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346 messages, Last post on Oct 01, 2009 at 7:11 PM
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forgot to mention that the 9-7X is basically a rebadged TrailBlazer, which sells for a lot less than $37,000. And, the Volvo XC90 has won Motor Trend's SUV of the year. I highly doubt that the 9-7X will win the SUV of the year award.
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| I hope that the 9-7 will be different enough from the Trailblazer/Envoy/Rainier/Bravade quadruplets. Actually, I like the Trailblazer a bunch, but a Saab needs a little more refinement. It looks great, though. As for XC90 competition, I dunno.... they both sound like good cars. | |
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Replying to: jchan2 (Feb 09, 2005 4:29 pm) Pricing is almost the same when comparing to the XC90 T6. here's an excerpt of a recent article about the "badge engineering" from The New York Times. Building Autos With the Same DNA By DANNY HAKIM Published: February 22, 2005 ETROIT, Feb. 21 - Is the 9-7X the first sport utility vehicle from Saab, or is it a Chevy TrailBlazer dressed up to look Swedish? The 9-7X, which is to come out this spring, will be roughly the same size and shape as a TrailBlazer, and for that matter, a GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier and Isuzu Ascender. It will roll off the same production line as the TrailBlazer, Envoy, Rainier and Ascender at a General Motors plant in Moraine, Ohio. All five S.U.V.'s share a pickup truck frame, the same engines, a similar sheet-metal design and many of the same parts, but the Saab has a base price of $38,270, about $11,000 higher than the TrailBlazer..... |
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| There's not much extra stuff to justify paying more for the Saab. | |
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Is the Arc version an extended wheelbase like the Trailblazer EXT? Because that's the only way you can get the larger engine. I would hate an extended 9-7.... it would ruin it's lines. Also, I think I forgot. There are more models off of the trailblazer *platform*. Not all of them are the same.... Trailblazer (EXT) Envoy (EXT) (XUV) Rainier Isuzu Ascender (EXT) 9-7x (late) Bravada Chevy SSR counting all wheelbase variants, that's 11 (count em) variations on the platform. Holy cow! Although the Bravada is no more and GM is cutting the XUV, that still leaves us with 9 (count em). Holy cow. But at least they make them seem like unique vehicles by their styling.... unlike Ford.... If they have the V8 in a regualr wheelbase form, then hot dog! |
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The cancellation of the XUV Envoy has just been announced, and the 9-7X is not available in a LWB variant. ~alpha |
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is positioned as a sportier, more European like model. The Ranier is more of a Lexus version of the TrailBlazer The Bravada was supposed to be the Lexus like version, but it got cut The Envoy is supposed to be... well.... umm... A competitor of the Mercury Mountaineer The TrailBlazer probably has the best identity. Its a mainstream four door truck based SUV intended to go after the Nissan Pathfinder, Ford Explorer and Jeep Grand Cherokee. |
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That's good that there will be no LWB version, even though the V-8 in the Trailblazer isn't much better than the I-6, which IMO is one of the best engines in an SUV. I really don't think that the three Trailblazer variants I've driven (Trailblazer, Bravada, and Envoy) were different enough dynamically to justify the price increase, especially the Bravada's price hike over the Trailblazer. If they could mess with the suspensions differently for each model, and possibly tune the V8 for more power in the upper end models. Giving higher end models a 5 (or 6) speed auto wouldn't hurt either. I really like the way the Saab looks, but it's odd that there will be no turbocharged engine, because that seems like a Saab hallmark, kind of. I hope that Saab can inject some of it's own DNA into the 9-7x, or a lot of people won't bite and will go buy a fully loaded Trailblazer for a bunch less. Just me rambling, though. |
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| If those 9-7X buyers want prestige, they might want to consider the mechanically similar and cheaper Buick Ranier. | |
| I'd consider a 9-7x if it had SAAB seats. They've always been some of the best on the market. Plus some SAAB ergonomics. A high quality sound system has also been a good reason to buy a SAAB. Not to mention an exceptional braking system. | |
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