Subaru Outback vs Saab 9-3X - specifications

  Subaru Outback Saab 9-3X
On the road price/total as tested £26,295/£26,295 24,995/£28,597
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) N/A £8,973/35.9%
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £1,262/£2,524 £950/£1,900
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £1,701/£2,834 £1,866/£3,111
Ins grp/quote/road tax band/cost 21/N/A/H/£175 27/£788/F/£125
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £229/£294/£200 £295/402/295
Length/wheelbase 4,775/2,745mm 4,690/2,675mm
Height/width 1,605/1,820mm 1,573/1,762mm
Ground clearance 200mm 148mm
Engine 4cyl boxer/1,998cc 4cyl in line/1,910cc
Peak power 148/3,600 bhp/rpm 178/4,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 350/1,800 Nm/rpm 400/1,850 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd man/4wd 6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 65 litres/sealant 58 litres/sealant
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 526/1,677 litres 419/1,331 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,573/512/1,700kg 1,580/450/1,600kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.0 metres/0.29Cd 11.4 metres/0.33Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (60k)/3yrs 3yrs (60k)/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers 12,000 miles/79 18,000 miles/101
Driver Power mfr/dealer position 6th/5th 20/10th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped/points N/A N/A
0-60/30-70mph 9.9/10.3 secs 8.8/8.2 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 4.2/6.5 secs 3.7/5.9 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 8.1/9.9 secs 7.1/10.8 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 120mph/2,000rpm 137mph/2,000rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 52.3/38.1/9.5m 47.2/34.2/8.9m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 65/42/60/69dB 71/46/63/69dB
Auto Express economy/range 34.9mpg/499 miles 31.8mpg/406 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 36.7/50.4/44.1mpg 40.4/61.4/51.4mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 217/167g/km/24% 238/144g/km/19%
Airbags/park sensors/full-size spare Six/DFO/no Six/yes/no
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control No/yes/yes £1,322/yes/yes
Climate control/leather/heated seats Yes/yes/yes Yes/part/yes
Metallic paint/xenon lights/sunroof £395/yes/yes £514/£881/no
Sat-nav/aux in/USB/Bluetooth £1,200*/y/£295^/y £1,938/y/n/£368

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