Photo: Autohaus Lafrentz GmbH
With only 457 examples built, the Saab 9-4X is a very interesting Swedish creation that's about as rare as a supercar. That's right, there are fewer of these SUVs than the total LaFerraris production run. Which means the chances of people asking you "what's that?" if you own one are extremely high.
Most of the 457 were ordered by die-hard Saab fans who are not willing to sell them, but a few were ordered by dealerships and we've managed to track down a full-spec example that's right for buying.
This is a 9-4X 2.8 Turbo V6 XWD Aero, meaning it's got the 300 horsepower version of the engine Opel uses for the Insignia OPC, but never got to offer on anything else. With 33,700 kilometers on the clock (that's 20,900 miles), it's listed for sale on mobile.de for €44,444 ($56,428).
The car belongs to Autohaus Lafrentz GmbH, a German company from Kiel that specializes in selling and maintaining Saab vehicles. We checked their official Facebook page and found they have a whole fleet of Saab 9-4X in both Aero and Premium trim. The photos are a year old, but something tells us they still haven't sold all of them yet.
One of the red examples (check photo gallery below) is VIN#00002, while another is VIN#00026, which means these are the first of a dying breed of cars that you can own today for not a lot of money.
The model measures 4,830mm in length (190 inches) and is closely related to the Cadillac SRX. US-spec models were designed to use a 3-liter naturally aspirated V6. However, European cars like ours offer a more advanced turbo with 300 horsepower and 400 Nm of torque. 0 to 100 km/h takes 8.3 seconds and the top speed is 230 km/h.
Rumor has it that Saab didn't actually finish development of the 9-4X when it went on sale. So buy at your own risk.
This is a 9-4X 2.8 Turbo V6 XWD Aero, meaning it's got the 300 horsepower version of the engine Opel uses for the Insignia OPC, but never got to offer on anything else. With 33,700 kilometers on the clock (that's 20,900 miles), it's listed for sale on mobile.de for €44,444 ($56,428).
The car belongs to Autohaus Lafrentz GmbH, a German company from Kiel that specializes in selling and maintaining Saab vehicles. We checked their official Facebook page and found they have a whole fleet of Saab 9-4X in both Aero and Premium trim. The photos are a year old, but something tells us they still haven't sold all of them yet.
One of the red examples (check photo gallery below) is VIN#00002, while another is VIN#00026, which means these are the first of a dying breed of cars that you can own today for not a lot of money.
9-4X or the story of the Swedish swan song
The 9-4X is classed as a luxury compact SUV and was launched in 2010 at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Production started the following year and took place not in Trollhattan where Saabs are usually made but in Mexico at one of General Motors' factories.The model measures 4,830mm in length (190 inches) and is closely related to the Cadillac SRX. US-spec models were designed to use a 3-liter naturally aspirated V6. However, European cars like ours offer a more advanced turbo with 300 horsepower and 400 Nm of torque. 0 to 100 km/h takes 8.3 seconds and the top speed is 230 km/h.
Rumor has it that Saab didn't actually finish development of the 9-4X when it went on sale. So buy at your own risk.
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