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Car Forum / Saab Cars / January 2006"New Saab five-door is sporty"
New Saab five-door is sporty Saab has just begun selling a five-door version of the 9-3 sedan. But don't go calling this new version of the 9-3 a station wagon. Saab, very enthusiastically -- and deliberately -- refers to its newest iteration as the "Sport Combi." at http://www.washtimes.com/autoweekend/20051221-115351-5284r.htm Yes, all is true. Even the roaring sound of the dual pipe exhaust is special. Except in Canada (Quebec at least), we don't have that driving school in the package. If snow/ice driving is of utmost importance in North America, it's here ! Ah marketing people, go figure ;( > New Saab five-door is sporty > Saab has just begun selling a five-door version of the 9-3 sedan. But > don't go calling this new version of the 9-3 a station wagon. Saab, > very enthusiastically -- and deliberately -- refers to its newest > iteration as the "Sport Combi." > at http://www.washtimes.com/autoweekend/20051221-115351-5284r.htm Tab, on n'a pas l'Aero Acadamy icitte? faut dire que Saab Canada a 4 employes en totale... et les ventes de Saab ici sont jamais nombreux... we don't even have Euro Delivery! :) > Tab, on n'a pas l'Aero Acadamy icitte? > > faut dire que Saab Canada a 4 employes en totale... et les ventes de > Saab ici sont jamais nombreux... > > we don't even have Euro Delivery! >New Saab five-door is sporty >Saab has just begun selling a five-door version of the 9-3 sedan. But >don't go calling this new version of the 9-3 a station wagon. Saab, >very enthusiastically -- and deliberately -- refers to its newest >iteration as the "Sport Combi." >at http://www.washtimes.com/autoweekend/20051221-115351-5284r.htm It's a play on the current market preference for calling anything that is not a 'large' 4wd vehicle a SUV. Toyata calls their new Hilux an AUV here - probably the same in the US where the new Hilux is about the same size as those ugly F-trucks, mini-Hummers, etc. They're huge vehicles here. Saab couldn't really call the 5-door 9-3 a SUV since it's not 4wd. 8-) Craig.  SignatureCraig's Saab C900 Page at | Craig's Classic Saab Workshop - Sydney .au http://lios.apana.org.au/~c900 | http://www.classicsaab.net and other URL's Email: c900@lios.apana.org.au | For Saab 99/C900/9000 Enthusiasts World-Wide! Alternate: saabonaut@gmail.com | Web-forums, galleries, library, links, etc. > >New Saab five-door is sporty > >Saab has just begun selling a five-door version of the 9-3 sedan. But [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Craig. Even if it was 4wd, it wouldn't be a SUV. SUV is a strange phenomenon that I don't understand; probably my age. Our first family car was a Renault 4CV 750cc 21.5 bhp. Now people drive a Volvo XC90 to fetch a pint of milk. and they have their own SUV called 9-7 anyway >> >New Saab five-door is sporty >> >Saab has just begun selling a five-door version of the 9-3 sedan. But [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > I don't understand; probably my age. Our first family car was a Renault > 4CV 750cc 21.5 bhp. Now people drive a Volvo XC90 to fetch a pint of milk. > and they have their own SUV called 9-7 anyway That's not a Saab though. Graham ? http://saab.gmcanada.com/ss/english/vehicles/saab/97x/97x_featurecontent.jsp Don't tell me it's another disguised Subaru ?? >> and they have their own SUV called 9-7 anyway > > That's not a Saab though. > > Graham > ? > http://saab.gmcanada.com/ss/english/vehicles/saab/97x/97x_featurecontent.jsp > > Don't tell me it's another disguised Subaru ?? A disguised Chevy IIRC. Graham >http://saab.gmcanada.com/ss/english/vehicles/saab/97x/97x_featurecontent.jsp > >Don't tell me it's another disguised Subaru ?? Nope it is a Troll (oops trail) blazer. SignatureCarl Robson Car PC Build starts again. http://smallr.com/rz Homepage: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com > >http://saab.gmcanada.com/ss/english/vehicles/saab/97x/97x_featurecontent.jsp > > > >Don't tell me it's another disguised Subaru ?? > > > Nope it is a Troll (oops trail) blazer. LOL ! Trollblazer. I like that ;-) Graham > and they have their own SUV called 9-7 anyway What has an SUV to do with 'Sports' ? Well, first let me tell you that I considered 2 SUVs before the 9-3 combi. I say "I" but it's really my wife that wanted me to consider it. I hate how they handle not to say the horrible gaz consumption. But in all fairness, upnorth, in Quebec in particular, I can understand why you need a SUV to drive on our roads. It's like beeing in a jungle. Not an excuse, just an explanation. And