SAAB 9-3 CABRIOLET 2.3I
· Generation
Source and record
- Swiss type approval (TARGA)
Official source: ASTRA (Federal Roads Office)
Sources: TARGA and TAS (Type Approval System, the official successor system). Individual values on this page may come from either catalogue.
: Brand and model come from the official catalogue.
Data as of: 2026-08-01
This page describes a vehicle configuration (type/variant/version), not an individual vehicle.
Vehicle stock in Switzerland
8 actively registered
Colours
- Black4
- Blue2
- Yellow1
- Grey1
Cantons
- 2
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
First registration by year
- 19988
Vehicle category
Authoritative value — per type approval (TARGA)
- Passenger car
Fuel
Authoritative value — per type approval (TARGA)
- Petrol
Body form
Authoritative value — per type approval (TARGA)
- Offen mit Verdeck / Hardtop · No official English label
Drivetrain
Authoritative value — per type approval (TARGA)
- Front-wheel drive
Gearbox
- Manual
- Automatic
Axles
- 2
Cylinders
Authoritative value — per type approval (TARGA)
- 4
Postcodes
- 41..
- 42..
- 63..
- 80..
- 82..
- 83..
- 85..
- 87..
VIN prefixes
- YS3DD75B2W7......
- YS3DF75B0W7......
- YS3DF75B4W7......
- YS3DF75B8W7......
- YS3DF78B0W7......
- YS3DF78B6W7......
- YS3DF78B7W7......
- YS3DF78BXW7......
Identification
- PERSONENWAGEN
- Model (source data)
- 9-3 Cabrio 2.3i
Classification
- 2290
- 110 kW
- Cylinders
- 4
- V
- Tyres/rims
- 185/65R15 88H 195/60R15 88V 6.5x15 ET49 6x15 ET49
Field explanations
Official ASTRA meaning of this vehicle's source fields. Unknown, preserved, or not-yet-translated values stay visible and are never invented.
| Source field | Value | Unit | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vehicle_class | M1 | ||||
| body_code | 176 | ||||
| fuel_code | B |
Type approval
- Granted
- 12/02/1998
- Valid until
- 31/12/2000
- Source
- TG-Automobil.txt
This type approval covers several technical variants, shown separately below.
Consumption
Variant · a4
- 0
- 0
- kWh/100km
- 0
- Consumption NEDC (l/100km)
- 10.4
- CO₂ NEDC (g/km)
- 247
- Electric consumption NEDC (kWh/100km)
- 0
Published source values
Shown exactly as published by the source and preserved for traceability.
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- WC
- 0
- 2.65
- 0
- ZT_CO2
- 0
- ZT_CO2_WLTP
- 0
- ZT_Verbrauch
- 0
- ZT_Verbrauch_WLTP
- 0
Variant · m5
- 0
- 0
- kWh/100km
- 0
- Consumption NEDC (l/100km)
- 9.8
- CO₂ NEDC (g/km)
- 231
- Electric consumption NEDC (kWh/100km)
- 0
Published source values
Shown exactly as published by the source and preserved for traceability.
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- WC
- 0
- 4.05
- 0
- ZT_CO2
- 0
- ZT_CO2_WLTP
- 0
- ZT_Verbrauch
- 0
- ZT_Verbrauch_WLTP
- 0
Dimensions
- Length (mm)
- 4629
- Width (mm)
- 1711
- Height (mm)
- 1423
Emissions
Variant · m5
- Engine make
- SAAB
- Engine type
- B234I
- 4-Takt / 4 / Reihe-Inj
- m5 · Manual gearbox, 5 forward gears
- B02
- Exhaust code
- AACA
- 2290
- 110
- Homologation date
- 12/02/1998
Published source values
Shown exactly as published by the source and preserved for traceability.
