<![CDATA[Saab 9-X Is A Hybrid Of Concept And Reality - Jalopnik Comments]]> <![CDATA[Saab 9-X Is A Hybrid Of Concept And Reality - Jalopnik Comments]]> <![CDATA[Saab 9-X Is A Hybrid Of Concept And Reality]]> @Bento: What is so intriguing about a "Start" button. Mama's '59 Rambler had a start button AND push button shift.

dfwguy

]]> <![CDATA[Saab 9-X Is A Hybrid Of Concept And Reality]]> Ethanol smethanol

turbofreak

]]> <![CDATA[Saab 9-X Is A Hybrid Of Concept And Reality]]> @Mike the Dog: That's why it seems a bit familiar, the glass house is a bit reminiscent of an early 90's Civic.

the good dr zero

]]> <![CDATA[Saab 9-X Is A Hybrid Of Concept And Reality]]> @j6r: Emphasis on the two-stroke.

ddsurace

]]> <![CDATA[Saab 9-X Is A Hybrid Of Concept And Reality]]> @j6r: SAAB will put the start button under the dirvers seat cusion so that one can continue to look stupid when attemting to start a SAAB

Mysterious Utility Bento

]]> <![CDATA[Saab 9-X Is A Hybrid Of Concept And Reality]]> What happens when they introduce a keyless-go system?

I still say two stroke triple or walk.

j6r

]]> <![CDATA[Saab 9-X Is A Hybrid Of Concept And Reality]]> In our 96 the ign. switch was on the dash. This foolishness of having it go somewhere "quirky" is just that: foolishness.

Find your own road, but don't be a dumbass about it.

Elhigh

]]> <![CDATA[Saab 9-X Is A Hybrid Of Concept And Reality]]> I like the overall car, but talk about a world-class quarterpanel blind spot! I haven's seen that much sheet metal blocking lane change vision since I sold my '53 Chevy sedan delivery.

No rear-view mirror ... I presume those little protuberences under the A-pillars are lipstick cams? Maybe fish-eye views, that might work and would certainly be 'Scandihoovian enough for anyone.

Note the 'cockpit' description, another nod to the aeronautical origins of SAAB.

Smitty

]]> <![CDATA[Saab 9-X Is A Hybrid Of Concept And Reality]]> When you enter your car and start it, the ignition, gear shift, parking brake, door locks and in my 9-5, window controls are all at my finger tips. It's not only the knee protection, it's that Scandinavian design sensibility.
Those of us in the know understand functional designs. The rest of you compensate via the use of the word quirky.

dfwguy

]]> <![CDATA[Saab 9-X Is A Hybrid Of Concept And Reality]]> Oh god. The reason the key is in-between the seats is to be found here.

skaz

]]> <![CDATA[Saab 9-X Is A Hybrid Of Concept And Reality]]> Anybody else see a late eighties Civic in that rear end?

Mike the Dog

]]> <![CDATA[Saab 9-X Is A Hybrid Of Concept And Reality]]> Actually, the ignition between the seats is so that when you drop your keys between the seats, it might drop right into the ignition switch providing both a significant time savings and an opportunity to say "sweeeet!"

graverobber- My Yugo Nova!

]]> <![CDATA[Saab 9-X Is A Hybrid Of Concept And Reality]]> Damn those Swedish hippies. They are coming awfully close to making a car I actually want. I'm sure the General will f it up, however. That's OK, my wife's 9000cse will probably last another ten years or so, when the electric plug ins will be commonplace.

lascauxcaveman

]]> <![CDATA[Saab 9-X Is A Hybrid Of Concept And Reality]]> Ok, for the record: the key in the center console came about after Saab rally drivers kept whacking their knees into the key when driving. It's not a quirk, it's a safety feature. Ok, maybe it's a quirky safety feature.

200 hp from 1.4L? Turbo 4-cyl FTW!

If they keep the exterior styling as much as possible, the cool instrument display, and the drivetrain, I think it'd be a winner (at least by Saab standards): different in a useful way.

saabophile2

]]> <![CDATA[Saab 9-X Is A Hybrid Of Concept And Reality]]> Hell yeah we're particular where the ignition key goes! There's some smart Swedish thinking behind it:

Fun fact: the ignition is on the console so that if you're in a front end collision, there's no key sticking out of the dashboard waiting to puncture your kneecap.

tяs

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