[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos What are they talking about??? Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Larry West [Email] (#1140) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Larry West) on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:32:27 In Reply to: New 9-5 pics, Ross, Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:29:47 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

"Since splitting from GM, Saab has promised to take a new, more Scandinavian direction and the new 2010 Saab 9-5 is the first step."

Let's see, the split happened, tentatively officially (pending final financing...), what, 3-4 WEEKS ago? And Koenigsegg designed and engineered a whole new car in that time frame?

Yeah, right...

(It's no wonder the general public is confused about the lineage of that car in their driveway, when the so-called experts can be so wrong...)

"Given their ownership by the company-that-shall-not-be-pronounced (Koenigsegg), it was expected that we'd see something exciting out of the brand and this is certainly different — even if a lot of this was designed and prepared under GM's supervision. "

A lot of this? Whatchoo talkin 'bout, Willis? The WHOLE THING was designed, engineered and built under the GM umbrella. Now I'm not one to automatically infer that means this 9-5 is going to be a poor effort for the Saab brand, but this seems like a whole lot of spin-doctoring to me. If any Saab that was introduced since 1993 should be called a "GM Saab", it should be this one...

Besides, weren't the first shots leaked before the Koenigsegg deal was inked?

I like most of what I see in the new 9-5. I'm still on the fence about the dash treatment and the headrests for the front seat, but other than that, I do like it. Also, I noticed in the pics of the lighter color cars the "wraparound" windshield treatment, blacking out the A pillars on the outside. Interestingly, that treatment was proposed for the original 9-5. There's a shot of a model with that treatment in the book "Saab 9-5 A Personal Story".

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• New 9-5 pics, Ross, Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:29:47
  • What are they talking about???, Larry West , Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:32:27 <-- Viewing This Message
    • so... let's agree to call the new company..., oldsaab, Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:58:09
  • Sad to see they've, Don M , Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:14:48
    • It's only a gimmick until you use it..., CWilson, Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:46:21
      • Re: It's only a gimmick until you use it..., oldsaab, Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:45:13
        • Re: It's only a gimmick until you use it..., Bill Z, Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:12:53
          • The Infiniti warns you when the key is missing, CWilson, Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:11:51
        • Re: It's only a gimmick until you use it..., CWilson, Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:27:14
    • And what do you have against the button? n.m, Wasabi, Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:45:36
  • Similar looking cars, Gene N , Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:25:45
    • I was thinkin' just the opposite..., Mike Lynch , Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:42:42
      • Same here!, B Millar , Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:59:06
        • Same here x 3, RobsSaab, Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:40:43
    • The tail end strikes me as Saturn L-Series..., Dan , Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:47:56
      • That was my favorite.., Mike Lynch , Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:45:20
      • here is another picture of that 9-5 concept car..., Savary , Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:39:34
      • Kinda yells "Dodge Intrepid" to me. n/m, Clay McNeely , Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:00:43
        • Re: Kinda yells "Dodge Intrepid" - or Porsche Panamera, paul de k, Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:30:15
    • Re: Similar looking cars, Justin VanAbrahams , Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:52:37
      • Re: Similar looking cars, Red93SEInBrklyn, Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:44:22
  • And the Suzuki Kizashi, Red93SEInBrklyn, Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:35:43
    • wow, thats bs...., Savary , Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:49:01
  • Re: New 9-5 pics, B Millar , Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:08:24
  • well, that doesn't look too bad n/m, Savary , Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:10:04

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