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Saab 9-7X

The badge-engineering low point and a genuinely useful thing to know: the 9-7X is a Chevrolet TrailBlazer on GM's GMT360 frame, built in Ohio, with GM straight-six and V8 truck engines and no Saab engineering in the powertrain at all. TrailBlazer and Envoy information applies to essentially all of it. The 4.2 Atlas straight-six is the engine most have, and its variable valve timing and cam position sensors are behind most of its code traffic.

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Saab 9-7X
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Generations

  • First generation 2005–2009

    A Chevrolet TrailBlazer on GMT360 with GM truck engines — no Saab engineering in the powertrain, so GM information covers it entirely.

    Body styles
    SUV
    Platform
    GMT360
    Engines
    • 4.2 Atlas straight-six — LL8 · petrol · 213 kW (286 hp) · 373–376 Nm (275–277 lb-ft)
    • 5.3 V8 — LH6 · petrol · 441 Nm (325 lb-ft)
    • 6.0 V8 — LS2 · petrol · 291 kW (390 hp) · 542 Nm (400 lb-ft) · Aero
    Transmissions
    4-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Four-wheel drive

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