Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 09:30:33 +0100 From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnopsamanytime.co.uk> Subject: Re: GM Influence
dave wrote: Quoted by dave from Auto Express: > While the launch of this saloon may come as a shock, Saab > hatch fans need not despair. Also in the pipeline are a sportwagon-type > estate, plus extended coupÈs with both three and five doors in the style of > the radical 9X and 9-3X concepts. There'll be a convertible, too. Haven't we heard that one before? Saab seems to think that an estate will keep us happy. No it won't. The hatch looks prettier and sportier, whereas the estate looks like a tradesman's car. Estate cars are engineered for heavy duty loads with weight and suspension penalties. OK, if you need to carry the load, but load and bulk is not necessarily the same. Johannes