- K ·
- 2/4
- y
- 210
- 4300
- ET-CO
- 1070
- ET-NMHC
- 0
- ET-NOx
- 0
- ET-PA
- 0
- ET-PA-Exp
- 0
- ET-PM
- 0
- ET-T_IV-THC
- 930
- ET-T_VI-CO
- 0
- ET-T_VI-THC
- 0
- ET-THC
- 0
- ET-THC+NOx
- 250
- 74
- 1810
- 1790
- GeräuschCode
- GABA
- 0
- 0
- 4.05
- 1530
- 5700
- ScCo2
- 0
- ScConsumption
- 0
- ScNh3
- 0
- ScNo2
- 0
- 86
- 4275
- TC_CO2
- 0
- TC_Consumption
- 0
- TC_NH3
- 0
- TC_NO2
- 0
- 0
- 210
- ZT-CO
- 0
- ZT-NMHC
- 0
- ZT-NOx
- 0
- ZT-PA
- 0
- ZT-PA-Exp
- 0
- ZT-PM
- 0
- ZT-T_VI-CO
- 0
- ZT-T_VI-THC
- 0
- ZT-THC
- 0
- ZT-THC+NOx
- 0
Variant · a4
- Engine make
- SAAB
- Engine type
- B234I
- 4-Takt / 4 / Reihe-Inj
- a4 · Automatic gearbox, 4 gears
- B02
- Exhaust code
- AACA
- 2290
- 110
- Homologation date
- 12/02/1998
Published source values
Shown exactly as published by the source and preserved for traceability.
- K ·
- 2/4
- y
- 210
- 4300
- ET-CO
- 760
- ET-NMHC
- 0
- ET-NOx
- 0
- ET-PA
- 0
- ET-PA-Exp
- 0
- ET-PM
- 0
- ET-T_IV-THC
- 930
- ET-T_VI-CO
- 0
- ET-T_VI-THC
- 0
- ET-THC
- 0
- ET-THC+NOx
- 190
- 72
- 1810
- 1790
- GeräuschCode
- GABA
- 0
- 0
- 2.65
- 1530
- 5700
- ScCo2
- 0
- ScConsumption
- 0
- ScNh3
- 0
- ScNo2
- 0
- 86
- 4275
- TC_CO2
- 0
- TC_Consumption
- 0
- TC_NH3
- 0
- TC_NO2
- 0
- 0
- 205
- ZT-CO
- 0
- ZT-NMHC
- 0
- ZT-NOx
- 0
- ZT-PA
- 0
- ZT-PA-Exp
- 0
- ZT-PM
- 0
- ZT-T_VI-CO
- 0
- ZT-T_VI-THC
- 0
- ZT-THC
- 0
- ZT-THC+NOx
- 0
Efficiency
Variant · m5
- Curb weight (kg)
- 1530
Published source values
Shown exactly as published by the source and preserved for traceability.
- F
- F
- F
- G
- G
- G
- G
- G
- G
- G
- G
- G
- G
- G
- G
- G
- G
- G
Variant · a4
- Curb weight (kg)
- 1530
Published source values
Shown exactly as published by the source and preserved for traceability.
