Nissan Pulsar vs Saab 9-3
The 9-3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 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
- $1,674
- $1,649 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,167
- $2,134 (better)
- Australia
- $1,795
- $1,768 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,316
- £1,297 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 35 mpg
- 36 mpg (better)
- Also
- 6.7 L/100km
- 6.6 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 427 miles
- 546 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 385 L
- –
- Towing, braked
- 1,200 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,387 mm
- 4,648 mm
- Weight
- 1,265 kg
- 1,400 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 110 kW
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 147 Nm
- 240 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★☆☆
- –
- 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.
Pulsar or 9-3?
Which is cheaper to run, the Nissan Pulsar or the Saab 9-3?
The Saab 9-3: about $20 a year less in the US than the Nissan Pulsar at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Nissan Pulsar or the Saab 9-3?
The Saab 9-3, at 6.6 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US) to the Nissan Pulsar's 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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