▁L ▁L S 2 ▁V 8 ▁engine , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁engine ▁that ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁model ▁of ▁the ▁Che v ro let ▁Cor v ette . ▁The ▁Sa ab ▁ 9 - 7 X ▁had ▁also ▁came ▁with ▁a ▁four ▁speed ▁automatic ▁transmission ▁as ▁standard ▁equipment . ▁ ▁Also ▁for ▁the ▁model ▁year ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Sa ab ▁ 9 - 7 X ▁with ▁the ▁ 5 . 3 ▁L ▁V 8 ▁engine ▁was ▁available ▁with ▁Dis p lacement ▁on ▁Dem and ▁technology ▁to ▁reduce ▁fuel ▁consumption . ▁Sa ab ▁had ▁made ▁enh anc ements ▁to ▁the ▁vehicle ' s ▁G M ▁made ▁ch ass is . ▁Sa ab ▁had ▁also ▁added ▁a ▁lower ▁ride ▁height , ▁fir mer ▁spr ings ▁and ▁shock ▁absor bers , ▁larger ▁bra kes ▁with ▁steel ▁front ▁cal ip ers , ▁a ▁strength ened ▁frame , ▁ste ering ▁revis ions ▁and ▁a ▁th icker ▁front ▁stabil iser ▁bar . ▁▁ ▁A ▁self ▁lev elling ▁rear ▁air ▁susp ension ▁was ▁also ▁added . ▁The ▁ 9 - 7 X , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁G M ▁mid size ▁SU V s ▁built ▁on ▁G M ' s ▁G MT 3 6 0 ▁platform ▁were ▁originally ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁red es igned ▁for ▁the ▁model ▁year ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁but ▁instead , ▁G M ▁had ▁decided ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁production ▁the ▁G MT 3 6 0 ▁SU