RUNNING a long distance behind its competitors, Saab now has two significant new technologies with which to attract potential customers – all-wheel drive and a twin-turbo diesel. The two are still to be combined in the one model variant, and AWD (or cross-wheel drive, XWD, as the Swedish brand has termed it) is restricted for the time being to the ultra-limited-edition Turbo X. But our first taste test of both examples has left a strong impression. In particular, the advantages brought with XWD to the ageing 9-3 chassis is nothing short of remarkable.