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July 25, 2008

In today’s snippets entry…..
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Not much, actually. But there’s one very hot looking Saab 96, a look at what Ford are doing right, and…..well….not much else.
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It’s a slow day. But we do have Saab poetry!

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Saab 9-1 - the opinion

Saab 9-1 - the opinion

So the Saab 9-1 - IF it is made, and we certainly hope it is, is likely to be made on a small car platform such as the Gamma architecture currently used on the Opel Corsa (see the headline below this one).
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This is a pretty big paradigm shift. One that alters whatever considerations I had about my own potential for owning a Saab 9-1 in the future as I’d never pictured it being a car of that (lack of) size.
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The bottom line: it’s going to be small, which is exactly what a compact car should be, I guess.

Saab 9-1 - the ‘news’

Saab 9-1 - the ‘news’

Whilst I was sleeping there was an article published over at Automotive News that’s been the subject of plenty of discussion elsewhere on the tubes.
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The news is that if the Saab 9-1 is built, it’s likely to be on GM’s Gamma architecture, rather than the Delta architecture as originally conceived. If it really is news at all, then it’s huge. Unlike the car, which will be quite small….

More on Saab from the London Motor Show

More on Saab from the London Motor Show

The London Motor Show officially started today. In addition to the XWD news we’ve already heard, there’s an expansion of the Aero range for UK Saabers to consider.
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But that’s not the big news for me. My main concern was whether or not they’d use the show to announce any action on a possible Saab 9-1 compact vehicle. We did hear a little about it, but it wasn’t anything concrete or positive.


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