V . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Sa ab ▁ 9 - 7 X ▁had ▁been ▁introduced , ▁it ▁had ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁replacement ▁for ▁the ▁Old sm obile ▁Bra v ada ▁( which ▁was ▁dis cont in ued ▁as ▁a ▁direct ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁Old sm obile ▁brand ▁being ▁dis cont in ued ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ), ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Bu ick ▁Rain ier . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁exterior ▁sty ling ▁on ▁the ▁Sa ab ▁ 9 - 7 X ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁Bu ick ▁Rain ier ▁was ▁a ▁direct ▁transfer ▁from ▁the ▁dis cont in ued ▁Bra v ada , ▁except ▁for ▁a ▁front ▁fas cia ▁designed ▁to ▁res emble ▁other ▁Sa ab ▁vehicles . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁Sa ab ▁ 9 - 7 X ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁most ▁expensive ▁lux ury ▁SU V ▁made ▁by ▁General ▁Mot ors , ▁the ▁most ▁expensive ▁being ▁the ▁Cad illa c ▁Es cal ade . ▁G M ▁had ▁market ed ▁the ▁Sa ab ▁ 9 - 7 X ▁as ▁a ▁direct ▁compet itor ▁to ▁more ▁up market ▁lux ury ▁SU V s , ▁like ▁the ▁Vol vo ▁X C 9 0 ▁and ▁the ▁Volks wagen ▁T ou are g . ▁ ▁All ▁Sa ab ▁ 9 - 7 X ▁models ▁came ▁standard ▁with ▁side ▁cur tain ▁air b ags , ▁le ather ▁interior , ▁he ated ▁front ▁seats , ▁automatic ▁climate ▁control , ▁an ▁AM /