In Reply to: 40mpg highway in a Buick?, NCCaniac [Profile/Gallery] , Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:31

2.0T with direct injection. It's an update or two past the last 2.0T used in Saab.

My 2000 9-5 2.3t with the smaller Garrett turbo and manual transmission could see 44 mpg two highway average at 60 mph. I drive 58 miles for work mostly highway. Of course the fuel economy drops when I leave the highway.

The 2013 Verano Premium 2.0T with 6-speed purrs at 60 mph with a diesel-like 1,700 rpms. With the Saab I could eek out a 43 mpg 100 miles to Mom's one-way but was seeing almost 48 mpg with the Verano. And was with AC on in 85F temperatures.

On our recent Lancaster, PA, country road drive toward Ambler at the end of the day the Saab was seeing 29 mpg at worst, the Verano was seeing 32 mpg on paper on one tank over the same country side but with AC on.

AND the Verano is quiet! Quieter than it's big bro LaCrosse in the road noise department running the same size tires.

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• Got my first close-up look at a last-gen 9^5 Aero, RS , Mon, 20 May 2013 11:03:21
  • Sure Looks Like Adam's 9-5 Aero, Ian Glenday , Fri, 24 May 2013 16:31:27
    • That is Very Cool!, RS , Sat, 25 May 2013 13:28:00
      • Re: That is Very Cool!, Ian Glenday , Sun, 26 May 2013 19:17:32
  • I've seen a few here in southern NJ, JerseySaab , Fri, 24 May 2013 06:36:17
  • I like them a lot, No Snaab, Wed, 22 May 2013 15:44:55
    • Me too, DE , Thu, 23 May 2013 15:17:10
  • All over the place here. I almost bought one..., B Millar , Wed, 22 May 2013 11:52:55
  • I saw one recently too..., Savary , Wed, 22 May 2013 11:04:15
    • Look at that new Toyota...NOT!, Norm9-5, Thu, 23 May 2013 05:36:28
    • I've seen three, thus far..., westernny, Wed, 22 May 2013 11:12:31
      • I had to read that twice..., MI-Roger , Wed, 22 May 2013 11:29:28
        • Feeble attempt at humor, westernny, Wed, 22 May 2013 12:03:03
  • I was able to sit in one at 2010 Ann Arbor Art Fair, MI-Roger , Wed, 22 May 2013 05:18:23
    • Re: I was able to sit in one at 2010 Ann Arbor Art Fair, Slug , Wed, 22 May 2013 10:18:13
  • Re: Got my first close-up look at a last-gen 9^5 Aero, Name Left Blank, Tue, 21 May 2013 08:02:29
    • Re: Got my first close-up look at a last-gen 9^5 Aero, RS , Tue, 21 May 2013 11:26:19
  • SPG is cool, DE , Tue, 21 May 2013 05:47:47
  • Re: Got my first close-up look at a last-gen 9^5 Aero, Ultimated, Tue, 21 May 2013 05:02:16
  • Re: Got my first close-up look at a last-gen 9^5 Aero, Justin VanAbrahams , Mon, 20 May 2013 15:09:21
    • I'm with you, ryan , Tue, 21 May 2013 00:40:03
      • I'm not quite there, yet..., Noel, Tue, 21 May 2013 06:43:31
        • Toyota/Honda,Lexus/Acura don't have turbo luxury. NM, Norm9-5, Sun, 26 May 2013 05:16:32
        • Turbo Verano for Noel!, Norm9-5, Wed, 22 May 2013 05:41:44
          • 40mpg highway in a Buick?, NCCaniac , Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:31
            • Re: 40mpg highway in a Buick?, Norm9-5, Thu, 23 May 2013 05:27:46 <-- Viewing This Message
              • I just wish it didn't say Buick on the badge, MI-Roger , Thu, 23 May 2013 07:16:30
                • Comments remind me of you, Roger., Norm9-5, Sat, 25 May 2013 05:37:03
                • You don't have to look at it when watching the road!, Norm9-5, Fri, 24 May 2013 05:03:57
                  • Re: You don't have to look at it when watching the road!, Name Left Blank, Sat, 25 May 2013 05:37:19
                    • You can't drive Saabs forever, going to buy next? NM, Norm9-5, Sat, 25 May 2013 15:34:35
        • Too big?, Larry West , Tue, 21 May 2013 09:52:53
          • On car sizes..., PGAero , Wed, 22 May 2013 07:58:10
          • Speaking of "slimming down", Steve T., Tue, 21 May 2013 10:46:34
            • Re: Speaking of, EGD , Wed, 22 May 2013 20:51:27
            • Which brings to mind, SWEDECAR , Wed, 22 May 2013 12:44:59
            • Re: Speaking of "slimming down", Justin VanAbrahams , Tue, 21 May 2013 11:20:14
              • It's a much nicer-looking vehicle than, RS , Tue, 21 May 2013 11:33:18
                • LaCrosse with eAssist hybrid is pushing 40 mpg., Norm9-5, Wed, 22 May 2013 05:15:17
                • As an owner of one for 55k I can understand the views, Jtmav, Wed, 22 May 2013 05:05:30

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