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Geneva preview: ethanol-powered Saab 9-3x on the way?

Filed under: Ethanol, Saab, Geneva Motor Show

Saab releases biofuel-capable vehicles under the BioPower label. The latest model to get the ethanol treatment is rumored to be the 9-3X wagon, which Saab will unveil at the Geneva Motor Show next month. Even though development of the 9-X BioHybrid Comcept was put on hold last fall, flex-fuel vehicles are not dead yet and we found news that the 9-3X wagon will be available with either a turbo 1.9-liter diesel good for 180 hp or a turbo 2.0-liter E85-capable engine that can put out up to 210 hp. So says Motor Trend, anyway. As a GM brand, it makes sense for Saab to add the ethanol feature, but the press release (which describes the U.S. version and is pasted after the jump) mentions no such thing. We’ll have to wait until we’re in Geneva ourselves to know for sure.

[Source: AP, Motor Trend via Domestic Fuel]

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