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#51 of 346 by regfootball Dec 23, 2003 (1:44 pm)
"well, they rushed the car out, what do you expect"   A DASH MORE IN LINE WITH TRUE SAAB LOOK AND FEEL, AND LEVEL OF MATERIAL QUALITY.   LESS DILUTION OF BRAND.   hey lets take an Mitsubishi Evo and Slap an Audi tag on it.   SAME THING. It won't say AUDI to the folks who want to buy an AUDI.
#52 of 346 regfootball by rctennis3811 Dec 23, 2003 (1:47 pm)
I agree totally!
#53 of 346 and not to mention by jchan2 Dec 23, 2003 (2:37 pm)
there's not much you could add to an EVO that would justify the added cost Audi would charge for a rebadged version of the EVO.
#54 of 346 by regfootball Dec 23, 2003 (3:18 pm)
my point is related to interiors from the standpoint that you could rebadge an evo as an Audi, but like the WRX/9-2 situation, it is clear that the interior design is NOT something the owner of a eurolux car is after. either in quality or design theme. An EVO interior cannot pass for an Audi just like a Subaru interior is not a Saab.
#55 of 346 regfootball by jchan2 Dec 23, 2003 (6:37 pm)
exactly. So, everybody that has seen a Subaru interior and is looking at the 9-2X will know right away that it is a Subaru interior.
#56 of 346 Point is Saab needed an AWD car by buddhabman Dec 24, 2003 (9:34 am)
No arguements on design, a Subaru is not a Saab, just saying this is the best they could do in such a short time. But also don't diminish the utilitarian / functional quality similarities between the two companies.   They want to pull younger buyers in the door. The Saaburu was the best vehicle platform to do this. We will have to see how much brand dilution and canabalism occurs. But they need AWD now. It takes more than 2 years to design and build a nice AWD car. The next iteration of this won't be until 2006/07. I am just amazed they hadn't done AWD sooner as they have very good systems in their mountain climb rally cars. Check out last years Pikes Peak standings and video.
#57 of 346 I'm sure by jchan2 Dec 24, 2003 (1:59 pm)
the next 9-2X will be more Saabish.
#58 of 346 Saab releases first look at 9-7X sport utility by theo2709 Dec 25, 2003 (7:18 pm)
More info from Autoweek.   Key points:   "The Saab 9-7X will be offered with GM's 4.2-liter inline six-cylinder engine and 5.3-liter V-8"   "The SUV will have different exterior design, interior trim and chassis refinements than the TrailBlazer."   "It will have very different handling, with excellent braking and performance."   "Sales likely would be between 5,000 and 15,000 units annually. "It is too early to divulge volume, but it would be nothing near 25 percent of our sales," he said."
#59 of 346 9-7X by jchan2 Dec 26, 2003 (6:42 am)
So Saab is positioning the 9-7X as a niche model?
#60 of 346 by theo2709 Dec 26, 2003 (6:53 am)
That volume seems a little off. The SL only sells that much annually.

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