Is this US XWD pricing??

Posted by swade on January 1st, 2008 7 Comments Printer-Friendly

I don’t think I’ve seen a press release yet that tells me what the pricing for XWD will be on the 2008 Saab 9-3.

It’ll be standard on the Saab Turbo X, but an option on the Aero version of the car and available around April of 2008. A few people have been trying to get pricing details from dealers, but with little success.

Ryan D was one such prospective XWD customer who was told by his dealer that they didn’t have pricing available as yet. But their dealership website might be telling a different story…..

XWD pricing

That’s $2,645 - and it’s a bit more than expected. XWD was previously thought to be a $2,000 option.

Interestingly, there was no option of the eLSD on the build site, so whilst this is a good indicator, I’m not sure we’ve got the full story just yet.

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zippy said:

If you look at the price it includes the engine upgrade to 280bhp. I am interested in seeing how much the XWD system with eLSD will cost with the 2.0T engine.

-January 1st, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Swade said:

XWD will only be available with the Aero V6 for the time being, Zippy. It’ll trickle down to 2.0T eventually.

-January 1st, 2008 at 2:19 pm
1985 Gripen said:

According to Steve Shannon at the U.S. 2008 9³ debut in Washington, D.C. in August XWD will be available on the 2.0T 9³ in the U.S. in 2009. I don’t know if that means model-year 2009 or calendar year.

It was in the same presentation he stated that AWD would add $2,000 to the price of the Aero. I’m looking in my notes and have written, “$28,385 for 2.0T sedan; $900 for Sport Combi; $2,000 for AWD”.

-January 1st, 2008 at 3:32 pm
zippy said:

For the 2009 model year IIRC! If I end up with a Saab in my parking stall if must be so equipped.

-January 1st, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Ivan (MuzX) said:

And - as we know - US prices are always the chipest. I bet on that in Hungary it will be more than 3000 USD.

-January 1st, 2008 at 5:41 pm
BrianL said:

CarsDirect lists the XWD drive option for $2,354. You can find the price by building a 2008 9-3 Aero.

Not sure where they are getting their information from, but it also shows two hp outputs!

XWD Cross-Wheel Drive System :

•Performance Package
• Engine: 2.8L V6 Turbocharged (289 HP) 6-cylinder 280 hp engine with 2.8-liter displacement
•Rear Self-Leveling Shock Absorbers .•Wheels: 17 in. 5-Spoke Twin Alloy
• Tires: P235/50R17 98V AS Radial tires with 235mm width, 17.0″ rim (43.2 cm)

-January 2nd, 2008 at 5:17 am
Eduard(Edusaab) said:

The last week I was at the dealer and I take one of the first TurboX catalogs, the simple version, without prices/options….

They are begining to receive all the info about prices and options. it seems the price for Spain its about 52000-55000 Euros. 55 with Auto gearbox.

regards

-January 2nd, 2008 at 11:29 pm