Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 22:38:32 +0000 (UTC) From: "Pete Brown" <petes.inboxnopsamternet.com> Subject: Re: Is it a bird, is it a plane?
Hear! Hear! Goran. Pete Brown "Goran Larsson" <hohnopsamlid.invalid> wrote in message news:Hn6Kw5.Fxxnopsamove.se... > In article <3F96FB4B.4325CE91nopsamfitter.com>, > Johannes H Andersen <johsnopsamfitter.com> wrote: > > > Then you know G–ran that there aren't any other pictures :-) All I > > can go from is the text: "designers have skillfully grafted Saabs > > corporate nose on to the Imprezza's body, but the overall shape has > > been left alone - even the Subaru door handles remain." > > But this text is most likely written by a behind-the-desk car tester > looking at the same picture as you and me. I would like to see some > information from Saab, not some speculations by journalists. > > > However, from the part of the side panels that you can see, it looks > > slightly sharpened, although the side windows have the same shape and > > slim B-pillar as the Imprezza. I think the car will look sufficiently > > different, but the most disappointing aspect will be the interior if > > this hasn't been Saab'ened as is suggested. > > I guess no one will know for sure until Saab releases some real > pictures. So far Saab has only released some handmade concept drawings > and this latest "photoshop"-type picture. > > Taking the role of the behind-the-desk car tester I predict that parts > that are expensive to change will not be changed, e.g. most body panels > will be exactly the same as the Impreza. I predict this as the 9-2x > must be ready for sale after a short development period, must be cheap > to produce, and will be very short lived. The Impreza is soon going to > be replaced and Subary and Saab is said to be working on the next car > that will be the base for the new 9-2x and new Impreza. This is the > 9-2x version that might be sold outside of the US. > > -- > G–ran Larsson http://www.nospam.com/saab/
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