201095 - Jalopnik

posts about #201095 more →
2010 Saab 9-5: All Turbos, All Swedish
2010 Saab 9-5 Renderings Sneak Out... Oops
2010 Saab 9-5 Spotted Tuning, Testing On The 'Ring
2010 Saab 9-5: Bigger, Quirkier And With More Born From Jets References
2010 Saab 9-3X, 9-5 Confirmed For 2009 European Lift-Off

Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.

Dsmvwl Admin Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×

Mobius
08/28/09

In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5: All Turbos, All Swedish
Huh? Where's my twin supercharged V8 making 1000 horses in a family car?!?

Good luck Saab, that is a cool looking car that has a very clean, simple, but sleek design, like an iPod.
Reply

Mobius was starred Mobius was unstarred

Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
08/27/09

In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5: All Turbos, All Swedish
Gorgeous. It has SAAB-like features, but is it's own car.
Reply

Bret
08/27/09

In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5: All Turbos, All Swedish
This is a great looking car. As a current Saab owner, I look forward to the new direction things are taking with Koenigborkborkborksegg's control.
I see 'night panel' is there, I wonder if they're still using the awesome Trionic engine management system?

I can't wait for the SportCombi version.
Reply

Bret was starred Bret was unstarred

engineerd
08/27/09

In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5: All Turbos, All Swedish
The engineerd Press Release Summarizer (ePRS patent on file) CRAY-like supercomputer got it's feelings hurt by the engineerd Fair Market Value (eFMV patent pending) WOPR-like computer. Some drama ensued, and the ePRS is back online. Here's what it had to say:

Saab is a company conceived by dragons, born from jets, and then it entered the system and was a foster child of GM and now is, hopefully, being adopted by Koenigsegg. The adoption process is still continuing, but the influences of "the system" and it's new-found Swedish family are showing on the all-new 2010 9-5.

First, signalling it's past, it is not quirky. In fact, while maintaining a European flair, it is pretty average looking. No matter how hard it may be trying, the scars of an abusive foster family are still there.

Second, in a nod to its new family a series of engines are available, including some with decent power figures:

*2.0L turbo I4 diesel engine making 160 hp.
*2.0L turbo I4 gas engine making 220 hp.
*2.8L turbo V6 gas engine making 300 hp.
*1.6L turbo I4 gas engine making 180 hp.
*2.0L BioPower E85 engine.

In a nod to it's birth parents, all engines have turbines. Other aircraft-inspired appointments include a HUD, altimeter, and a host of electronic nannies and screens -- just like a real jet...sort of.
Reply

Syrax promoted this comment engineerd was starred engineerd was unstarred

brandegee
08/27/09

In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5: All Turbos, All Swedish
Nothing here saying they'll actually sell this in the U.S.

If they do, I'll take mine with XWD, 2-liter turbo, and 6-spd manual. Unfortunately, I don't think the $10K rebates we're used to seeing from Saab will be in the offing.
Reply

brandegee was starred brandegee was unstarred

MushyHeirloom
08/27/09

In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5: All Turbos, All Swedish
Throw in some of those fish and I'll take it.
Reply

MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred

Graverobber
08/27/09

In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5: All Turbos, All Swedish
That's not a Saab, it lacks the mid-body mudflap!
Reply

Graverobber was starred Graverobber was unstarred

elchimpo
08/27/09

In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5: All Turbos, All Swedish
you guys should do a poll to find out if anyone has ever seen a saab with a working digital gauge cluster
Reply

brandegee promoted this comment elchimpo was starred elchimpo was unstarred

brandegee
08/27/09

@elchimpo: Good point. I do have a 9-yr-old one that works perfectly, though.
Reply

brandegee was starred brandegee was unstarred

Nickyboy - cruising the Autobahn and listening to the Scorpions
08/27/09

In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5: All Turbos, All Swedish
I love Saabs and I really hope the company can survive, but I have a feeling they are a dag late and a Krona short.
Reply

the good dr zero promoted this comment

weatherman
08/27/09

In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5: All Turbos, All Swedish
From the B-pillar back it looks very Cadillac to me. I'm a fan of Saab and all, but I tend to think of this as the end of the GM-inspired Saabs, and I'm looking forward to the stuff that is completely free of that influence in about 5 years.
Reply

weatherman was starred weatherman was unstarred

Wunno Sev
08/27/09

@weatherman: Given the history of the 9-5, you can expect a new, GM-free model in 2038, right after Unix time ends and the world collapses.
Reply

weatherman promoted this comment Wunno Sev was starred Wunno Sev was unstarred

weatherman
08/27/09

@Wunno Sev: you're right. I'm overly optimistic. Still it will be interesting to see what comes out of Koenigsaab...
Reply

weatherman was starred weatherman was unstarred

scroggzilla raids again
08/27/09

In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5: All Turbos, All Swedish
When Saab goes back to putting the ignition switch in odd places, then, and only then, will I acknowledge that they've got their "BORK! BORK! BORK!" on.
Reply

sos10
08/27/09

In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5: All Turbos, All Swedish
I have to admit it looks much nicer than any recent Saab, t even looks more Saab and less Opel... but it still is an Opel and Koenigsegg influence on the design? Probably zero.
Reply

sos10 was starred sos10 was unstarred

mytdawg
08/27/09

@sos10: They could claim it puts the egg in Koenigsegg. Good marketing has nothing to do with truth.
Reply

mytdawg was starred mytdawg was unstarred

jbownsabmw- Koopas Beware
08/27/09

In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5: All Turbos, All Swedish
300HP with a manual and many creature comforts sounds like a perfect daily driver.
Reply

pauljones
08/27/09

In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5: All Turbos, All Swedish
I like the exterior. I was hoping for something a little slinkier, a little curvier, but overall, I like it. I'm on the fence about that interior, though, particularly the dash. It still has that odd "the-entire-dash-looks-like-it's-one-big-AC-vent" thing going on, and I think that a sparing use of aluminum accents would have gone a long way to making the dash seem much classier.
Reply

pauljones was starred pauljones was unstarred

leavethegun-takethecannoli
08/27/09

In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5: All Turbos, All Swedish
I'm holding out for the Saab Ikea edition. It involves getting lost in the dealership for an hour while you look for a salesman and then putting the car together yourself with a screwdriver that looks like it came from tetris. There is a positive side though- you get a complimentary glass of lingonberry juice.
Reply

Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion