Comments on: Saab will not re-badge Opels; More on production Aero X

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:06:33 +0000

Bloody hell Saab, learn to design and make your own cars for once!

By: BAMF

BAMF — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 04:59:27 +0000

Holy crap! Audi is planning an Audi TT rival?

By: manny

manny — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 02:28:54 +0000

the 9-2 seems to sell mostly to women, according to reports…
though they will still technically badge-engineer, only with actual engineering. they will actually make the car look unique instead of changing the badge…

By: JoJohn

JoJohn — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 22:42:52 +0000

I would say that the nose is distinctive, but a good example of the limitations is on the SUV, it looks like a buick with the Saab grill, as a saab fan I’m not sure who would buy that saab SUV – if it’s supposed to compete with the BMW SUV or Lexus they should have done the whole thing independently – the fact that you can tell it’s a buick with a new grill I think would make any upscale buyer laugh. Also, I think there is only so much you can do when given another car to reskin, even the best will end up not being that different – the tailights on the “Saabaru” are pure Suburu. I hope that Saab doesn’t become just another version of the latest Chevy or Pontiac.

By: TW

TW — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 20:12:09 +0000

I don’t think the 9-2 sold that well. Why pay a premium for the name when you know its something else. I have yet to see a 9-7.

By: Downshift

Downshift — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 17:06:49 +0000

It’s funny that GM would make that decision because, as the Saabaru 9-2 and the GMSaab 9-7 demonstrate, Saab is a great brand to brand engineer. The Saab nose is so distinctive, it really transforms the donor model.