Pros:
- Turbocharged engine provides excellent power and economy
- True European road manners
- Attractive base price
- You won't see fifteen other cars just like it on the way to work
Cons:
- Overpriced navigation system
- Doesn't offer the cutting-edge high-tech options found in other European luxury cars
- Not as quiet or refined as a Japanese luxury car
- Side curtain airbags not available
Luxury buyers looking for something sporty and unique, and people who need a wagon for serious hauling
Who should not buy the Saab 9-5
Those looking for traditional luxury car attributes such as high-tech gee-gaws and a cathedral-quiet ride
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Details and specs:
- Body style: 4-door sedan, 5-door wagon
- Trim levels: Base, Aero
- Price range (including options): $36,185 - $45,115
- Base engine: 2.3 turbocharged liter inline 4, 260 horsepower @ 5300 RPM, 258 lb-ft @ 1900 - 4000 RPM
- Optional engine: None
- Premium fuel required? Recommended, not required
- Transmissions: 5-speed manual, 5-speed automatic
- Driveline: Front engine, front-wheel-drive
- EPA fuel economy estimates: 20 MPG city/30 MPG highway (manual), 19/29 (automatic)
- ]Where built: Sweden
- Standard safety equipment: Front airbags, front-seat-mounted torso airbags, anti-lock brakes, traction control, electronic stability control
- Optional safety equipment: None
- Major standard features: Power windows, locks, and mirrors, heated leather seats, moonroof, dual-zone climate control, premium stereo with XM radio
- Major options: Navigation system, rain-sensing wipers, sport-tuned suspension, park assist, Aero Academy driving school
- Warranty: 4 years/40,000 miles bumper-to-bumper, 5 years/100,000 miles powertrain, 6 years/unlimited miles outer body rust-through
- Roadside assistance/free maintenance: 5 years/100,000 miles roadside assistance, 3 years/36,000 miles free maintenance
Best rivals:
- Volvo S60/V70
- Audi A6
- Lexus ES350
