Saab has redesigned its popular 9-3 model for the 2008 model year and today the General Motors-owned Swedish carmaker released some pricing details for the upcoming model. The base 9-3 2.0T will start at $28,385 in the United States, an increase from the $26,995 MSRP of the ’07 model. The Aero model, which includes a turbocharged V6 engine, starts at $35,365, about $1,800 more than the ’07.
The new model does include some additional equipment to help make up for the increase, however, including OnStar, XM Satellite Radio, rain-sensing windshield wipers, a tire pressure monitor and significantly increased sound deadening. Those features weren’t all available individually for ’07, but we’re guessing they come pretty close to making up the price increase.
The convertible model, which now includes a remote power convertible top as standard, starts at $39,710 for the 2.0T and $45,665 for the Aero. Station wagon models, called SportCombis in Saab -speak, run $29,630 and $36,265 for the 2.0T and Aero, respectively.
The only changes we’ve heard so far for Saab’s larger, 260-horsepower, aging 9-5 model, are standard OnStar and a tire pressure monitor. We don’t have specific changes yet. It’ll be priced from $37,205 for the base model, and $38,300 for the performance-oriented Aero. Wagons add $1,250.
