Monday, June 20, 2005
Saab 9-3 Convertable 2.0t
THE immortal lyric ‘summer’s here and the time is right for dancing in the street’ must be on a loop in the minds of staff at the UK offices of Saab this month.
Official sales figures for May show that Saab achieved its best share of the UK car market since imports began in 1960, with a tally of 2,382 cars, giving the company a record 1.27% share of the new car market.
For the first five months of the year, Saab’s registrations increased by 37% on 2004, at 11,229 cars. This success – much of it down to increased fleet sales through its closer links with Vauxhall – was achieved in a lacklustre market, down 3% compared to May 2004. Car rental uk.
Saab reported a 78% increase in 9-3 Convertible registrations during May in a booming ‘ragtop’ market. Six per cent of the cars sold were convertibles, up from 5.4% in 2004 and the highest share of the market ever held by the segment. So it is with unnerving timing that Fleet News begins a long-term test of a 9-3 2.0t convertible.
The range consists of three spec levels – Linear, Vector and Aero – and a choice of 1.8-litre 150bhp, 2.0-litre 175bhp and 2.0-litre 210bhp engines, all turbo-equipped, mated to five and six-speed manual or optional paddle-shift automatic transmission. Car rental uk.
All come with fully-automatic electric roof, alloy wheels, ‘infotainment system’ including single-disc CD player, seat-mounted head and thorax airbags as standard. Prices start at £24,405 for the 1.8t Linear and reach £29,905 for the 2.0T 210bhp Aero. Car rental uk.
Official sales figures for May show that Saab achieved its best share of the UK car market since imports began in 1960, with a tally of 2,382 cars, giving the company a record 1.27% share of the new car market.
For the first five months of the year, Saab’s registrations increased by 37% on 2004, at 11,229 cars. This success – much of it down to increased fleet sales through its closer links with Vauxhall – was achieved in a lacklustre market, down 3% compared to May 2004. Car rental uk.
Saab reported a 78% increase in 9-3 Convertible registrations during May in a booming ‘ragtop’ market. Six per cent of the cars sold were convertibles, up from 5.4% in 2004 and the highest share of the market ever held by the segment. So it is with unnerving timing that Fleet News begins a long-term test of a 9-3 2.0t convertible.
The range consists of three spec levels – Linear, Vector and Aero – and a choice of 1.8-litre 150bhp, 2.0-litre 175bhp and 2.0-litre 210bhp engines, all turbo-equipped, mated to five and six-speed manual or optional paddle-shift automatic transmission. Car rental uk.
All come with fully-automatic electric roof, alloy wheels, ‘infotainment system’ including single-disc CD player, seat-mounted head and thorax airbags as standard. Prices start at £24,405 for the 1.8t Linear and reach £29,905 for the 2.0T 210bhp Aero. Car rental uk.
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