Saab 9-X Biohybrid
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The Saab 9-X Biohybrid concept car
Concept car
A concept vehicle or show vehicle is a car made to showcase new styling and or new technology. They are often shown at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not have a chance of being produced....

 was developed by Saab
Saab Automobile
Saab Automobile AB, better known as Saab , is a Swedish car manufacturer owned by Dutch automobile manufacturer Swedish Automobile NV, formerly Spyker Cars NV. It is the exclusive automobile Royal Warrant holder as appointed by the King of Sweden...

 in 2008 and first shown on the Geneva Motor Show. It is based on the GM Delta platform
GM Delta platform
Delta was General Motors' compact front-wheel drive automobile and crossover SUV platform, a successor to the GM T platform; it also replaced GM J platform and the Z platform used by the Saturn S-Series. The platform debuted in the 2003 Saturn Ion. Vehicles of this platform generally carry the...

 and is thought to give an idea of the upcoming Saab 9-1X.

It has keyless entry and small cameras instead of rear view mirrors. On the roof there is a solar panel, like in the Saab EV-1
Saab EV-1
Not to be confused with the General Motors EV1Saab EV-1, or Saab 900 Turbo EV-1, was developed by Saab in 1985 as a fully functional and roadworthy future design study . It was a wedge-shaped 2 + 2 sports coupé body style based on the Saab 900 Turbo 16v. The body was steel and the roof all glass...

, for charging the battery
Car battery
An automotive battery is a type of rechargeable battery that supplies electric energy to an automobile. Usually this refers to an SLI battery to power the starter motor, the lights, and the ignition system of a vehicle’s engine...

, both when driving and when parked. The headlights are automatic. A front mounted camera detects if you meet another car.

The front of the car follows the design of the Saab Aero-X
Saab Aero-X
Saab Aero-X is a concept car by Saab unveiled at the 2006 Salon International de l'Auto. It is powered by a 2.8 L twin-turbocharged V6 running on pure ethanol that produces . 0 to is predicted to be 4.9 s and top speed is limited to . It has a 7-speed manual transmission controlled by paddles on...

 while the rear has a cut-off look similar to the Saab 9-X
Saab 9-X
The Saab 9-X concept car was developed by Saab in 2001 and first shown on the Frankfurt Auto Show. The 9-X was designed to combine the qualities of a coupe, roadster, station wagon and pickup truck in the same car...

. It is powered by a direct injected, E85 flex-fuel capable turbocharged inline four cylinder engine of 1.4 liters giving 200 hp at 5000 rpm and 280 N·m (206.5 ft·lbf) at 1750-5000 rpm. Connected to the engine by a belt is GM's BAS+ hybrid system which can provide a boost up to 19 hp. The engine is connected to a manual six speed gearbox with automatic clutch
Clutch
A clutch is a mechanical device which provides for the transmission of power from one component to another...

. 0-100 km/h is achieved in 7.9 seconds and it has a top speed of 216 kilometre per hour. It has four seats although the headroom in the rear is somewhat restricted. As the name suggests, it runs both regular gasoline and E85
E85
E85 is an abbreviation for an ethanol fuel blend of up to 85% denatured ethanol fuel and gasoline or other hydrocarbon by volume. E85 is commonly used by flex-fuel vehicles in the US, Canada, and Europe. Some of the benefits of E85 over conventional gasoline powered vehicles include the potential...

. The fuel consumption (running on E85) is 6.41 L/100 km and the tank-to-wheel CO2
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom...

 emissions are 105 g/km.

If you drive faster than 70 kilometre per hour the rear spoiler is extended and an underbody diffuser is deployed from the bottom of the rear bumper. When braking at speeds above 100 kilometre per hour, the spoiler acts like an air brake and also is used to increase the downforce
Downforce
Downforce is a downwards thrust created by the aerodynamic characteristics of a car. The purpose of downforce is to allow a car to travel faster through a corner by increasing the vertical force on the tires, thus creating more grip....

of the car.

External links

  • http://www.saab.com/main/GLOBAL/en/9X_biohybrid/index.shtml
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