Overview & Reviews

The 9-2X is an all-new sport wagon from Saab. Sporty and versatile, it shares its platform and mechanicals with Subaru's Impreza wagon.

• Sporty good looks, forgiving ride quality without sacrificing road feel and handling precision, punchy acceleration on turbo models.

• Interior more Subaru than Saab, lacks premium features like a navigation system and stability control.

User Reviews:

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  Practical, Reliable, Rally-Bred Monster - 2005 Saab 9-2X
  By Scott - October 1 - 8:13 am

  Last year I went used shopping for a practical AWD compact for city use and occasional road trips. To my surprise, this turbo Saabaru (which, yes, has an automatic) was the best of the lot by far. Plodding around in town its as docile as any other auto-compact, yet the turbo means it doesnt run out of steam on the highway (Im looking at you, SX4/Fit). But its not all practicality: being a WRX, its ready to play whenever. Put the tach above 3500 and it hisses, growls, and rips a hole in time. Show it some curves and it annihilates them (its front heavy, but theres so much grip it almost doesnt matter). Best of all, you can go back to driving casually once youre done abusing the tarmac.

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  Great Affordable Option for Small Luxury - 2005 Saab 9-2X
  By Matt74 - August 16 - 9:30 pm

  Love this car. It is fun to drive, looks great and has the reliability of Subaru and the finish of Saab.

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  A Car for All Seasons - 2005 Saab 9-2X
  By SharonSAABophile - July 22 - 11:53 am

  Even though its a Subaru underneath, SAAB has made it look great, classier than the Subaru equivalent, and the handling and performance in this snowy New England winter has been a gift from the gods. The versatility and flexibityof the sport wagon style is a great asset since SAAB no longer makes hatchbacks. The warranty and scheduled maintenance program is excellent in this price class. Beats the Subaru. People may call it a "Saabaru". The 9-2X is fun to drive, powerful,safe, smooth and a terrific value.

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  Like it so far - 2005 Saab 9-2X
  By Jay Kanabar - July 13 - 7:53 pm

  Excellent car. I have a 9-3 as well and compared with that I feel that the steering and control is far superior.

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  Great car for the city - 2005 Saab 9-2X
  By Mike - May 29 - 3:43 am

  I think its a great car for the city. Easy to drive and get into tight parking spaces. I love the handling and enjoy the AWD. Only taken it on one longer trip, and was an great to drive on windy mountain roads, although the seats are the most comfortable long term. I like thats is markedly different than the subaru, which are way too common in northern virginia.

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  9-2X - 2005 Saab 9-2X
  By David - May 4 - 6:46 pm

  The 9-2x is not an Audi quattro, or an Evo, or an STi. But it doesnt have the price tag of those other AWD performance cars. What it does have is the basics that the WRX gives you, minus some of the WRXs boy racer bug-eyed-ness, plus a little swedish minimalism along with a superior warranty and maintenance program - for a few thousand dollars less than a new WRX invoice! Of course, Im talking post-GM employee discount pricing where the numbers went south of $20K. No car is without fault, but this one suits my daily driving demands (both rationally and emotionally) better than any vehicle Ive driven in the last 10 years.

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  Cant wait to get another one Great car! - 2005 Saab 9-2X
  By yoitsthegoose - April 18 - 2:33 pm

  Im a visiting nurse that travels a lot. My 92x is a great car. Ive been all over the place with it and it havent had any problems at all. The car has 100,000 miles on it. The only thing is I wish they never stop making car. It was only in production for two years.

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  Eleanor will be missed... - 2005 Saab 9-2X
  By dssquare85 - February 13 - 10:00 pm

  I purchased my Aero used with 30,000K on her. I immediately fell in love and still miss her to this day. I had Eleanor for almost 3 years. She gave me no problems and put nothing but smiles on my face while I owned her. It was worth the expensive insurance, premium fuel and lackluster mpg. Unfortunately, the engine decided to blow at 57,000K with regularly scheduled maintenance. Thousands of dollars later it just wasnt the same and was forced to trade her in. I gave Subaru another chance and traded Eleanor in for 11 Legacy in May 2011.

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  saab2xaero - 2005 Saab 9-2X
  By risacco - February 10 - 10:13 pm

  Terrific bargain at gm employee price. Fun to drive, steering is best of any car I have ever owned, all wheel drive means no front wheel spin or hop on hard acceleration. Awesome acceleration in 2nd gear when turbo spooled up. Hatchback is very useful. Like having a high performance car that looks tame.

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  Great little commuter car - 2005 Saab 9-2X
  By 9-2Xtra - December 19 - 11:03 pm

  I got this car to save on gas, but have fun while doing it. It is dead- on-target for me. I havent tested the AWD in snow yet, but you cant make it slip in the wet at all. Also, this car is closely related to Subaru Impreza/WRX, so performance modifications from mild to monstrous are readily possible - the parts are there. I really feel like I took 20 years off my age when I bought this car. It is that much fun to drive. The Linear doesnt require premium fuel like the Aero, either, so that tradeoff worked in my favor as well. If you can find one of these, you owe it to yourself to test-drive it.