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If their info is correct, it's a sad day for Saab....
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Posted by AdamB [Email] (#3) [Profile/Gallery] (more from AdamB) on Wed, 29 Jan 2003 19:28:14 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: Here is 4car's impression:, Clawfinger, Tue, 28 Jan 2003 14:04:49
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These quotes are giving me the chills:

"most panels, including the doors, rear wings and the roof would be left unchanged, as would all the glass."

"Mechanically, the new car would be almost entirely Subaru"

"Inside, much of the Impreza's (not entirely classy) interior would remain, although Saab will make some minor modifications, and use its own trim. But traditional Saab features, such as the centre console-mounted ignition lock, will not appear because they are too expensive to engineer."

Since it will only be a Saab superficially, it would also have the crash resistance of the Imprezza. NOT exactly impressive :(

I also agree with the article's statements, that a project like this could do severe long time damage to Saab's image. It dilutes the brand, and will make people think all Saabs are just rebadged Opels and Subaru's. Saab has enough stigma to fight as it is.

Instead of this half-assed approach, GM should put some real money into Saab so it can develop it's own 9-2 or maybe just a joint project like the epsilon. You can't turn Saab around without spending money on making more and better models.

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