anyone spied the proposed Saab 9-2X? how can they live with themselves trying to pass off a WRX 5 door as a saab? they didnt even bother to change anything except the bumber and the emblems. sweet deal for subaru though:

Saab-"Okay we want to give you a billion dollars to build us a car.......on second thought just give us your Rex 5 door and we'll call it ours."

Subaru-"Sounds good. CHAA-CHIING"

 

GM owns major portions of saab and fugi heavy industries. I think the 9-2 being a re-skinned WRX was completely obvious and what they were going after. It's a good platform.

 

https://www.i-club.com/forums/showth...threadid=41983

https://www.i-club.com/forums/showth...threadid=39483

 

doesn't look too bad... but :sigh: I kind of disappointed that saab is biting off subaru.....

when i saw those altezza-like lights on stock altimas... i was pretty disgusted.

 

As I have said in all these posts...


DONT HATE ON SAAB! Saab is basically a finger puppet of GM. All desisions for Saab are made by the high up bastards at GM who are ruining a GREAT brand. Everything Saab stands for is being ruined by GM... safety (i.e new 9-3... which pisses me off to no end because Saab safety saved my father and I from injury when a Ford F150 hit us rear end when we were stoped and he was going 55), uniqueness (sp?)(all these are based on, or in the 9-2x's case is another GM owned car.) and quality (compare a 9-5 to a new 9-3... you will IMEDIATELY feel the diffrence)



So basically GM! (i know a lot of their old cars are kick *** but still... more TODAYS GM)

 

listen boys
i'm not ******* saab or saying it's not a good looking car (especialy being that it looks almost identical to the rex), in fact i came damn close to buying an '02 9-3 hatch before i got into my WRX. what i am saying is how are you going to have subaru build you a car with the exact specs as one already in production, change the emblems and call it innovation? suppose i snatched up a skyline, slapped "grycoleman" on the back and mass marketed it, do you think i would be taken seriously?

 

the only thing i can hope for now is an STI Wagon from subaru

 

Maybe not, but i'd get one and rebadge it as a Subaru I just love that front end!

 

A good portion of the American public is not that car saavy.
I have heard many arguments about how a Camaro is better than a Trans Am , not realizing that they are the SAME car. Gm is just playing these fools and laughing all the way to the bank.

 

same car as in 350z and g35?? different cars utilizing the same engine?

 

Completely agreed! IMO it looks 100% better than the 04's which look like poop in my book. (sorry 04 owners!! Nothing against you or your cars!)

 

Not sure what you mean by that. The new 9-3 has gotten outstanding ratings in both the IIHS offset and EU front and side.

http://www.crashtest.com/saab/ie.htm

http://www.hwysafety.org/vehicle_rat.../html/0306.htm

 

My bad... I had heard 2nd hand that it got bad safety rating... ignorant me

 

well jeff, IMO you were correct. the new 9-3 is now made in the us, but the 9-5 is still german made. thats 2nd hand info i got but if its true then you're statement is correct to me..(im talking about the statement about comparting the new 9-3 to 9-5

 

Yup awns, your right except on one thing. 9-5 is made in Sweeden (Saab is sweedish ) but no biggie