2008 SAAB 9-3 SportCombi

.... Anyone not seen it yet, check out:
<http://www.saabscene.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=31628769>

Personally, I think it look superb! I'm not sure how that style would fair
on the 9-3SS, or the 9-5 which ought to be more sophisticated, but for a
sporty combi, the look is really good - sharp, sporty, modern, youthful

Well done SAAB!

Paul

1989 900 Turbo S
http://saab.go.dyndns.org/

Paul Halliday wrote:

... Anyone not seen it yet, check out:
http://www.saabscene.com/forum/index...topic=31628769

Personally, I think it look superb! I'm not sure how that style would fair
on the 9-3SS, or the 9-5 which ought to be more sophisticated, but for a
sporty combi, the look is really good - sharp, sporty, modern, youthful

Well done SAAB!

Paul

1989 900 Turbo S
http://saab.go.dyndns.org/

I don't mind the grille treatment. I just can't get excited about any
station wagon, sport or not.

--
-Fred W

still me wrote:

On Wed, 09 May 2007 17:33:11 -0400, Fred W <malt_hound (AT) yahoo (DOT) com
wrote:



I don't mind the grille treatment. I just can't get excited about any
station wagon, sport or not.


Bit your tongue Fred, or the auto manufacturer secret police will come
remove it!

No one makes station wagons anymore, they make "combis", "hybrids",
and other marketing terms!

Yeah... zactly.

--
-Fred W

Paul Halliday wrote:

... Anyone not seen it yet, check out:
http://www.saabscene.com/forum/index...topic=31628769

Personally, I think it look superb! I'm not sure how that style would fair
on the 9-3SS, or the 9-5 which ought to be more sophisticated, but for a
sporty combi, the look is really good - sharp, sporty, modern, youthful

Well done SAAB!

Too much chrome.

GM are cheapening Saab looks for the US market.

Graham

Paul Halliday wrote:

... Anyone not seen it yet, check out:
http://www.saabscene.com/forum/index...topic=31628769

Personally, I think it look superb! I'm not sure how that style would fair
on the 9-3SS, or the 9-5 which ought to be more sophisticated, but for a
sporty combi, the look is really good - sharp, sporty, modern, youthful

Nah, it's cheap an tacky.

As one poster on the above link said, Saabs are beginning to acquire a bling
look. It might sell in the USA but it must be damaging European sales. How long
before they get 'spinners' too ? That front end treatment is looking ever more
fat and 'Caddy' too. It's lost the sharp nose it once had.

So how about a hatchback Saab once more ? Saab had the entire world market for
sport executive hatchbacks in the days of the 900 and 9000. I don't want some
lumpen 'sedan' or 'wagon'.

BTW, whatevert happened to the Saabillac ? Did it sink without trace ? It was
certainly shockingly ugly.

" Trollhatan has slowed its production of the car down to 30 units a week. When
the BLS launched the factory was producing that many cars per day. At this pace
GM/Saab is on track to produce only 1,560 cars a year, a number well off any of
GM's original targets. Despite the slow start, the BLS is still the best selling
Cadillac in Europe so far this year. "
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/06/15/c...ust-in-europe/


Graham

in article 4645F856.4EF41B9E (AT) hotmail (DOT) com, Eeyore at
rabbitsfriendsandrelations (AT) hotmail (DOT) com wrote on 12/05/2007 18:22:

Paul Halliday wrote:

... Anyone not seen it yet, check out:
http://www.saabscene.com/forum/index...topic=31628769

Personally, I think it look superb! I'm not sure how that style would fair
on the 9-3SS, or the 9-5 which ought to be more sophisticated, but for a
sporty combi, the look is really good - sharp, sporty, modern, youthful

Nah, it's cheap an tacky.

As one poster on the above link said, Saabs are beginning to acquire a bling
look. It might sell in the USA but it must be damaging European sales. How
long
before they get 'spinners' too ? That front end treatment is looking ever more
fat and 'Caddy' too. It's lost the sharp nose it once had.

So how about a hatchback Saab once more ? Saab had the entire world market for
sport executive hatchbacks in the days of the 900 and 9000. I don't want some
lumpen 'sedan' or 'wagon'.

BTW, whatevert happened to the Saabillac ? Did it sink without trace ? It was
certainly shockingly ugly.

