Super TestCar reviews - Saab - 9-5 - 2.3 Linear sedanSaab modelsOverviewSAAB's 9-5 medium luxury sedan was given a thorough freshen-up in 200223 Oct 2002 By BRUCE NEWTON ONE thousand, two hundred and sixty five. That's how many changes Saab has made to its medium-sized luxury 9-5 range in a mid-life update launched here late in 2001. The trouble is most of those changes are completely hidden from view, below a conservative three-box shape that has barely been changed from the original revealed in 1997. Perhaps the most obvious exterior change is to the nomenclature, with 2.0, SE and Griffin all disappearing, replaced by - in ascending order of price - Linear, Vector and Arc. The Aero name, with its sporting connotations, is carried over from the old range to head up the new one. Here we are testing the entry level Linear, powered by the excellent 2.3-litre low-pressure four-cylinder turbo engine. It is mated to one of the new 9-5's 1265 changes - and perhaps its most important - a five-speed automatic gearbox. Model release date: 1 November 2001 to 1 April 2006 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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