- G
- G
- G
- G
- G
- G
- G
- G
- G
- G
- G
- G
- G
- G
- G
- G
- G
- G
Data sheet
Manufacturer & identification
- EU whole-vehicle approval
- e4*70/156-95/54*0012
- Manufacturer
- SAAB AUTOMOBILE AB, S-461 80 TROLLHAETTAN
- Manufacturer's plate
- im Motorraum, auf Kühlertraverse
- Chassis number
- im Motorraum, rechts in Spritzwand-Wasserrinne
Chassis
- Axles/wheels
- 2/4
- Suspension
- Schraubenfedern, Stossdämpfer
- Steering
- mech., hydr. Lenkhilfe
- Gearbox 1
- m5 · Manual gearbox, 5 forward gears
- Gearbox 2
- a4 · Automatic gearbox, 4 gears
- Ratio iA 1
- 4,05
- Ratio iA 2
- 2,65
- Assignment 1
- a
- Assignment 2
- b
- Max speed mechanical (km/h)
- 210
- Max automatic speed (km/h)
- 205
- Service brake, line 1
- hydr.,Kreise-X,Scheiben/Scheiben,
- Service brake, line 2
- Unterdruckhilfe, ABS
- Auxiliary brake, line 1
- Kreise der Betriebsbremse
- Parking brake
- mech.,Trommeln,auf HR
Engine
- Engine make
- SAAB
- Engine type
- B234I
- Design type
- 4-Takt / 4 / Reihe-Inj
- Power at (rpm)
- 5700
- Max torque (Nm)
- 210
- Max torque at (rpm)
- 4300
- Exhaust gas treatment
- 1/4878682
- Muffler 1 (type)
- MS ·
- Muffler 1 (designation)
- 1/4528253 od. 4960936
- Muffler 2 (type)
- HS ·
- Muffler 2 (designation)
- 1/4896254
- Engine code
- B234I
- Engine code location
- vorn, links unten am Motorblock
- Noise damping, line 1
- Motorhaube mit Absorptionsmaterial belegt
Dimensions & body
- Total seats
- 4
- Number of doors
- 2
- Length (mm)
- 4629
- Width (mm)
- 1711
- Height (mm)
- 1423
- Front overhang (mm)
- 1002
- Rear overhang (mm)
- 1022
- Wheelbase 1-2 (mm)
- 2605
- Track axle 1 (mm)
- 1452
- Track, axle 2 (mm)
- 1442
Weights & trailer loads
- Unladen weight (kg)
- 1445 – 1530
- Guaranteed weight (kg)
- 1790 – 1810
- Front axle rating (kg)
- 1045
- Rear axle rating (kg)
- 875
- Roof load (kg)
- 0
- Braked trailer load (kg)
- 1600
- Unbraked trailer load (kg)
- 750
- Braked trailer load, autom. (kg)
- 1600
- Unbraked trailer load, autom. (kg)
- 750
- Total train weight (kg)
- 0
- Nose weight (kg)
- 0
Remarks
- Remark 1
- 06) m5 = YS3D.75B / a4 = YS3D.78B
Additional fields (all source data)
Shown exactly as published by the source and preserved for traceability.
- e4*70/156-95/54*0012
- 6408
- SAAB AUTOMOBILE AB, S-461 80 TROLLHAETTAN
- im Motorraum, auf Kühlertraverse
- im Motorraum, rechts in Spritzwand-Wasserrinne
- 2/4
- Schraubenfedern, Stossdämpfer
- mech., hydr. Lenkhilfe
- m5 · Manual gearbox, 5 forward gears
- a4 · Automatic gearbox, 4 gears
- 4,05
- 2,65
- a
- b
- 0
- 205
- 0
- 210
- hydr.,Kreise-X,Scheiben/Scheiben,
- Unterdruckhilfe, ABS
- Kreise der Betriebsbremse
- mech.,Trommeln,auf HR
- SAAB
- B234I
- 4-Takt / 4 / Reihe-Inj
- 5700
- 4300
- 210
- 1/4878682
- MS ·
- 1/4528253 od. 4960936
- HS ·
- 1/4896254
- B234I
- vorn, links unten am Motorblock
- Motorhaube mit Absorptionsmaterial belegt
- 0
- 4
- 0
- 2
- 2
- links+rechts
- 0
- 4629
- 0
- 1711
- 0
- 1423
- 0
- 1022
- 0
- 1002
- 0
- 2605
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 47 ET Achse 1 von
- 49
- 0
- 1452
- 48 ET Achse 2 von
- 49
- 0
- 1442
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 1530
- 1445
- 1810
- 1790
- 0
- 875
- 0
- 1045
- 0
- 1600
- 1600
- 750
- 750
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 06) m5 = YS3D.75B / a4 = YS3D.78B