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Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 12:22:29 +0100
From: Robert Brown <rjbnopsamnetNOSPAM.se>
Subject: Re: 9-3 question/survey


Hi, I can confirm similar fuel economy for our 9-3 (with 200hp engine) under similar driving conditions. We consume 10.5 litres per 100 km, which is about 22 mpg (U.S. gallons) or 25 mpg (imperial gallons). Regards, Robert Gothenburg Paul Hudson wrote: > si_thunopsaml.msn.com (si_thu) wrote in <ufeRQA7k$GA.60nopsamnbbsa03>: > > >My wife has a 9-3 (about 6K miles on it). She drives mostly around > >suburb (mix of highway and city) and she gets only 20-21 mpg. Doesn't it > >seem a little low for a four cylinder (she doesn't drive like I do to > >kick in the turbo every minute)? > > Assuming you're in the US and those are US gallons, then, no. It's > equivalent to what I got in my 99, or (more recently) in a Citroen XM, > amd almost exactly what I get in my '94 9000CSE 2.4. > > Saabs aren't light cars. That's one of the good things about them, but it > does hammer the fuel consumption a bit. > > P.

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