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What's "sport" about it?
Posted by Draken [Email] (more from Draken) on Wed, 2 Mar 2005 13:17:45
In Reply to: How is SportCombi differnet than a wagon?...nm, Al S, Tue, 1 Mar 2005 20:23:03
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The base model has essentially the same I4 turbocharged engine Saab's used for 20 years.
You can make an arguement that the Aero version is a "sport" Combi, but that model won't be available initially in the States, from what I have read. I'm sure it'll put it up in quite a bit higher price bracket than the $28K the base model runs at. Will it compete pricewise with the 9-5 "SportWagon"? Is the Aero supposed to be Saab's answer to Audi's S4 Avant?
If this is Saab's attempt to compete with the Audi A4 Avant, BMW 3-series wagon, Mercedes C-Class wagon, Lexus IS300 wagon, and Volvo V50 wagon, IMHO from what I've seen so far they fall short. It looks more like an "also-ran" than a revolution.
Who's this model targeted to? This isn't a hatchback like the initial concept model led us to believe (SportHatch). It's a wagon. Essentially this seems to be a smaller, less expensive 9-5 SportWagon. Is there a big segment of the Saab-buying public who really want a 9-5 wagon but can't afford it so they'll settle for this?
Not surprisingly the best elements of the SportHatch concept have been eliminated from the SportCombi, producing essentially a watered-down 9-3SS with a bubble-butt and universally-hated taillamps.
Did Saab marketing have any focus groups feedback on this product?
I'm sorry to be so negative, but I really would like to see a true hatchback version of the 9-3 in the vein of the C900. I was temporarily blinded by some of the revolutionary features of the concept which made me forget that it's a wagon. But this production version looks like just another wagon. Anyone can stick a bubble butt on a sedan and call it a "SportHatch". Doesn't make it true.
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Posts in this Thread:
- SportCombi Pics, saw, Tue, 1 Mar 2005 18:48:04
- I like it a lot except for the frosted rear lights..., AdamB , Wed, 2 Mar 2005 20:19:55
- Should have built the 9X..., Yak, Wed, 2 Mar 2005 19:41:44
- Re: SportCombi Pics, kaslop, Wed, 2 Mar 2005 15:34:24
- Kind of looks like a Dodge Magnum, SilverAeroGuy, Wed, 2 Mar 2005 11:51:57
- Like how far that hatch opens...no bruised foreheads, KB900psi, Wed, 2 Mar 2005 11:30:22
- How is SportCombi differnet than a wagon?...nm, Al S, Tue, 1 Mar 2005 20:23:03
- Too bad about the HVAC controls.., dparadis , Tue, 1 Mar 2005 19:24:02
- Re: Too bad about the HVAC controls.., steveC, Wed, 2 Mar 2005 15:29:04
- Who is to say..., Finch, Wed, 2 Mar 2005 11:45:11
- at least no more knobs snapping off, Heckler, Wed, 2 Mar 2005 05:38:11
- Re: Too bad about the HVAC controls.., compaqted, Wed, 2 Mar 2005 05:34:31
- very true on the controls, saw, Tue, 1 Mar 2005 21:56:28
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