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2008 Saab 9-3 Overview

Likes:

  • Unique interior styling
  • Loads of flexible cargo space
  • Base turbo engine is powerful and fuel-efficient
  • Quick, crisp steering and great handling

Dislikes:

  • Some switchgear is recognizable from lesser GM cars
  • Very firm ride in Aero and Turbo X
  • Priced against top-tier luxury competitors

Bottom Line

By Bengt Halvorson's avatar Bengt Halvorson, Editor

In putting together this review regarding the Saab 9-3 SportCombi, the experts at TheCarConnection.com looked to some of the Web’s most respected review sources. To help make this information especially useful, TheCarConnection.com’s editors have incorporated their own ...

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By Bengt Halvorson's avatar Bengt Halvorson, Editor

The 2008 Saab 9-3 SportCombi’s restyle increases Saab’s unique, stand-alone style with aggressive exterior and subtle interior modifications. So says Car and Driver, “the new face does what every freshening hopes to accomplish—make the old car look seriously dated.” Apart from...

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Select a Trim:

Trim MSRP / Invoice Fuel Econ
2008 Saab 9-3: 4dr Sedan $28,445 / $27,108 City: 19
Hwy: 29
2008 Saab 9-3: 4dr Sedan Aero $35,215 / $33,559 City: 16
Hwy: 26
2008 Saab 9-3: 4dr Wagon SportiCombi $29,615 / $28,223 City: 19
Hwy: 29
2008 Saab 9-3: 4dr Wagon SportiCombi Aero $36,250 / $34,546 City: 16
Hwy: 26
2008 Saab 9-3: 2dr Convertible $39,955 / $38,077 City: 18
Hwy: 27
2008 Saab 9-3: 2dr Convertible Aero $45,640 / $43,494 City: 16
Hwy: 26
2008 Saab 9-3: 4dr Sedan TurboX $41,765 / $40,010 City: 16
Hwy: 24
2008 Saab 9-3: 4dr Wagon SportiCombi TurboX $42,565 / $40,777 City: 16
Hwy: 24

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Other Choices:

In base form, the 2008 Saab 9-3 SportCombi is easy to compare with the Audi A4 Avant 2.0T, which also comes with a torquey turbocharged four-cylinder engine. Next to the 9-3, the A4 has an especially upscale interior, and though starker, the Saab’s cabin feels pleasantly different than other cars in its class. The Saab’s Swedish rival, the Volvo V50, is a smaller model that also comes with available all-wheel drive in top T5 trim and is especially agile and fun to drive. But the V50 is considerably smaller than the SportCombi. The BMW 3 Series Sport Wagon isn’t offered in the sedan’s top, 300-horsepower 335 trim—just as a 328i or 328xi (all-wheel-drive) model. Outside of the much pricier Audi S4 Avant, the very rapid Aero or Turbo X SportCombi might just be the fastest wagon its size.

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Comments (1 total)

  1. By Rebecca Carter #2, Posted: 10/2/2008

    93 Nothing but Repairs!

    I have had my convertible repaired six times in three years. Each time I use it..it breaks. I spent $1000.00 in July to have it fixed and two weeks later it was stuck half up in a parking lot..for the sixth time. General Motors will do nothing for me now that it is out of warranty eventhough they admit that six times is unfortunate. I will never buy a Saab again.

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