SAAB 9-3 1998 vs SAAB 900 1993
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 2.2 Diesel | 2.3 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing chain | Timing chain | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 115 HP | 150 HP | |
| Torque: | 260 NM | 210 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 10.9 seconds | 10 seconds | |
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SAAB 900 is a more dynamic driving. SAAB 9-3 engine produces 35 HP less power than SAAB 900, but torque is 50 NM more than SAAB 900. Due to the lower power, SAAB 9-3 reaches 100 km/h speed 0.9 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 6.2 | 9.8 | |
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The SAAB 9-3 is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. SAAB 9-3 consumes 3.6 litres less fuel per 100 km than the SAAB 900, which means that by driving the SAAB 9-3 over 15,000 km in a year you can save 540 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 68 litres | 68 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 1090 km in combined cycle | 690 km in combined cycle | |
| 1470 km on highway | 910 km on highway | ||
| SAAB 9-3 gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Average engine lifespan: | 420'000 km | 500'000 km | |
| Engine resource depends largely on regular maintenance and the quality of the oils and fuels used, but under equal conditions the average life of a SAAB 900 engine could be longer. | |||
| Engine production duration: | 7 years | 6 years | |
| Engine spread: | Used only for this car | Used also on SAAB 9-3 | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. SAAB 900 might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.63 m | 4.64 m | |
| Width: | 1.71 m | 1.71 m | |
| Height: | 1.43 m | 1.44 m | |
| Both cars are similar in size. SAAB 9-3 is 1 cm shorter than the SAAB 900, width is practically the same , while the height of SAAB 9-3 is 1 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | no data | no data | |
| Turning diameter: | 10.5 meters | 10.5 meters | |
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`600 | 1`600 | |
| Safety: | |||
| Quality: | SAAB 9-3 has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data SAAB 900 has serious deffects in 125 percent more cases than SAAB 9-3, so SAAB 9-3 quality is probably significantly better | ||
| Average price (€): | 800 | 9400 | |
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