" Trollhatan has slowed its production of the car down to 30 units a week.
When
the BLS launched the factory was producing that many cars per day. At this
pace
GM/Saab is on track to produce only 1,560 cars a year, a number well off any
of
GM's original targets. Despite the slow start, the BLS is still the best
selling
Cadillac in Europe so far this year. "
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/06/15/c...ust-in-europe/

I think the BLS was not at all an attractive car in Europe and I guess it
was too small, crap, whatever for the US market. American brands are trying
to make way into the European market, with Chevrolet, Cadillac, Dodge and
Chrysler quite commonplace, certainly on UK road. I think Chrysler are doing
the best really - Chevrolet are crap, Cadillac are rubbish SAABs and Dodge
are odd, esoteric Opel/Vauxhalls. Hardly a set of market winners

Now I've seen this new 2008 9-3SC in silver I've changed my mind - it looks
bad. The lines do not marry up, there is a hodge-podge of styles and it just
looks cobbled together. It's still not as bad as mixing honeycomb mesh with
slashed grilles, but it does not look good. Sorry SAAB! It's not actually
very good

Great car, nevertheless, so let's hope some aftermarket bodykits start to
emerge.

Paul

1989 900 Turbo S
http://saab.go.dyndns.org/

Paul Halliday wrote:

American brands are trying
to make way into the European market, with Chevrolet, Cadillac, Dodge and
Chrysler quite commonplace, certainly on UK road. I think

Eh ?

I've only ever seen a couple of Caddies in *years* of motoring. Dodge ? What model
do they sell here ? Oh, they have just started promoting the Caliber. Shame they
can't spell it right ! In the UK it's spelt Calibre. Chevrolets are really Daewoos.
That fools no-one I know.

Only Chrysler sells in any number here and they are indeed quite commonplace.
Voyager, Crossfire, PT cruiser are all there but I've never seen a 300C in the
flesh. Jeep sell ok. Who owns them ? Oh, that's Chrysler too.

Graham

in article 46461C46.E78CFD83 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com, Eeyore at
rabbitsfriendsandrelations (AT) hotmail (DOT) com wrote on 12/05/2007 20:57:

Only Chrysler sells in any number here and they are indeed quite commonplace.
Voyager, Crossfire, PT cruiser are all there but I've never seen a 300C in the
flesh. Jeep sell ok. Who owns them ? Oh, that's Chrysler too.

300Cs are quite commonplace up my way - certainly a 5-10 car daily regular
sight. There seems to be an inordinate number of those Dodge Rams, too. I've
seen a few XLRs around, but yes, Cadillac are not as popular as some of the
other US brands - they seem to be in the same market as Vauxhall for most of
the range.

Paul

1989 900 Turbo S
http://saab.go.dyndns.org/

I have a 9-3 Sportcombi aero 2006 and I don't like that new front grid. It's
horrible.


"Paul Halliday" <pjgh (AT) blueyonder (DOT) co.uk> a écrit dans le message de news:
C267C312.84DF%pjgh (AT) blueyonder (DOT) co.uk...

... Anyone not seen it yet, check out:
http://www.saabscene.com/forum/index...topic=31628769

Personally, I think it look superb! I'm not sure how that style would fair
on the 9-3SS, or the 9-5 which ought to be more sophisticated, but for a
sporty combi, the look is really good - sharp, sporty, modern, youthful

Well done SAAB!

Paul

1989 900 Turbo S
http://saab.go.dyndns.org/

Paul Halliday wrote:

Eeyore at rabbitsfriendsandrelations (AT) hotmail (DOT) com wrote

Only Chrysler sells in any number here and they are indeed quite commonplace.
Voyager, Crossfire, PT cruiser are all there but I've never seen a 300C in the
flesh. Jeep sell ok. Who owns them ? Oh, that's Chrysler too.

300Cs are quite commonplace up my way - certainly a 5-10 car daily regular
sight.

Where's this ?

There seems to be an inordinate number of those Dodge Rams, too.

Never seen one of those either.

I've seen a few XLRs around,

Or those.

but yes, Cadillac are not as popular as some of the other US brands - they seem to
be in the same market as Vauxhall for most of the range.

I simply don't see where Cadillac appeals in the European market.

Graham