NEVS intends to sell the last copy of the Saab 9-3 Turbo sedan/saloon that rolled off the assembly line in 2014. The car only has five kilometers (around three miles) on its odometer and comes without a publicly available starting price.
Saab first discontinued the gasoline-powered 9-3 as early as 2011, but restarted its production two years after. A total of 420 cars rebranded as ‘9-3 Aero Sedan’ left the factory in 2013–2014.
The copy on sale packs a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine rated at 220 hp (164 kW) and 350 Nm (258 lb×ft) of torque. A six-speed automatic transmission is used to send the power to the wheels.
Last weekend, the car was still on display in the car manufacturer’s museum in Trollhättan, Sweden.
NEVS is a Swedish-Chinese joint enterprise that purchased the Saab assets in 2012. Four years later, the company came out with an announcement saying it would not be able to offer any new vehicles under the Saab brand, because the aeronautical company Saab AB still holds the appropriate rights. It did keep the ‘9-3’ model designation, though, reusing it for an all-electric vehicle sold in China.
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