I was on trollhattansaab.net, saabnet, and the GM website, and all have an article regarding a limited production 9-7x "Aero" model, with a special interior, 20" rims with performance tires, and (dramatic pause) a 6.0 liter V8 putting out 390 horsepower. Does anyone else see this as a rip off of the Trail Blazer SS for an extra $10k on the price tag and a Saab badge on the hood?
Is that for F-ing real? DUB Industries? As if a standard "Saab" 9-7x isn't lame enough, now they want to turn it into a mini-Escalade! I'm at a loss for words...
Myles Kovacs, president and co-founder of DUB Industries. "We wanted to integrate it into a custom vehicle. The 9-7X is a great vehicle to customize. We are very pleased with the outcome, it looks hot!"
This is a good thing. The lacking of the Ls2 in the 9-7x was one of the biggest let downs of the whole platform sharing. Why give the 9-7x the best of everything and keep away the best engine?
Aero X wheels can only be best pulled off by the 9-7x. They wont have the same appeal if shrunk down to 18" and Saab will never put 20's on a sedan. So this is the perfect canvas for them.
I disagree on part of that. The 9-7x is the most obvious choice for gigantic wheels but there was a hybrid 9-3SS (rumored to be a plug-in that GM nixed at the last moment) that Saab put some Aero-X wheels on and it looked awesome. It was at the Saab Museum in Sweden but unfortunately I only took a picture of the brakes behind the wheel but I'll look for someone elses pics for an example.
edit: found some photo's, I think people would still see the Aero-X connection and like them.
It's pretty hard not to let your own feelings get projected onto what the saab ethos represents and what you think the saab image should be. I don't know that maybe the "old school" engineers wouldn't have figured out a clever way to bring the saab approach to an SUV, but I don't personally care for the suv we have now, but that's just me. I don't like any SUVs really, just a personal thing, based in both economy and style.
"'06 GTO (Sorry, but 400 hp, 400 lb-ft kinda "speaks" to me! Plus: It's a 2-door coupe!)"
What does it say to you in the middle of a corner?
Last time I was riding in my friends GTO through some twisties, it reminded me of trying to make semi-tight turns on a bike riding no-handed . You think to yourself 'i should be fine, right ?'
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