Comments on: Another Saab 9-5 sketch appears

By: Markac

Markac — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:58:14 +0000

Karen: So far it’s always been denied that the new 9-5 will come in a hatchback variant (it has? – SW). Hopefully Saab’s new owners will be more flexible.

Speaking of new owners, Saabhistory is trying to eliminate possible buyers of Saab Automobile by asking them point blank if they want to by Saab? So far everyone has said no except for BMW who is yet to reply. Personally whilst I think Ryan’s intentions are honourable, I sincerely doubt that any potential buyer of Saab would publicly announce anything until they have a deal. Announcing you intend to buy Saab publicly, only gives GM an advantage. Big business just isn’t done that way.

By: ctm

ctm — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:51:46 +0000

bastiano,

March 3-15.

By: bastiano

bastiano — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:46:27 +0000

I read the entire article and it’s a collection of all the stories that have been around for some time.
The only thing important is that new 9-5 will be presented in Geneve as a concept car; the car won’t be available until 2010. But that’s nothing we couldn’t have said here.
Does anybody know when is the Geneve Motor show?
My personal opinion is that GM will wait well until 2H 2009 to present the car, and will move new 9-5 to 2Q or maybe 2H 2009.

Kram!

By: Dan9-1

Dan9-1 — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:22:52 +0000

hmm well i think the front looks like this
http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/4874/fordtaurushe5.jpg

so hopefully it’ll be better than that

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:41:57 +0000

@markac: absolutely include hatchbacks. Note that U.S. sales of SUVs were down 51% Sept-Nov. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/business/05auto.html?ref=todayspaper

Americans will be wanting cars with cargo room to carry their stuff to flea markets and sleep in after all else is sold…

actually, I’ve only had hatchbacks. so handy.

This drawing of an alleged 9-5 looks suspicious are they planning to scrape the ground?

By: MarkoA

MarkoA — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:59:06 +0000

That scetch is a mix of almost every pic that´s been around. Nothing new there. Though it might be quite close to a real thing.

Front glrille is wrong for a start. It cannot be like that. It just simply cannot based on how all the concepts look like.

By: Jan

Jan — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:11:55 +0000

Hope it comes more up like the pic we saw some months ago.

By: Markac

Markac — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:54:49 +0000

mr_ebbot: That article must be quite a bit out of date. It’s been known for some time that the 9-4x won’t arrive until 2010 if it ever arrives at all.

Ken H: I may not be the most optimistic Saab fan around, but I’m glad I don’t share your level of pessimism! I’m sure we’ll see a new 9-5. As to whether it’s exactly the car that GM was planning, remains to be seen.

By: Ken H

Ken H — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:22:52 +0000

I have also bought the new CAR and did read the comment about the new 9-5, where it was indeed mentioned the A-pillar would be blacked out.

History will tell us if the 9-5 will be the most exciting car to never have been launched due to the company gone bust…

By: mr_ebbot

mr_ebbot — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:43:14 +0000

there was a comment in the article that spypics has been seen of the new 9-5. I can’t rember seeing any? If the got the facts right in the article then 2009 will be a good Saab year with launch of 9-3X, 9-4X and 9-5…
seems a bit to much…
Also they talk about a 1.6 litre engine for the 9-5.