Saab Sticking With Engine Lineup On 9-4X

[William Maley]

Saab Sticking With Engine Lineup On 9-4X

William Maley - Editor/Reporter - CheersandGears.com

March 29, 2011

Saab's upcoming 9-4X crossover will not follow the same path as the Cadillac SRX. Outgoing Saab CEO, Jan Ake Jonsson said in a interview the 9-4X will not offer the 3.6 V6 as the only engine choice for the 9-4X.

"No, we will have both engines. GM is going to put a 3.6-litre V6 into the SRX to replace the 2.8-litre turbo V6. We have the option to take that engine too but we haven’t yet decided if we want to do that. So just as we have said previously, we will launch the 9-4X with two V6 engines: a 3.0-litre, and a 2.8-litre turbo."

Asked if the 9-4X will be getting a diesel engine, Jonsson said no diesel for now.

"Unfortunately that won’t be the case. We could probably double our sales volume of the 9-4X in Europe with a diesel. But the 9-4X is really a vehicle for markets like the US, Russia, China and Australia where gasoline is the traditional buyer preference."

Source: Saabs United

[Drew Dowdell]

I thought this was launched already?

The 2.8T suits Saab's Character better than Cadillac's. It's still a bit of a guzzler.

[William Maley]

I thought this was launched already?

The 2.8T suits Saab's Character better than Cadillac's. It's still a bit of a guzzler.

I think Saab is just clearing things up.

[Croc]

Cool. Still wish they'd offer diesel.

[smk4565]

Saab likes out dated engines.

[regfootball]

i sure hope they fix the premium fuel problem.

[Drew Dowdell]

What problem?

[Justin Bimmer]

What problem?

Fatal engine knock I believe.

[ZL-1]

Saab likes out dated engines.

"GM likes outdates engines" is more like it as this car was developed under GM's arm. Unless there is a brilliant explanation lingering on how it would make economic sense to adapt the 9-4X to different powerplants after all the engineering work is done and the car is only in its 1st year of production, with future 9-4X to go (if SAAB makes it there) on the Phoenix Platform being engineered for the NG 9-3...

[Northstar]

Saab better hope that the 2.8L's don't start blowing up like they did in the SRX. My dad's friend bought one and it blew up within 3 days of driving it, after like 300 miles.