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Smart looks, grippy, safe and secure handling.
Not fast enough, far too expensive, uninvolving to drive.
Best avoided: there are plenty of faster, more capable and more entertaining alternatives.
Saab is rightly proud of its all-new intelligent four-wheel drive.
The fourth-generation Haldex all-wheel drive hardware has the ability to shuffle torque not only between the front and the rear axles but across its rear axle too. Better still, this occurs before slip is detected, meaning the four-wheel drive helps you through a corner rather than bailing you out when things gets messy.
Until now, there's been just one car in the Saab range packing the XWD technology: the exclusive Turbo X.
That changes with the arrival of XWD versions of the 2.8 V6 and the 2.0-litre turbo available with the Aero models. It's the 2.0T we're interested in, because its all-wheel drive layout pitches itself against some serious sporting competition.
With Saab charging a hefty £27,405 for the saloon and £28,745 for the Sport Wagon, the 9-3 XWD isn't cheap, but from our experience with the Turbo X it might just be worth it. Read on to find out.