why in the world, statistics shows that most buyers of those SUVs are women ? >> and they have their own SUV called 9-7 anyway > > What has an SUV to do with 'Sports' ? http://trucktrend.com/roadtests/suv/163_0510_saab_97x/ "We spent a long day driving the 9-7X over 200 miles of narrow, twisting, rolling Canadian highways in northern Quebec, where smooth pavement is the exception, not the rule. Such distance and road conditions allowed ample time to get to know the new truck." Saab actually introduced the 9-7x to the motoring journalists somewhere north of Mtl... > Well, first let me tell you that I considered 2 SUVs before the 9-3 combi. I > say "I" but it's really my wife that wanted me to consider it. I hate how [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > > > What has an SUV to do with 'Sports' ? how interesting and revealing ! http://trucktrend.com/roadtests/suv/163_0510_saab_97x/ "We spent a long day driving the 9-7X over 200 miles of narrow, twisting, rolling Canadian highways in northern Quebec, where smooth pavement is the exception, not the rule. Such distance and road conditions allowed ample time to get to know the new truck." Saab actually introduced the 9-7x to the motoring journalists somewhere north of Mtl... Junkyard Engineer wrote: > Well, first let me tell you that I considered 2 SUVs before the 9-3 combi. > I [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > > > What has an SUV to do with 'Sports' ? >> and they have their own SUV called 9-7 anyway > >What has an SUV to do with 'Sports' ? It goes just to the extent of the name Sports, Utility Vehicle Best way to describe them is Station Wagons in Drag. for the modern Masculinized woman or emasculated "man". > Best way to describe them is Station Wagons in Drag. > for the modern Masculinized woman or emasculated "man". Hm. I have a station wagon -- NOT in Drag, it's a 9-5 Aero wagon. Does that make me an emasculated "man" ? (Wouldn'ta bought the thing if Saab had made a hatchback in 2002, but...) >> Best way to describe them is Station Wagons in Drag. >> for the modern Masculinized woman or emasculated "man". > >Hm. I have a station wagon -- NOT in Drag, it's a 9-5 Aero wagon. Does >that make me an emasculated "man" ? Don't think so. Sounds like you bought a car to look and do the work of a car. Not a 1/2 truck that will only ever do the work of a car. >(Wouldn'ta bought the thing if Saab had made a hatchback in 2002, but...) I know where you're coming from. Can't bear to part with my 97 9000 LPT as it still 100% and there's nothing on the market to replace it with. :( Perhaps I should kill it and buy a Kia Sportage ;-) Nor can I bear to part with my '94 CSE. I have some minor ancilliary issues like door lock motors, I think I need a new thermostat, and just recently had the Heater core and Blower motor replaced, but the engine is sound and runs great. I have thought about looking at the Mazda6 5 door but I don't think ot would hold a candle to my dear 9k. > I know where you're coming from. Can't bear to part with my 97 9000 > LPT as it still 100% and there's nothing on the market to replace it > with. > Don't think so. Sounds like you bought a car to look and do the work > of a car. Not a 1/2 truck that will only ever do the work of a car. Actually I bought it to be a sports car that occasionally does the job of a pickup truck. :-) That's what I expected out of my previous Saabs. Haven't had occasion to load 1/3 ton of gravel into the back yet, though, like I did with my '86 900T ... > I know where you're coming from. Can't bear to part with my 97 9000 > LPT as it still 100% and there's nothing on the market to replace it > with. :( I'd keep it too. Want to buy a nice 9-5 Aero wagon?? :-) > >> and they have their own SUV called 9-7 anyway > > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Best way to describe them is Station Wagons in Drag. > for the modern Masculinized woman or emasculated "man". Although you can now have a mean looking Jeep Cherokee SRT-8. 6.1L hemi, 0-62mph 4.8 sec, 155mph but drinks like an elephant and not easy to bring to a halt. They shouldn't call it a station wagon - it has less cargo capacity than a C900 hatchback. Sport Combi is a better description. > New Saab five-door is sporty > Saab has just begun selling a five-door version of the 9-3 sedan. But > don't go calling this new version of the 9-3 a station wagon. Saab, > very enthusiastically -- and deliberately -- refers to its newest > iteration as the "Sport Combi." > at http://www.washtimes.com/autoweekend/20051221-115351-5284r.htm |
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