Saab
9-4X

Why it matters

The 9-4X was a compact crossover that Saab engineered from 2005 on the same front-drive architecture as the Cadillac SRX, and it was the first Saab built in Mexico, at GM's Ramos Arizpe plant. It reached the US market in mid-2011 and was the last new model Saab introduced before the company failed later that year.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Photos

Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.

• Saab 9-4X (Wikimedia Commons: Saab 9-4X)
  Photo: liftarn · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Saab 9-4X (Wikimedia Commons: Saab 9-4X)
  Photo: Kevauto · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Saab 9-4X (Wikimedia Commons: Saab 9-4X)
  Photo: Dennis Elzinga · CC BY 2.0
• Saab 9-4X (Wikimedia Commons: Saab 9-4X)
  Photo: DestinationFearFan · CC BY-SA 4.0

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

In 2007 the press reported that Saab would build a small SUV at GM's Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico, sharing parts of the Epsilon II and Theta architectures with a planned Cadillac. By 2011 Saab was no longer a GM division, but engineer Peter Dorrich, who had led the architecture since 2005, still developed the vehicle with GM's approval, and production stayed in Mexico because Saab had little choice.

The car went on sale in May 2011 at $34,205 for the base 3.0i and $48,835 for the Aero. Jalopnik says production ended in November 2011 with fewer than 500 built, which conflicts with the 814 on this page.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   The most intersting treasures of the Saab museum – Autocar Level B

   • 814 examples built at Ramos Arizpe

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   2012 Saab 9-4X review Level C Sam Mitani · Road & Track · 2011-05-01

   • Both units are transversely-mounted; aluminium-block powerplant
   • turbocharged 2.8-liter V-6 with 300 bhp
   • four valves per cylinder operated by overhead, maintenance-free, chain-driven camshafts; Variable valve timing on both intake and exhaust sides
   • electronic management, electronic throttle control, direct ignition
   • 300 bhp at 5500 rpm and 295 lb.-ft. from 2000 and 5000
   • mated to six-speed automatic transmissions
   • six-speed automatic transmissions
   • electronically-controlled limited-slip differential transfers up to 50 percent of torque between the left and right rear wheels
   • In Aero trim, DriveSense, an adaptive chassis function which uses real time damping control
   • Saab claims that the 9-4X will run from zero to 60 mph in 7.7 seconds

   Accessed 2026-11-13
3. 3
   2011 Saab 9-4X test review Level C Tony Swan · Car and Driver · 2011-05-01

   • 2.8-liter turbo V-6 (300 horsepower, 295 pound-feet)
   • Aisin-Warner six-speed automatic transmission, operable in manumatic mode via paddle shifters
   • offered in front- and four-wheel drive; power split is 90/10, front to rear, but it can vary to as much as 10/90
   • front-drive architecture that's the foundation for the SRX and the 9-4X; official code at Saab is TE
   • heavy-as much as 4700 pounds in top-of-the-line Aero trim

   Accessed 2026-11-13