Spotted in England a few days ago and it’s right hand drive.
43 thoughts on “New Saab 9-5 Estate in the UK.”
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Wow, looks good! Maybe the printed 1 under the windshield means it is actually the first car delivered in the UK ?
I want mine now, but have to wait two years 🙁
Nice looking car 🙂 me like, but it is maybe more likely to be a test vehicle ?? It got Swedish plates at least.
/Christofer
I know it is a pre-productoin model being shown to a few people.
My comment was intended as a reply to Jos but I missed to hit the reply button 🙂 .
Anyway It is really great that they have at least one 9-5 sportcombi running around in the UK. Are they showing this car for the dealers or is it only for test purposes ?
/Christofer
That’s a swedish plate. My guess is its just a visitor.
Swedish plates. Maybe they’re testing the SC on the British roads so it will be really to take on the local press.
This car just looks so good in ‘too many’ colors 🙂 Can’t make up my mind.
Now THAT would be a good idea, given the previous experience. Someone should call Graeme Lambert, maybe? It would be a nice scoop for a friend, the first UK driving impression of the 9-5 SC.
Ivo
No need to call – Auto Express have been asked to drive this (or another SC) tomorrow at Saab GB’s cranfield base and give opinion and suggestions about our thoughts on the car, its competitors and its position in the market place.
Sadly it won’t be me behind the wheel, but my boss will be there instead.
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Fordonsidentifikation
Registreringsnummer: LGC777
Fabrikat: SAAB
Färg: BRUN Fordonsslag: PB
Fordonsår: 2011 Fordonsslagsklass: I
Chassinummer: YS3GR5NK6C4000036
Typgodkännandenummer:
Typgodkännandedatum:
Senaste EU-regbevis del 1: 2011-03-30
Senaste EU-regbevis del 2: 2011-03-30
Handelsbeteckning:
Upplysningar:
Ägare/Brukare
Namn: SAAB AUTOMOBILE AKTIEBOLAG
Adress:
Postnr: 461 80 Förvärvsdatum: 2011-03-29
Ort: TROLLHÄTTAN
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Försäkringsbolag: ZURICH IRELAND LTD
Försäkringsdatum: 2011-03-29
Fordonsdata
Fordonsstatus: I trafik (2011-04-04)
Tillfällig registrering: Nej Privatimport: Nej
Antal ägare: 1 Yrkesmässig trafik: Nej
Fordonet tillverkat:
Producentansvarig: 556258-8912
I trafik första gången i Sverige: 2011-04-04
I trafik första gången i utlandet:
Ägarbunden dispens: Ja
Ägarbunden dispens upphör: Nej
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Besiktningstermin: 2014-07-01 – 2014-11-30
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Fordonsskattepliktigt: Ja Användningsförbud: Nej
Årsskatt, kr: 5860
Återbetalning vid avställning, kr: 2245
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Debiterad avgift, kr: 0
Betalningsmånad/er: december, april, augusti
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Tekniska data
Motornummer:
Kaross: Kombi (03)
Karosserikod särskilda ändamål:
Slagvolym, cm3:
Växellåda: MANUELL
Antal passagerare, max: 4
Antal sittande passagerare, max:
Antal bältade passagerare, max:
Antal passagerare i rullstol, max:
Antal stående passagerare, max:
Skattevikt, kg: 2010
Tjänstevikt, kg: 2010
Totalvikt, kg: 2450
Sänkt totaltvikt, kg:
Max släpvagnsvikt, kg:
Max släpvagnsvikt kg, obromsad:
Släpvagns maximala totalvikt vid B-behörighet, kg: 1050
Max sammanlagd bruttovikt, kg:
Max lastvikt, kg: 440
Kopplingsavstånd, mm:
Kopplingsavstånd EU, mm:
Effektiv bromsanordning: Nej
Lastutrymmets längd, mm:
Främre överhäng, mm:
Bakre överhäng, mm:
Utrustning:
Drivande axlar fram:
Drivande axlar bak:
Antal hjul:
Däckdimension axel 1: 225/55 R17 Fälgdimension axel 1: 7 J x 17″
Däckdimension axel 2: 225/55 R17 Fälgdimension axel 2: 7 J x 17″
Bandbredd, mm:
Längd, mm: 5010 Bredd, mm: 1868
Höjd, mm:
Drivmedel 1: DIESEL
Motoreffekt, kw: 139,0
Effektnorm: EG
From the VIN and the rest of the data. It is a TTiD Manual XWD Aero already build on the “normal” assembly plant.
Thought the same when i was for the prototype Assembly code.
I missed to write the word “looking” in my sentence above. Sorry 😉
Yes,
prototype assembly line is 9; regular assembly line is 4 for the 9-5.
reason number one for survival and future success plus renault ups the ante in Australia http://www.themotorreport.com.au/51672/renault-five-year-passenger-car-warranty-announced-for-australia
I believe Saab are intending to bring across some early right hand drive estates for chassis testing by journalists on UK roads so they can get the ride/handling right, and avoid the criticism the saloon took. This must be one of them.
