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The fact that the Swedes want to send a crisp, compact SUV from BMW X3 and Audi Q5 in the ring was no longer a secret anymore - after all, were the first studies were built in cooperation with GM. Saab now moves to Los Angeles Auto Show 2010 the cloth from the new four-wheel drive. The result is impressive: The 9-4X is a sporty crossover with beefy front, flared wheel arches and a slightly sloping coupe-like roof line, which is somewhat reminiscent of the smaller Range Rover Evoque. The basic version runs in front with 18-inch models, the flagship Aero with aluminum wheels with 20 inch thick on the right.

Sporty it is also under the hood of the new Saab: Even the front-wheel drive entry-level version (optional all-wheel) makes 265 hp. The three-liter suction with 302 Nm of torque, the SUV accelerates to 100 km in nine seconds The 300-hp 2.8-liter turbo (400 Nm) is required for the standard sprint even just 8.3 seconds. Of diesel engines is still no question - but made his debut the 9-4X at first only in the U.S., where the diesel engine is also in this class of little importance. In August 2011, the following versions for the European market. Prices Saab calls yet. celebrates its official public debut of the 9-4x at the LA Auto Show