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The '''Saab 9-5''' is an [[executive car]] produced by the Swedish automaker [[Saab Automobile|Saab]]. It was introduced in 1997 as the replacement to the [[Saab 9000]]. The 9-5 replaced the 9000 in the |
The '''Saab 9-5''' is an [[executive car]] produced by the Swedish automaker [[Saab Automobile|Saab]]. It was introduced in 1997 as the replacement to the [[Saab 9000]]. The 9-5 replaced the 9000 in the spring of 1997 for the 1998 [[model year]]. At the time, the car represented a great leap forward for Saab. In the US, the 9-5 was introduced in the spring of 1998, for the 1999 model year. |
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The 9-5 is available with [[sedan]] and [[station wagon]] [[body style]]s. Aerodynamically, the sedan's [[drag coefficient]] is 0.29, and the station wagon's is 0.31, which was introduced in 1999. It features such innovations as tracks to secure cargo down and a sliding load floor to make loading easier. |
The 9-5 is available with [[sedan]] and [[station wagon]] [[body style]]s. Aerodynamically, the sedan's [[drag coefficient]] is 0.29, and the station wagon's is 0.31, which was introduced in 1999. It features such innovations as tracks to secure cargo down and a sliding load floor to make loading easier. |
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| Saab 9-5 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Saab Automobile |
| Production | 1997–present |
| Assembly | Trollhattan, Sweden |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Executive car |
| Body style | 4-door sedan 5-door station wagon |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Platform | GM2900 platform |
| Related | Opel Vectra Saab 9-3 Saturn L-Series |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.9 L turbodiesel I4 2.0 L B205 I4 2.3 L B235 I4 3.0 L L81 V6 3.0 L Isuzu DMAX diesel V6 |
| Transmission | 5-speed automatic 5-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | Template:Auto in |
| Length | 1997-2000 Sedan: Template:Auto in 1997-2000 Wagon: Template:Auto in 2001-05 Sedan: Template:Auto in 2001-05 Wagon: Template:Auto in 2006-Present Sedan: Template:Auto in 2006-Present Wagon: Template:Auto in |
| Width | 1997-2000 Sedan: Template:Auto in Wagon & 2001-Present Sedan: Template:Auto in |
| Height | 1997-2005 Sedan & 2001-05 Wagon: Template:Auto in 1997-2000 Wagon: Template:Auto in 2006-Present Sedan: Template:Auto in 2006-Present Wagon: Template:Auto in |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Saab 9000 |
The Saab 9-5 is an executive car produced by the Swedish automaker Saab. It was introduced in 1997 as the replacement to the Saab 9000. The 9-5 replaced the 9000 in the spring of 1997 for the 1998 model year. At the time, the car represented a great leap forward for Saab. In the US, the 9-5 was introduced in the spring of 1998, for the 1999 model year.
The 9-5 is available with sedan and station wagon body styles. Aerodynamically, the sedan's drag coefficient is 0.29, and the station wagon's is 0.31, which was introduced in 1999. It features such innovations as tracks to secure cargo down and a sliding load floor to make loading easier.
Badged as a 95, Saab consistently advertises it as the 9-5. The name is pronounced "nine five" rather than "ninety five". This model should not be confused with the Saab 95, produced from 1959 to 1978.
Engines
The 9-5 is powered by Saab's B205 and B235 straight-4 engines, and in Europe by Alfa Romeo's 1.9 JTD 16V diesel straight-4. A version of the GM 54° V6 powered by a unique asymmetrical low-pressure turbocharger was available from 1999 to 2003. This engine was available only with an automatic transmission, and cars with this engine installed are distinguishable by their twin tailpipes. It was only available on Arc, SE, and Griffin models. In 2004, the V6 engine was replaced by a high pressure turbo straight-4 engine producing 220HP.
The high-powered version of the 9-5 is called the Aero, the current form producing 260 hp ECE (194 kW) and 350 N·m (258 ft·lbf) of torque (370 N·m or 272 ft·lbf with its 20-second overboost function accessible on the manual transmission equipped version). Hirsch Performance, a tuner specializing in Saab models, can increase this to a maximum of 300 hp ECE (220 kW). [1]
In 2005, an updated version of the 2.0 L turbocharged I4 was introduced in the European market together with the 2006 9-5. The engine is sold as 2.0t BioPower, and it is optimized to run on E85 producing 132 kW (180 hp) at 5500 r/min. Meanwhile, the only available engine became 2.3 L turbocharged straight-4 was bumped to 260 hp. With this new engine, every new 9-5 available in the US is now faster and more powerful than last year's 250 hp Aero.
Safety
The 9-5 continued Saab's long-running tradition of offering class leading safety features and pioneered the availability of ventilated seats with active headrests (SAHR, Saab Active Head Restraint) that moved up and forward to prevent whiplash when the car is struck from the rear. This feature won technology and safety awards, in Australia, Denmark and the United Kingdom.
Another Saab feature is the 'Night Panel', which permits dousing of the instrument panel lighting, except for essential information, for less distraction when night driving.
Second generation
Earlier it was said that an all new 9-5 would be presented by the end of 2008, for the 2009 model year. Recent information however suggests that the current 9-5 will be replaced in 2009, for the 2010 model year. The new model will be based on GM's Epsilon 2 platform, shared with the next generation 9-3, and probably built in Ruesselsheim, Germany at the Opel plant.
Police car
- The 9-5 is used for patrol and undercover in several parts of its native country, Sweden, alongside the Volvo V70.
- The City of Aspen, Colorado, has been using SAABs as patrol cars from early 1970's until 2005, where the 9-5 was discontinued in favor of Volvo XC90.[1]
- The town of Vail, Colorado, have been using SAABs since 1980, but in 2005, the black 9-5 patrol cars were replaced by Ford Explorers, due to budget reasons.[2]
- Lothian and Borders Police in Edinburgh, Scotland, have started using three SAAB 9-5 Aero 2.3t patrol cars as part of a fleet of 580 various vehicles. These 9-5s were customised to police specifications by the SAAB, Vauxhall and Chevrolet Special Vehicles Operation (SVO) in Papworth, Cambridgeshire. [3]
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