Saab 9-X photoshop – production version fun

Teemu has emailed through his quick try at what the Saab 9-X BioHybrid Concept could look like when it morphs into a production version called the Saab 9-1.

As the color variants of 9-X BHC keep coming in, I thought that I could take things bit further and make a Photoshop mockup about how the production 9-1/9-2 might look like. The basics have been kept the same, but some things has been toned down a notch, and the most ridiculous concept car clichés (as huge wheels) have been replaced more practical design (a-pillar & mirrors added, roofline lifted etc…).

I guess we’ll have to wait a while before we’ll find out if I got the design right :-)

It’s certainly interesting to contemplate, especially with regard to the c-pillar, which Teemu has rendered as a more traditional saab hockey stick look here.

The first picture is Teemu’s rendering, and the second is the concept vehicle for comparison.

Saab 9-X production

Saab 9-X

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And just because it’s there, here’s a look at the clay model fitted with what could be considered some more traditional 5-spokes.

Spotted by Tompa. Click to enlarge.

Saab 9-X

10 thoughts on “Saab 9-X photoshop – production version fun

  1. I expect the production version of the 9-X (and 9-4X) to have blacked out A-pillars to give it the canopy look of the Aero-X. And I also think that the 9-X will keep the wrap-around windshield.

  2. I’m quite interested with what we see in the clay 9x picture: closer to us, there seems to be roof rail and a C-pillar… a quite slanted C-pillar, with a lateral third window.

    It reminds me of a NG900… But I guess it isn’t.

    (I love a bit of speculation! :) )

  3. i LOVE those wheels on the clay model

    could they be the production version wheels??!!

    I would SOO buy those for MY 9-5 if their produced.

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