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    2010 Saab 9-5 Wagon Teases In Slinky Car Cover

    2010 Saab 9-3X Bows Ahead Of Geneva

    Saab 9-3X Wagon Spotted Cuddling Next To New 9-4X

    Deal of the Week: Saab 9-3 SportCombi

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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    06/11/09

    In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5 Wagon Teases In Slinky Car Cover
    Nice, but needs to be narrower for to cut through dark forests. And also 2-cycle so you don't need separate jerrycans when you refuel your ice auger and chainsaw, and 9-5.
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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    06/11/09

    In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5 Wagon Teases In Slinky Car Cover
    This was designed and built under GM management, right?


    What if it was actually a Saab-badged G8 Sportwagon and they weren't telling us?


    In completely unrelated news, I think they're putting something in the coffee at my office to help keep everyone thinking positive.

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    Image of blue-coupe blue-coupe
    06/11/09

    In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5 Wagon Teases In Slinky Car Cover
    I love Saab, but it needs to transition to a strictly AWD brand, as does Acura. I can not see paying premium $ for a FWD car, regardless of how nice it is.
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    06/12/09

    @blue-coupe: Like hell it does. SAAB was very cheerfully dedicated to the cause of driveshaftlessness from the beginning. If you can bolt your propellers to one end of the crank, why not do the same with your drive wheels? And therein lies a history, with a moment of silence for the intervening transaxle.


    AWD is fine - if you're Subaru. SAAB used to have an utterly distinct philosophy when it came to cars, and now it's just another spurt in the gene pool. Not a big spurt, either. God willing, Koenigsegg will change all that.

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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    06/11/09

    In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5 Wagon Teases In Slinky Car Cover
    I saw a commercial the other day for the new CTS wagon, and in the middle of telling a story (Me? Storytelling? NEVER!) I audibly gasped and let out an "Ohhhh."


    The girl I was with asked if I'd just soiled myself, then asked which car I'd just seen. Not which girl, which car. It's nice when your friends know you so well.

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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    06/11/09

    @Deartháir - Now with more SingoFinger™!: That was interesting... it submitted all by itself! Closing statement -- and consequent relevance -- was supposed to be, "As a historical fan of Saab, expect a similar reaction if this wagon is as pretty as it could be. Expect an opposite reaction if it ends up looking like a rebadged Malibu MAXX."
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    06/11/09

    @Deartháir - Now with more SingoFinger™!: That does go a long way towards explaining the "dearthair" handle.
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    06/11/09

    @pauljones: It's all about the priorities, Mr. Jones. If my car's broken, I can track down the problem and repair it, then continue driving it as I please.
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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    06/11/09

    In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5 Wagon Teases In Slinky Car Cover
    Meh. Take out the dash, then you'd have a Saab I'd be interested in.


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    Image of jdoubleh jdoubleh
    06/11/09

    @Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable: The dash don't be silent.


    [clipmarks.com]

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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    06/11/09

    @jdoubleh, aberration roulante: What a depressing species us humans are.


    Tangentially related- when I was a kid, we had a largish number of "barn cats". Once, a large grey tom needed to go the vet. When the paperwork was being filled out, the vet asked "And what is the cat's name?"
    "Oh, he doesn't have one," my mom replied, and the form was marked " / " in that space. From then on, that cat was called "Slash".

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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    06/12/09

    @Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable: Frankly awesome. That's a properly awarded nickname, accidental and yet descriptive.
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    Image of wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx
    06/11/09

    In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5 Wagon Teases In Slinky Car Cover
    Saab? More like "Going-bankrupt and nobody wants to buy them..aab"


    har har har

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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    06/11/09

    In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5 Wagon Teases In Slinky Car Cover
    Bring back the EV-1 - eat it, GM - call it the Sonnet, and attract the driving enthusiasts back from Starbucks.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    06/11/09

    @Elhigh: The EV-1 was not an enthusiast car.
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    06/11/09

    @pauljones: You're not thinking about the right EV-1.


