.8 - 2.5 | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 128 - 175 HP | 113 - 170 HP | |
| Torque: | 173 - 273 NM | 162 - 226 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 8.7 - 13 seconds | 8.3 - 13 seconds | |
| Select a car version for a more accurate comparison! | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 9.5 - 11.7 | 8.8 - 9.9 | |
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SAAB 900 petrol engines consumes on average 0.9 litres more fuel per 100 km than BMW 3 series.  This comparison does not take engine capacity into account, so to compare the fuel consumption of specific engines, select the car version!  | |||
| Read the article "Fuel Efficiency: How to Reduce Fuel Consumption" to learn more about fuel economy. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.69 m | 4.32 m | |
| Width: | 1.70 m | 1.64 m | |
| Height: | 1.41 m | 1.37 m | |
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SAAB 900 is larger. SAAB 900 is 37 cm longer than the BMW 3 series, 6 cm wider, while the height of SAAB 900 is 4 cm higher.  | |||
| Trunk capacity: | no data | 312 litres | |
| Turning diameter: | 10.3 meters | 10 meters | |
| The turning circle of the SAAB 900 is 0.3 metres more than that of the BMW 3 series. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | ~ 1`500 | ~ 1`676 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | above average  | below average  | |
| Average price (€): | 6600 | 11 200 | |
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