Nissan Primera vs Saab 9-3
The Primera costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United States
- $1,639 (better)
- $1,649
- New Zealand
- $2,122 (better)
- $2,134
- Australia
- $1,758 (better)
- $1,768
- United Kingdom
- £1,289 (better)
- £1,297
Official figures
- Uses
- 36 mpg (better)
- 36 mpg
- Also
- 6.6 L/100km (better)
- 6.6 L/100km
- On a full tank
- –
- 546 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Length
- –
- 4,648 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,400 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 85 kW
- 110 kW (better)
- Torque
- 163 Nm
- 240 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
Primera or 9-3?
Which is cheaper to run, the Nissan Primera or the Saab 9-3?
The Nissan Primera: about $10 a year less in the US than the Saab 9-3 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Nissan Primera or the Saab 9-3?
The Nissan Primera, at 6.6 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US) to the Saab 9-3's 6.6 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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