"Saab didn't reveal its Subaru WRX-based 9-2 sport hatch at the Toyko Motor show but did release photos of its first production AWD 5-door hatch."

So a Swedish manufacturer builds a car on a Japanese platform and powertrain because of their association with an American company.

What's the ad slogan going to be? Paul Hogan in lederhosen?

Andy



Modified by maxQ at 9:12 AM 10/29/2003

 

Do they wear lederhosen in Sweden? I thought that was more of an alpine thing.

Maybe they'll do something using the majestic moose. (A moose bit my sister once. No really!)

 

Was she karving her initials øn the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge - her brother-in-law -an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian møvies: "The Høt Hands of an Oslo Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink"?

 

Perhaps the slogan could go a little like this:
Saab--why put the cavalier or saturn label on it when you can charge more?
or
Saab, we used to be unique, and people liked that, but then GM made us build a truck
or
Saab, because Epsilon in Nordic languages sounds too much like "platform sharing"


EDIT: This looks like a fun car all kidding aside, but it kills me that Saab is no longer making Saabs, and has basically become a re-badger of other, sometimes questionable products.

 

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Those responsible for the hijacking of this thread have been sacked.

 

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"What do you mean, a Swedish SAAB or a Japanese SAAB?"

You have to know these things when you're king......

 

Is SAAB, or Slob (as we used to say in my more youthful days), still in the airplane/aviation business? They did airplanes before they did cars, if I'm not mistaken.

 

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Those responsible for the hijacking of this thread have been sacked.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Those responsible for sacking the thread hijackers have now been sacked as well...

 

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Yesteryear


Today

 

The SAAB Draken and the Viggen will always be IMO the most awesome looking fighters ever made. Seriously cool birds.

And speaking of SAABs, I saw a SAAB the other day that I had never seen before, a small '60's looking 2 seat sports car, very Italian looking, and am completely and totally curious as to what the hell it was. I passed it in traffic and thought Bertone before looking in my rear view and saw SAAB. Anyone know what this animal was?

EDIT - found it..... http://www.featherlink.com/pho...shtml

the one I saw was red. Looked Italian enough for me...

 

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And speaking of SAABs, I saw a SAAB the other day that I had never seen before, a small '60's looking 2 seat sports car, very Italian looking, and am completely and totally curious as to what the hell it was. I passed it in traffic and thought Bertone before looking in my rear view and saw SAAB. Anyone know what this animal was?

EDIT - found it..... http://www.featherlink.com/pho...shtml

the one I saw was red. Looked Italian enough for me...</TD></TR></TABLE>

Looks like a big kid version of the Sonnet.

 

another link

http://www.saab.lt/Pub/ApieMus...=1970

Actually a Sonett III. The spawn of SAAB's hiring of Italian designer Sergio Coggiola for the purpose of redesigning the homely Sonett II. Me likey.

 

Looks an awful lot like the Opel GT of similar vintage...
http://www.opel-gt.com/

 

See, and I think the Opel GT is the shizzat, too yo. I've always liked that little car, just because it was so different. Funny thing is if money were no object and I could fill a warehouse with a car collection, an Opel GT, Triumph TR8 convertible, and a Triumph GT6 would be some of the first cars in the door. The SAAB from above would be soon to follow. And I'd track my old Spitfire down and buy it back.

I'd be well suited to own stock in a company that manufactures oil-absorbent garage floor mats.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1gTeg90 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">See, and I think the Opel GT is the shizzat, too yo. I've always liked that little car, just because it was so different. Funny thing is if money were no object and I could fill a warehouse with a car collection, an Opel GT, Triumph TR8 convertible, and a Triumph GT6 would be some of the first cars in the door. The SAAB from above would be soon to follow. And I'd track my old Spitfire down and buy it back.

I'd be well suited to own stock in a company that manufactures oil-absorbent garage floor mats. </TD></TR></TABLE>
I have seen a few Sob Sonetts autox, and rather fast. One ran a local autox recently.

I think I test drove one once.

Interesting available engines, especially in the early years. A V4, the engine from the 99, and a 2-cycle, I think.

As I recall, they were fiberglass, with a rollcage for framework. Very lightweight.

It think a Sonett was the first "riced out" FWD car I ever saw, back in the '80s. It had very wide rear tires and the rear was jacked up!

BTW, I thought WRXs were made (assembled) in a North American plant. I figured the new Sobs would be, too.

Also BTW, I used to own a GT6. Great car, and I still have 4 TRs and a Healey oiling down my garage floor (not that my CRX doesn't contribute its share).

 

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BTW, I thought WRXs were made (assembled) in a North American plant. I figured the new Sobs would be, too.
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Nope, basic cars are made in Japan... then the port installs the optional equip as they arrive in the country.

 

welcome to last week!
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=654792

j/k andy

I think it looks great, and I am presently talking my girlfriend out of buying a silly RX-8 and getting one of these. Of course I havent told her that its based on my car. She just says "Wow, a Saab!?"

 

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Dude, you already HAVE a WRX... no reason to make her get a Saab-badged one. Make her get the RX-8 for the sake of having variety... and RWD in the relationship.

-Chris, who's GF drives a Forester but... will have an "green early 70s Stingray long before I buy any f***ed up Forester with a hole in the hood" (referring to the 2.5XT, lol)

 

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Dude, you already HAVE a WRX... no reason to make her get a Saab-badged one. Make her get the RX-8 for the sake of having variety... and RWD in the relationship.

-Chris, who's GF drives a Forester but... will have an "green early 70s Stingray long before I buy any f***ed up Forester with a hole in the hood" (referring to the 2.5XT, lol) </TD></TR></TABLE>
yeah yeah Seriously though I after slipping and sliding around in the rain this summer and snow last winter she said she definately wants something awd. I would rather her get a rebadged subaru than some cute-ute POS.

 

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https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=654792

j/k andy </TD></TR></TABLE>

There are other forums on this site?!??!??!? :boggle:

Andy - who gets his Autoweek a week later than anyone else... but gets it free.

 

chris, you know what they say about girls who drive foresters....

 

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You mean like Martina Navratalova? (sp)

 

There's lots of room in the hatch for plenty of comfortable shoes and flannel shirts

 

I know straight women who have decided not to get a Forester (or subaru for that matter) simply because they were afraid of the lesbian stereotype

 

And yet, you own a Miata...

And what's with forcing the GF to get a family hauler? Afriad you won't be able to... uh, "compensate" if she has a sportier car?