Comments on: Details Emerging part 2 http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2006/02/details_emergin_1.html Saab 9-1, 9-3, 9-4x, 9-5, 9-7x News Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:34:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: SaabKen http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2006/02/details_emergin_1.html#comment-2549 SaabKen Tue, 21 Feb 2006 11:54:45 +0000 http://s18881.gridserver.com/archives/741#comment-2549 This may be the Aero-X concept (silver 3D rendering next to blue Viggen CVT) ! http://www.salon-auto.ch/en/en_images/index.php?idRubr=&idIndex=1959&idPage=1 This may be the Aero-X concept (silver 3D rendering next to blue Viggen CVT) !

http://www.salon-auto.ch/en/en_images/index.php?idRubr=&idIndex=1959&idPage=1

]]> By: AJF http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2006/02/details_emergin_1.html#comment-2548 AJF Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:28:19 +0000 http://s18881.gridserver.com/archives/741#comment-2548 It is true that the concept cars aren't to be taken too seriously. The doors and windshield folding forward here are clearly to look like a jet fighter cockpit canopy. What we should look at is what the powertrain says about where Saab wants to go. I think the 9-X should be built as a Volvo C30 and BMW 1-series competitor. Here, considering the previous Saab ideas, I think we need to look at it as an Audi TT fighter. I think it is an indication that they're looking for a halo car now that they're not getting a Solstice variant (The Solstice turbo should have been the Saab!). It is true that the concept cars aren’t to be taken too seriously. The doors and windshield folding forward here are clearly to look like a jet fighter cockpit canopy.

What we should look at is what the powertrain says about where Saab wants to go. I think the 9-X should be built as a Volvo C30 and BMW 1-series competitor. Here, considering the previous Saab ideas, I think we need to look at it as an Audi TT fighter. I think it is an indication that they’re looking for a halo car now that they’re not getting a Solstice variant (The Solstice turbo should have been the Saab!).

]]> By: TuuSaR http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2006/02/details_emergin_1.html#comment-2547 TuuSaR Thu, 16 Feb 2006 16:45:50 +0000 http://s18881.gridserver.com/archives/741#comment-2547 9X was totally planned to be made and was quite far engineered when GM axed it, next Saab concept was possible but they didnt have awd, next one was made but without glass roof for safety reasons. Details about reality of EV-1 I cant remember other than Saab was unable to fund 900 substituent so basicly unable to do any new cars at that point. So I would take seriously any Saab concept. Especially when word last year was that if this concept gets very good receiving they just might do it. And heh all new info on that latest post are 3.0 liters and direction of door movement :P 9X was totally planned to be made and was quite far engineered when GM axed it, next Saab concept was possible but they didnt have awd, next one was made but without glass roof for safety reasons.

Details about reality of EV-1 I cant remember other than Saab was unable to fund 900 substituent so basicly unable to do any new cars at that point.

So I would take seriously any Saab concept. Especially when word last year was that if this concept gets very good receiving they just might do it.

And heh all new info on that latest post are 3.0 liters and direction of door movement :P

]]> By: 1985 Gripen http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2006/02/details_emergin_1.html#comment-2546 1985 Gripen Thu, 16 Feb 2006 16:23:28 +0000 http://s18881.gridserver.com/archives/741#comment-2546 Concept cars have always just been a PR tool for SAAB. They have rarely even used elements of a concept in production. The lone exception I can think of is the SportHatch concept (which became the 9-3 SportCombi). Perhaps one can point to the grill design on the 9-5 facelift as a decendant of the 9X and other Michael Mauer designs for SAAB. So, when I read that the Aero-X is supposedly going to signal SAAB's design future I have to take that with a grain of salt. I highly doubt SAAB will create an exciting, unique car like the Aero-X. Maybe they'll use its grill design on the next-gen 9-3 and 9-5, but I'll bet that's just about it. I get frustrated with concept cars, rather than excited. It shows what the car companies COULD produce without the constraints of economics and public opinion. They're almost always desirable and what the companies actually produce evoke only a small fraction of the excitement of the concept. I guess in five years we can judge just how much of the Aero-X we see in production SAABs. I have the feeling it'll be about as much of the 9-X and 9-3X of five years ago (yes, it's been almost FIVE years already) we see in today's SAABs or about as much of the EV-1 we saw in the late 80's SAABs. Concept cars have always just been a PR tool for SAAB. They have rarely even used elements of a concept in production. The lone exception I can think of is the SportHatch concept (which became the 9-3 SportCombi). Perhaps one can point to the grill design on the 9-5 facelift as a decendant of the 9X and other Michael Mauer designs for SAAB.

So, when I read that the Aero-X is supposedly going to signal SAAB’s design future I have to take that with a grain of salt. I highly doubt SAAB will create an exciting, unique car like the Aero-X. Maybe they’ll use its grill design on the next-gen 9-3 and 9-5, but I’ll bet that’s just about it.

I get frustrated with concept cars, rather than excited. It shows what the car companies COULD produce without the constraints of economics and public opinion. They’re almost always desirable and what the companies actually produce evoke only a small fraction of the excitement of the concept.

I guess in five years we can judge just how much of the Aero-X we see in production SAABs. I have the feeling it’ll be about as much of the 9-X and 9-3X of five years ago (yes, it’s been almost FIVE years already) we see in today’s SAABs or about as much of the EV-1 we saw in the late 80′s SAABs.

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