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20 mpg city, 33 highway (4-cyl, front-wheel drive); 18/28 (4-cyl, AWD); 17/27 (V-6, AWD)
GREEN | 7 out of 10
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20 mpg city, 33 highway (4-cyl, front-wheel drive); 18/28 (4-cyl, AWD); 17/27 (V-6, AWD)
U.S. EPA
We haven't found the Turbo6 engine, as it's badged, to be very fuel-efficient in real-world driving, either. Over about 150 miles of driving, split over a couple of days—mostly a mix of crawling along in Washington, D.C.–area traffic and commute-style conditions on some of the surrounding freeways and countryside—we only managed to average about 18 mpg.
Conclusion
In base front-wheel-drive, four-cylinder form, the 2011 Saab 9-5 is quite green; just steer away from the turbo V-6 if you want to keep it that way.
