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my understanding (perhaps erroneous)
Posted by nit (more from nit) on Sun, 5 Nov 2000 17:35:04
In Reply to: True, but that would mean..., Keith
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is that the SUV will largely be a rebadged GM vehicle in the GM tradition of the near twin (e.g., Chevy vs. Pontiac offering of the same vehicle). It may have reworked sheet metal (probably limited to front and rear), a different engine (although that too will probably be GM based and not from the current SAAB offerings) and maybe they will even do something funky with the key but it will be structurally the same vehicle and share the same basic engineering.
The 9-5 vs. Opel Vectra comparison just doesn't hold up. For one thing you can't buy an Opel in the U.S. Moreover, the 9-5 is NOT an Opel Vectra. It uses the basic Opel Vectra platform but the car is an all fresh SAAB engineered design using that existing platform. It is not a rebadged upscale version of an existing vehicle.
If you expect something significantly different other than price and superficial luxury features I think you will be disappointed. The SAAB may prove to be a better variant but it will still be the same basic GM SUV. Might as well save some money and buy from one of the GM divisions that will offer the vehicle.
Posts in this Thread:
- am I the only one pi$$ed about the SUV?, Brendan, Sat, 4 Nov 2000 16:33:07
- Re: am I the only one pi$$ed about the SUV?, Pete
, Wed, 8 Nov 2000 21:02:46 - I hope they leave the minivan market to Volvo. (n/m), Dave Westlake, Mon, 6 Nov 2000 10:14:04
- What is the matter with you people...., Richard P., Mon, 6 Nov 2000 09:02:28
- Since it's coming anyway...., David Mills, Sun, 5 Nov 2000 14:43:41
- some Saabers swim upstream, bamaSAAB, Sun, 5 Nov 2000 00:38:19
- You mean the SAAB Aztech? n/m, Rafe, Sat, 4 Nov 2000 19:33:22
- Don't get me going, saw, Sat, 4 Nov 2000 17:35:37
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