▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁for ▁the ▁model ▁year ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁General ▁Mot ors , ▁and ▁the ▁ 9 - 7 X ▁was ▁also ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁G MT 3 6 0 ▁platform , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁platform ▁that ▁the ▁Che v ro let ▁Tra il B la zer , ▁G MC ▁En voy , ▁Is uz u ▁As c ender , ▁Old sm obile ▁Bra v ada , ▁and ▁Bu ick ▁Rain ier ▁were ▁all ▁built ▁on . ▁The ▁ 9 - 7 X ▁was ▁Sa ab ' s ▁first ▁ever ▁SU V . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Sa ab ▁ 9 - 7 X ▁was ▁originally ▁available ▁in ▁two ▁trim ▁levels ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 5 : ▁the ▁Linear ▁and ▁the ▁Arc . ▁The ▁Sa ab ▁ 9 - 7 X ▁was ▁not ▁available ▁with ▁a ▁tur bo charg ed ▁engine , ▁which ▁was ▁quite ▁unusual ▁for ▁a ▁Sa ab ▁vehicle . ▁All ▁Sa ab ▁ 9 - 7 X ▁vehicles ▁come ▁with ▁all ▁wheel ▁drive ▁( 2 0 0 5 ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁all ▁wheel ▁drive ▁was ▁offered ▁by ▁Sa ab ), ▁eigh teen ▁in ch ▁sport ▁whe els , ▁and ▁sport ▁tun ed ▁susp ension ▁as ▁standard ▁equipment . ▁The ▁ 9 - 7 X ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁G M ' s ▁M ora ine , ▁Ohio ▁assembly ▁plant . ▁The ▁Sa ab ▁ 9 - 7 X ▁is ▁class ified ▁as ▁a ▁mid size ▁lux ury ▁SU