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Saab 9-5 2.8T XWD

The Saab 9-5 2.8T XWD reaches 60 mph in 6.37 s (100 km/h in 6.73 s) and covers a standing quarter mile in 14.84 s, tripping the lights at 94.5 mph. It clears the first 60 ft in 2.35 s and the eighth mile in 9.58 s.

Simulated, not measured — computed from published kerb mass, rated power, gearing and drivetrain, then fitted to this car’s own published acceleration figures. Dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

Saab 9-5 2.8T XWD Rover 75 4.6 V8

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Down the strip

Standing start Saab 9-5 2.8T XWD
0–60 mph6.37 s
0–100 km/h6.73 s
0–100 mph—
60 ft2.35 s
1/8 mile9.58 s
1/4 mile14.84 s
Trap speed94.5 mph

About the 9-5 2.8T XWD

The 2010 Saab 9-5 2.8T XWD is an all-wheel-drive turbocharged saloon of 1,870 kg with 295 bhp, which works out at 158 bhp per tonne. All-wheel drive is worth most in the first car length: it covers 60 ft in 2.35 s, which is where a four-wheel-drive car takes its margin out of a rear-drive one with the same power. Against the 14,946 cars in the set it is the 3,714th quickest to 60 mph, inside the fastest quarter, and the 6th quickest of the 86 Saabs here. Its 94.5 mph trap speed sits about where its 0-60 puts it, so it launches and pulls in roughly equal measure. The simulation is trimmed to 10 of 10 published acceleration figures for this car.

On paper

Specification Saab 9-5 2.8T XWD
Year2010
Power295 hp (220 kW)
Kerb mass1,870 kg
Power to weight158 bhp/t
DrivetrainAll-wheel drive
Gears6
EngineTurbocharged
Top speed158 mph (254 km/h), quoted

Similar cars

CarYear 0–601/4 mileTrapPower
Rover 75 4.6 V820036.39 s14.84 s101.5 mph256 bhp
Mercury Marauder 4.6 V8 30020036.35 s14.78 s99.4 mph295 bhp
Lincoln Continental 3.7 V6 30520176.41 s14.87 s95.5 mph304 bhp

Picked for a fair race, not just a matching 0-60: pace, power-to-weight and body shape all count, and at most one is from the same maker.

Where these times sit

0-60 under 7 seconds4,651 cars0-100 km/h under 7 seconds4,031 carsSlower in the wetevery car, re-runThe cost of altitudeevery car, re-runThe cost of a passengerevery car, re-run
Saab 0-60 timesevery modelFastest 4x4s and all-wheel-drive cars2,981 carsFastest cars of the 2010s4,541 cars
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Questions

What is the Saab 9-5 2.8T XWD 0-60 time?
The Saab 9-5 2.8T XWD reaches 60 mph in 6.37 s, simulated on dry asphalt at 20 °C with a 1 ft rollout. That makes it the 3,714th quickest of the 14,946 cars in the set.
What is the Saab 9-5 2.8T XWD quarter mile time?
14.84 s at 94.5 mph. It reaches the eighth mile in 9.58 s and clears the first 60 ft in 2.35 s. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
How much power does the Saab 9-5 2.8T XWD have?
295 bhp and 1,870 kg, which is 158 bhp per tonne. It is all-wheel-drive, turbocharged, with 6 gears and a quoted top speed of 254 km/h. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
What cars are comparable to the Saab 9-5 2.8T XWD?
Closest here on pace: Rover 75 4.6 V8 (6.39 s), Mercury Marauder 4.6 V8 300 (6.35 s), Lincoln Continental 3.7 V6 305 (6.41 s). Each one can be raced against the Saab 9-5 2.8T XWD in the panel at the top of this page. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
Are these real measured times?
No. Every figure on this page is produced by a physics simulation, not by a stopwatch at a drag strip. The Saab 9-5 2.8T XWD is modelled from its published kerb mass, rated power, drivetrain and gearing, then trimmed until it reproduces 10 of its 10 published acceleration figures. Conditions are the same for every car in the set: dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

Figures regenerated 2026-10-16. Every number on this page is computed by the simulator at build time, so the page and the app can never disagree.