74.6kW/t
Half of every 9-3 on the road is below this. Power divided by mass in running order — the one figure that compares across model and era.
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There are 18,515 of them on Dutch roads, built between 1998 and 2011, weighing anywhere from 1,365 to 1,825 kg. They share a name and not much else. Here is the spread.
Half of every 9-3 on the road is below this. Power divided by mass in running order — the one figure that compares across model and era.
A typical 9-3 has more power per tonne than 79% of the 8,248,168 combustion cars in the Netherlands.
For the median version, from power, mass and body shape. A prediction, not a measurement.
The slowest in this sample makes 55.2 kW per tonne and the quickest 120.4 — a factor of 2.2 between two cars wearing the same badge. Any single number for a 9-3 is an average over that.
| Engine | Share of the sample | kW per tonne |
|---|---|---|
| 110 kW 150 hp | 42% | 74.6 |
| 154 kW 209 hp | 11% | 104.4 |
| 129 kW 175 hp | 11% | 87.5 |
| 113 kW 154 hp | 6% | 76.6 |
| 96 kW 131 hp | 6% | 65.1 |
| 90 kW 122 hp | 4% | 61.0 |
| 136 kW 185 hp | 4% | 92.2 |
| 151 kW 205 hp | 3% | 102.4 |
Of 300 sampled: 274 petrol, 14 petrol + LPG, 8 diesel, 4 alcohol + petrol.
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Everything above describes 18,515 cars sharing a name, spanning 1998 to 2011 and 1,365–1,825 kg. Your 9-3 has one engine, one mass and one registration. Put the plate in and the answer is about that car rather than about the name on it.