Saab 9-3 the standard offering, and a "HOT" (B204R, 200 hp) variant in the SE models for the 1999 model year. The 2000 model year saw a revision from SAAB's Trionic T5.5 to Trionic 7 engine management system. The T7 based engines were the B205L with and the B205R HOT engine with . The first generation 9-3 was also the first Saab available with a diesel engine, a unit also found in the Opel Vectra, Astra G, Signum, Zafira A. Unlike the Saab 900 (NG), the 9-3 is fitted with a CAN bus like the Saab 9-5. A Saab innovation is the
Black Star Riders 16 November 2016. The album was released on 3 February 2017, and reached #6 in the UK, and #11 in Germany. In March 2017, one month after its release, the album won a Planet Rock award for Best British Album. It was announced on March 29, 2017 that Jimmy DeGrasso had left the band by mutual consent, having completed the UK tour. On 5 May, prior to the European tour, ex-Breaking Benjamin and Black Label Society member Chad Szeliga was announced as Black Star Riders' new drummer. After further touring in the US, it was announced that Johnson would be