Filed under: Ethanol, Flex-Fuel, Saab
Spy Shots: Saab 9-4X BioPower caught testing
The upcoming Saab 9-4X BioPower crossover has been caught out testing again. The 9-4X is expected to debut in production form later in 2009 as the current Trailblazer based 9-7X fades into history. From what we've seen so far the 9-4X will go into production virtually unchanged from the concept version that we saw in Detroit in January. The 9-4X and the new Provoq based Cadillac SRX will ride on a common architecture. The Saab will likely be powered by a choice of turbocharged engines. The concept used a direct injected and turbocharged 2.0L four cylinder optimized for operation on ethanol and generating 245 hp. The turbocharged 2.8L V6 from the Turbo-X sedan may also make an appearance. From these spy photos the interior looks to be carried over virtually intact from the concept. 
[Source: AutoExpress]
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Torrent 7:34PM (8/10/2008)
Could this Saab actually....*GASP* be successful?
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1985 Gripen 9:04PM (8/10/2008)
It's been decided that the 2.0T BioPower (ethanol-capable) inline-four cylinder engine in the concept will not make it to the production model. In an unfortunate decision the base 9-4X will be equipped with a normally-aspirated 2.8-liter V6.
http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2008/07/saab-9-4x-concept-vs-saab-9-4x.html
Leave it to GM to ingeniously introduce Saab's first indigenous SUV and not even equip it with the piece of hardware Saab is possibly best-known for: a turbo. And introducing it late in calendar year 2009 as a 2010 model. Who's going to be in the market for a V6 SUV with fuel prices as high as they're projected to be in 2010?
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