Used 2005 Saab 9-3 Exterior Review at InternetAutoGuide.com

2005 Saab 9-3 Exterior

Read this professional review and road test of the used 2005 Saab 9-3 exterior styling with a complete test drive evaluation in all driving situations including an overview of the Convertible's wheels, 225/45R17 tires, headlights, colors and more.

2005 9-3 Review

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Sports sedan or luxurious convertible.

Walkaround From the front three-quarter view, there is no mistaking the 9-3 for anything but a Saab. Unlike Saabs of old, the windshield is steeply raked. But the sloping, wedge-like profile, the shape of the windows, the sleek, integrated headlights, and the distinctive grille are all unmistakably Saab.

The rear fascia no longer presents the edgy, Saab-signature look. Instead, a smoother, more rounded, monochromatic body panel integrating the bumper houses taillights somewhat reminiscent of earlier Saabs, only now wrapping around to the trailing edge of the rear quarter panel. It's a perfectly pleasing look.

The side profile shows a clearly defined wedge shape with the lower edge of the side windows picking up the slope of the hood and following it through to the high trunk line at the rear.

On convertibles, the soft top merges cleanly with the car's lines, retaining all the proper proportions and relationships with windshield, wheel openings and wedge profile. With the top down and tucked away beneath the solid tonneau cover, the rake of the windshield draws the eye naturally over the passenger area to the tonneau behind the rear-seat head restraints, which tapers into the trunk lid. The soft top features a glass rear window with a defogger.

Big, oval-shaped, open-grip door handles are finger friendly and integrate well into the design. Conspicuously absent from those door handles are key holes. You may not have noticed, but they've been disappearing from the passenger doors of most cars, but Saab has completely done away with using a key for normal entry of the car. Instead one has to rely on the remote key fob. But don't worry, if it ceases to function there is a back up key buried in the key fob and a hidden keyhole in the driver's door. Next Page



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