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Astra SAAB
Posted by K-9 (more from K-9) on Thu, 17 Jul 2003 09:24:41
In Reply to: That's a sweet looking little car and the grill, Espejy, Thu, 17 Jul 2003 07:23:40
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I agree 1,000%. I've thought, ever since SAAB first mooted the idea of a Golf-sized SAAB, that the correct route would be to put SAAB engines in the Astra. Think of the 1.8 and 2.0 T, 3 and 5 door hatchbacks... and the only 'premium' cars in that segment. (this is somewhat debatable... ) People would only visualize it as a SAAB (at elast in the US market), whereas most will know that the 9-2 is Subaru derived... Of course the WRX is a great car, but there is no way to camouflage the flat-four as being SAAB, and the rear end is not even getting a makeover... The thing that concerns me the most, though, is that Subaru's safety engineering is not close to SAAB's, and this could have serious implications down the road...
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Posts in this Thread:
- Damn...I gotta move to Europe it seems..., ootpek, Thu, 17 Jul 2003 05:45:33
- Just drove an Astra in Europe..., Craig, Sun, 20 Jul 2003 08:08:31
- I agree...for the most part, Alexandros, Thu, 17 Jul 2003 12:59:38
- That's a sweet looking little car and the grill, Espejy, Thu, 17 Jul 2003 07:23:40
- Astra SAAB, K-9, Thu, 17 Jul 2003 09:24:41 <-- Viewing This Message
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