the Saab 9000, the 2004
2005 Saab 9-5 Sedan replaced the five-door hatchback design with a more
traditional four-door sedan arrangement, including the 2004 2005 Saab 9-5
SportWagon. 2.3-liter four-cylinder or 3.0-liter V6 engines are turbocharged
and currently, the 9-5 is well ensconced in the luxury car category. In 2002,
the Saab 9-5 was redesigned in the middle of the design year to boost the
appeal of the sedan and wagon. The specs and features detailed in our 2004 2005
Saab 9-5 review are essentially unchanged from last year.
The 2004 2005 Saab 9-5
Linear is powered by a 185-horsepower turbocharged four-cylinder that comes
standard with a five-speed manual transmission or a five-speed automatic. The
2004 2005 Saab 9-5 Arc gets its power from a 3.0-liter turbocharged V6 rated at
200 hp with the five-speed automatic as standard. Aero models get a high-output
version of the Saab Linear's four-cylinder motor that produces 250 hp. Like the
Linear, the Aero comes standard with a five-speed manual while a five-speed
automatic is optional. Shift buttons on the steering wheel for manual control
of the five speed automatic are new this year.
The 2004 2005 Saab 9-5 comes in two styles, sedan and wagon , in which are
offered three body trim levels: Linear, Arc and Aero. The base 2004 2005 Saab
9-5 Linear model comes standard with leather upholstery, walnut trim,
power/heated seats, front and side airbags, and the OnStar communications
system
.