    This EV-1:
    It was a fully functional design study. Windows rolled down, new carpet smell, the works.


    And it went like stink. 0-60 in 5.8 if I recall correctly, and that's pretty damned good for a front-driver.

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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    06/11/09

    In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5 Wagon Teases In Slinky Car Cover
    Isn't a proper sexy Swede usually topless?
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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    06/11/09

    In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5 Wagon Teases In Slinky Car Cover
    I'd have to say that yes, that outfit does make its ass look too big.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    06/11/09

    @Graverobber: Just think of all the Swedish meatballs you could fit back there.

    Wait, what?
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    06/11/09

    In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5 Wagon Teases In Slinky Car Cover
    Someone got a COTD from mentioning BurlappCars and their lack of sources, right?


    They took the photos in Saab's Showroom Of The Future at the Saab Museum in Trollhattan. There's a pic of the 9-4X as well:



    SOURCE:[www.saabsunited.com]

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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    06/11/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Syrax: I still think that the 9-4X is redundant in light of the 9-5 wagon sitting right next to it, but even so, I do still look forward to seeing the new Saabs.
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    06/11/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Syrax: Thanks, I was hunting for the original source but came up blank.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    06/11/09

    @pauljones: I know, but people want SUVs. Give me a wagon any day. Well, almost any day, Land Rover have no wagons.
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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    06/11/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Syrax: That was me...but mostly for making fun of their name.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    06/11/09

    @Mad_Science: Yeah, I've found it, Matt mentioned the lack of sources.

    [jalopnik.com]
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    Image of jdoubleh jdoubleh
    06/11/09

    In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5 Wagon Teases In Slinky Car Cover
    a deeper-grilled familiar Saab face, sweeping headlights and a dollop of chrome...

    ...and less Saturn-esque panel gap?
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    Image of jdoubleh jdoubleh
    06/11/09

    @jdoubleh, aberration roulante: Oh and more Koenigsegg!
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    06/11/09

    @jdoubleh, aberration roulante: but with less cowbell.
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    pauljones was starred pauljones was unstarred
    Image of vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in
    06/11/09

    In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5 Wagon Teases In Slinky Car Cover
    is this the 2nd coming of the Dame Edna headlights? Please God no.
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    Image of sos10 sos10
    06/11/09

    @vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in: too much eyeliner!
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    06/11/09

    @vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in: They look thinner than the current.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    06/11/09

    In reply to 2010 Saab 9-5 Wagon Teases In Slinky Car Cover
    Dammit Saab, quit teasing me!

    As the maker of my second most favorite wagon ever (The 9-3X Turbo SportCombi), Saab holds a special, if small, place in my car-loving soul. I am curious to see what this thing finally looks like, and I hope that it truly is good, as the current 9-5 pretty much blows when compared to its much newer contemporaries.

    In my opinion, Saab needs to aim the new 9-5 squarely at the new Acura TL. A technology and gizmo-laden car that is fast enough for the average car buyer (and the TL, even in base FWD form, certainly is) and is actually stylish (the TL certainly isn't).

    Don't let me down, Saab.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    06/11/09

    @pauljones: Second? V70R? Oh, I know, Family Truckster.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    06/11/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Syrax: Hells yeah. Family Truckster for the win.

    I was thinking G8 wagon, but the Family Truckster works, too.
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    02/11/09

    In reply to 2010 Saab 9-3X Bows Ahead Of Geneva
    Just what I wanted: an older, shittier, more expensive Outback.


    Oh, GM. You just can't help it, can you?

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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    02/11/09

    In reply to 2010 Saab 9-3X Bows Ahead Of Geneva
    I'm surprised Saab didn't up the boost to compensate for the drivetrain losses and bulk of the XWD system. The iron-block four can easily handle 50 more horses. I guess they didn't want to jeopardize sales of the thirsty V6.
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