Sorry, but is quite boring at the office right now.
The car is on the Wavendon Rd., the crossing road is the Broughton Rd. in Salford, near by Milton Keynes.
About 2 miles from Saab UK in Cranfield.
Newport Pagnell…? Isn’t there something (else) interesting located there? Aston Martin, perhaps?
I think the whole JLR group is also in the vicinity of Milton Keynes.
I think that SAAB decided that the ultimate test for the new 9-5SC would be if it survives 100 miles of UK roads which are now 3rd world status.
Our family with 4 cars and only 1 has survived unscathed in the past 2 months (mine) from potholes that would make the Grand Canyon look like a minor road depression.
The car does look good though!
So maybe Saab should think about a tracked version of the 9-5SC for your neck of the woods?
😉
Ivo
There’re only 2 reason possible regarding this car:
– homologation for the UK market, wich make no sence because of EU homologation
– Test drives for journos and dealers/ VIPs
or maybe a third reason: Test drives for chassis adjustments and feedback from test customers.
That car is so damn hot.
Yeah, it is, Jos. Too bad you and I and a few others here will have to be patient for a number of years… This may well end up to be the one Saab to get me out of my good old 9000. How about you?
Ivo
I say two of them at Nacka strand last weekend and I am really surprised how tall and chunky it looks on the images if you compare it to the IRL impression. At the spring saloon it looked really sleak, low and sporty.
Maybe the camera adds 500 pounds?
I can’t help my self staring at this car, it has such a great presence!
There is a larger photo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/trollpowersaab/5616145276/in/photostream
Im a dealer and can say that we have not seen sight of this car, so must be some sort of test car! Lets hope Saab get through there recent issues and get this car out to market ASAP!
Hi Craig
yes it was a test car. testing our roads etc.
My dealer here in Germany (near Frankfurt) told me, that the first 9-5 Estate will come to Germany till Summer (July)
Saab Germany has given their dealers september as the official launch date and not july.
…just beautiful..!
I just went to the nearest Volvo dealer to scout a Volvo V60 1.6T (110kW/240Nm) and got approval today from my finance house to finance the thing. Oh how my heart hurts that I can’t spend that money on Saab now (I got a Volvo S40 1.6D Drive in January 2011 new and have clocked 30,000km already trouble free apart from the aircon and the ludicrous 10,000km oil service which is killing my sanity).
Some of you guys are very lucky to be able to buy a new Saab, in this part of the pond (Southern Africa) Saab is not even on the horizon and with the doomsayers and naysayers heaven forbid what I a about to think. I guess it is Keep calm and continue to trust in the abiity of those tasked with the responsibilities to make this entity viable again so that I can place my order without raping my conscience. (I placed my order today and will take delivery of the V60 around June 2011).
But to suave my conscience, I took out my valet set and gave my MY01 9-5 Aero a good clean up. I have emailed the pictures to the SU crew with the S40 alongside.
Dannii,
nice pictures,
and btw your town is easy to find, although it is in the middle of nowhere. 😎
I was in Stoke Goldington (a few miles north of Milton Keynes on Monday and there was a convoy of 5 9-5s car two of which were SC estates heading north. Typical, I had not seen a new 9-5 on the road then I see 5 in one go. They all Swedish registered and right hand drive.
I have been quite horrified what is happening @ saab recently.
Only just over a year ago, we were all banging their drum [worldwide].
How on earth has the Co, got into so much supplier debt in this time.
Does the management @ skyper not realise how much damage this is/will do to the brand.
We were all there for Victorr, but someone needs to stop this now, & I mean NOW, otherwise the rot will just put buyers off, perminately.
After seeing this beautiful estate, I wonder why Saab are allowing all this bad publicity to get so out of hand. Showing the estate around the Uk, won’t save the brand.
I have driven Saab’s for over 25 years & sadly, [whilst wanting too] would not invest my £000’s when the whole company seems so unstable and has been rocking back & forth towards this situation for sometime.
Come on @ saab & the swedish goverment sort this out, otherwise there will be nothing to sort out…..
Wow, looks great!
The color reminds me of a steel gray viggen.
She does look great. I think I’m gonna see if the wife will sell her Volvo (I said VOLVO) then I can afford my 5th Saab-it would be this 9-5 S/C AWD-black/black
Back to the future
if you click on the picture and download it, them blowit up in windows picture gallery, you will see it is a RHD version
Now this pic of this beautiful car is as my wallpaper on my MBP.
I noticed that this car was taken into use on April 4th (I trafik första gången i Sverige: 2011-04-04). This was after the factory was halted. My thoughts are that things are still moving forward despite of the production being in a standstill. Marketing and product development probably work “as usual”…
These are encouraging pictures to see when the financial news are dominating the Saab-scene…
It was a test drive for the UK press:
http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/saab-9-5-sport-tourer-driven/256566