Future models - Saab - 9-3 - BioPower HybridFirst look: BioPower hits Saab's 9-3Saab goes one step further with its BioPower technology with the flex-fuel 9-3 range16 Mar 2007 By TERRY MARTIN SAAB flexed its flex-fuel muscle again at the Geneva motor show last week, introducing a 1.8-litre BioPower engine that will be used across Europe's entire 9-3 model range including sedan, wagon and convertible. Paired with either a manual or automatic transmission, the engine is claimed to emit 50 to 70 per cent less CO2 than its 1.8-litre petrol engine equivalent, but produce 17 per cent more power and 10 per cent more torque when running on bio-ethanol (E85) fuel. In the UK market, where it becomes available this month, the clean and green 9-3 will become the Swedish marque’s third BioPower engine alongside the two current 9-5 BioPower variants. As GoAuto previewed prior to the show, Saab also unveiled in Geneva the 9-5 BioPower 100 concept (pictured above), which features a new 2.0-litre flex-fuel engine that runs on pure bio-ethanol (E100) and is claimed to have the same power as a petrol engine twice its size. Read more: Saab’s ethanol green machine a turbo hotrod All future modelsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chery Brabham Chrysler Chevrolet Cupra Citroen DS Dodge Fiat Ferrari Foton Ford Great Wall FPV Haval GWM Honda Holden Hummer HSV Infiniti Hyundai Jaguar Isuzu Kia Jeep Land Rover Lamborghini Lexus LDV Mahindra Lotus Mazda Maserati Mercedes-AMG McLaren MG Mercedes-Benz Mitsubishi Mini Opel Nissan Peugeot Pagani Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen Motor industry news |
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