Not quite the hit Saab desperately needs.
What Is It?
It’s a Cadillac SRX crossover in Swedish clothing—the Saab 9-4X shares its platform, an assembly line, and most of its mechanicals with the Caddy. The top-dog Aero XWD, tested here, is powered by the 300-hp, 2.8-liter turbocharged V-6; a 265-horse, 3.0-liter V-6 is the base engine. Cadillac dropped both of these mills from the 2012 SRX lineup, introducing a 308-hp, 3.6-liter naturally aspirated V-6 for all trims. Good for Cadillac, bad for Saab: The turbo 2.8 and 3.0 are both deeply unsatisfying powerplants, and they make the 9-4X’s assigned task—delivering steady sales to a brand in desperate need of them—that much tougher.
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