I got an email from Kenneth L a day or so ago.
He’d recently been invited, as a Swedish Turbo X buyer, to an event in Sweden where he and some other buyers were able to drive some pre-production Turbo X’s. I assume these are the same cars that the press have been driving in various locations in the last few weeks.
Kenneth came away very pleased with the experience and is now looking forward to taking delivery – expected to be on April 11th!!
Anyone else got a delivery date lined up yet?
Who’s going to the first person with a privately owned X immortalised in digital print? I want photos!
I’ve got no date yet, just a letter (and a nice Turbo X pen!) saying that production starts in March and that I’ll get regular progress reports. My dealer suggested mid-end April initially.
Mine was due next month – that was before I cancelled my order though.
The lofty pricetag of $40K+ sets a promise of content that I just don’t see the Turbo X delivering.
What gives, Rentokil?
To Gunnar: What car gives that content and delivering as the Turbo X for a price less?
Compared in the same “premium class”?
A Audi? No, A BMW? No.
Kroum: Well, it was a number of things. the main thing for me (and the wife) was that I couldn’t really justify spending that much money on a car that’s not really a great deal better than the car I already have (and love).
I’d be lucky to sell my current 93SS privately for £8k meaning that I’d need to stump up another £30k to gain the extra 30bhp and the rest of the bits and pieces. It just didn’t seem worth it.. I can spend a couple of grand on my own car to take the power past the TurboX.
The consolation prize is that we’ve decided to buy a used ‘vert to go alongside our current cars.
So all in, we’ll save around £15K and have two Saabs instead of one. Financially that makes more sense to me.
That’s not to say that I wouldn’t still love to have a TurboX.
Turbo-X would be nice….price tag is steep and I would sign myself up if I win the lottery tonight.
Paul
Those lucky bastards…
ordered during the iaa week. delivery week 16 (last april week)
cant wait…..
I’m looking forward to thrashing one on a testdrive to see how it stacks up to the now-4 year old S60R.
Finally some dates. Can’t wait to see a Turbo X on the street.
From what I gather, the Northeast US will be receiving it’s first XWD Aeros in May. How is Saab going to get butts in the seats of those cars when eLSD standard equipped MY09 Aeros arrive a short 4-5 months later? Can anyone answer that? If the answer is MY09 Aeros will be priced higher than MY08s, we shouldn’t hold our breath hoping for sales to turn around anytime soon.
Someone I know gets theirs between the 8th & 10th.
RPG – from what I’ve read and heard the Turbo X stock is going faster than we may have thought. My local dealer said 4 of his 6 (SS and SC) are already pre-sold.
Bah, I’m still waiting for a price so a delivery date is only a pipe dream.
And while you lucky once are waiting…
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FirstDrives/articleId=124967
Tim, I’m sure the Turbo X will sell out. I saw it at the Boston show and it looks great. I was referring to XWD equipped Aeros. I don’t see how the MY08 XWD Aeros are going to move when eLSD will be standard on MY09 XWD Aeros just a few months later.
CBD, if you live in the states, the Turbo X pricing is listed on several sites (cars.com is one that comes to mind).
Having just visited the Melbourne ( Australia) motor show and viewing amongst many cars the Audi RS 6 Avant price tag of $aud 259,000 ( australian $ is approx .93cents US ) before on road costs is mind blowing . OK we are talking of a Audi V10 engine the overall engine Kw’s and Nm’s is way up there but the 0-100 k performance per the official sales brochure is 4.6 secs. A SAAB Turbo X well under half the cost and KW’s is fractionally over 1 sec equivalent slower , also the SAAB after market tuners will most likey have a -5 sec 0-100KPH for those ( like me ) that will add some go fast bits . Importantly line up the actual fit out of the RS 6 and the Turbo X the SAAB a hell of a lot going for it, again. Also remember that a Viggen 7 years ago when new was very close to the current Turbo X cost, totally agree different concept but a AWD SAAB is unique and cuts across the negative reviewer comments that has been associated with SAAB’s front wheel drive. This is a unique SAAB no one is forced to buy a Turbo X …….
Can anybody tell me when the Saab Turbo x are delivering to the byers
My dealer says april 11th (Sweden). //
June 2008 in Australia … so l am told
Did anybody knows if the special wheels for the Saab Turbo-x 19″ inch can ordered while i ám told that we can order these only directly by ordering the car and not after that.