Saab 9-3 vs Saturn LS
The 9-3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,170 a year less in New Zealand, $970 in Australia, £710 in the UK and $910 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,134 (better)
- $3,308
- Australia
- $1,768 (better)
- $2,737
- United Kingdom
- £1,297 (better)
- £2,010
- United States
- $1,649 (better)
- $2,556
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.6 L/100km (better)
- 10.2 L/100km
- UK
- 43 mpg (better)
- 28 mpg
- US
- 36 mpg (better)
- 23 mpg
- On a full tank
- 879 km
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Space
- Seats
- 5
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- Length
- 4,648 mm
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- Weight
- 1,400 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
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- Power
- 110 kW
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- Torque
- 240 Nm
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- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- –
- Drive
- FWD
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Safety
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
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A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
9-3 or LS?
Which is cheaper to run, the Saab 9-3 or the Saturn LS?
The Saab 9-3: about $1,170 a year less in New Zealand, $970 in Australia, £710 in the UK and $910 in the US than the Saturn LS at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Saab 9-3 or the Saturn LS?
The Saab 9-3, at 6.6 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US) to the Saturn LS's 10.2 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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