it wasn't mine.

Took a Land Rover Discovery off-road on our last summer visit to Mt. Tremblant, north of Montreal. Let me tell you, what fun!!!

Land Rover and VW, in the Touareg, are the only two manufacturers that currently offer Hill Descention Assist/Control. It was pretty neat off-road (limits your speed to 5 km/h on a descent with no driver input other than steering). However, discussing it with others, when would you use it if not ever off-roading?! Maybe if you live on a hill and have a long driveway, but any other time? Oh well, but it just adds to the whole X% of those who buy SUVs do not "off-road" it, even if the $30K+ vehicles are made to do just that.

Playing Devil's Advocate, SUV does stand for Sport Utility Vehicle, and since each one's view of utility is different, Soccer moms, etc. are using their SUVs based on their definition of "utility."

Okay, enough of that. I just wanted to share my experience. To each their own! If I do go SUV (as a second addition to the Saab of course!), the Touareg is it, and maybe the Rover. I would love to consider this 9-7x if it did have some true off-roading capabilities! Otherwise, the hatch works just fine. The 9-7x looks good based on what was used. After all, it could have ended up looking like the Aztec!!

Sean

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• Saab 9-7X article and pics, Bryan , Mon, 5 Apr 2004 23:06:45
  • Re: Saab 9-7X article and pics, Viggen Pilot, Sun, 11 Apr 2004 18:46:33
  • If this was available last year..., REL, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 21:27:17
  • Re: Saab 9-7X article and pics, Dan , Tue, 6 Apr 2004 16:12:58
  • Inline Images #1, 9-7 Images, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 14:55:12
    • Inline Images #7, 9-7 Images, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 14:59:36
    • Inline Images #6, 9-7 Images, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 14:59:20
      • Off-Road ability looks to be nil...;-(, Yak, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 15:10:16
        • Who drives an SUV off-road anyway? nm, PaulYVR, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 15:16:23
          • Re: I am one of the few, but unfortunately..., elliott, Wed, 7 Apr 2004 12:48:05 <-- Viewing This Message
          • Nobody I know.., Gordon , Tue, 6 Apr 2004 21:20:16
          • I hate to repeat it... just in time for gas prices?, Scott Paterson , Tue, 6 Apr 2004 16:47:24
            • Doesn't seem to be hurting SUV sales much yet, saw, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 19:30:12
          • Re: Who drives an SUV off-road anyway? nm, Yak, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 16:07:55
            • I have -- AZ and Mexico, but not NE (yet) n/m, Bob M, Wed, 7 Apr 2004 09:26:43
            • Re: Who drives an SUV off-road anyway? nm, PaulYVR, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 20:50:40
    • Inline Images #5, 9-7 Images, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 14:59:06
      • Clear lights are for Kids.!..nm, Yak, Wed, 7 Apr 2004 14:20:24
      • chrome lights; no good N/M, nypb, Wed, 7 Apr 2004 13:23:21
    • Inline Images #4, 9-7 Images, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 14:57:39
    • Inline Images #3, 9-7 Images, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 14:56:58
      • At least the interior isn't bad..., turrbo , Tue, 6 Apr 2004 16:11:26
        • Re: At least the interior isn't bad..., Gordon , Tue, 6 Apr 2004 21:23:52
    • Inline Images #2, 9-7 Images, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 14:56:00
  • it is not on the media site..., ohmss680, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 13:17:55
  • Gothenburg...???, Mattias.se, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 10:30:32
  • I predict this model will sell like hotcakes., JBinDC, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 08:34:40
    • I'm not sure, I think a car-based SUV would be better, Ken F, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 11:03:30
      • I like the car platform based SUV's too, but..., JBinDC, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 11:42:35
      • What about Toureg??>>, elSVT, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 11:13:49
        • Next-gen 9-5, SaabKen in Vancouver, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 11:21:59
          • except new 9-5 not due until like 2008 or later>>, elSVT, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 11:48:05
            • New Subaru or Saab crossover by 2006 ?, SaabKen in Vancouver, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 21:56:35
    • If I'd ever have to buy another SUV again I'd buy it, SaabKen in Vancouver, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 10:53:37
  • Front looks good...., Sieglo, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 08:12:55
    • What's with the 5-Series headlights???????????, TimD, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 12:04:02
  • Re: Saab 9-7X article and pics, James H, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 07:00:50
    • Not even related to that vehical at all...thats the OLD, Alex Athanasiou, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 08:16:39
      • Agreed, this should have been the link:, JBinDC, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 08:28:58
        • Re: Agreed, this should have been the link:, mateored, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 15:20:26
          • Re: Agreed, this should have been the link:, andrew , Wed, 7 Apr 2004 07:56:00
  • looks much better than I thought it would, but>>, elSVT, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 06:09:04
    • Interior cues, SaabKen in Vancouver, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 10:57:16
    • I agree, but I want to see the back! + engines??, Tim B., Tue, 6 Apr 2004 06:38:58
    • Re: looks much better than I thought it would, but>>, Ken F, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 06:32:30
    • Ditto, but the steering/handling is the biggie..., Noel, Tue, 6 Apr 2004 06:17:45

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