As petrol prices bite, Saab is expanding its Australian line to include diesel versions of the 9-3 models.

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The common rail 1.9 litre turbo diesel will be available from January.


Saab will initially offer diesel variants of the 9-3 sedan and wagon, but is also considering the diesel convertible.


The Euro 4-compliant DOHC 1.9TiD engine develops 110 kW and 320 Nm of torque.


Both six-speed automatic and manual transmissions will be offered.

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No Australian performance data is yet available but the UK version of the diesel gets 39.2mpg on the EC urban test cycle and 52.3mpg on the combined cycle.