Filed under: Concept Cars, Sports/GTs, Etc., Saab
Even concept cars need gas... Saab Aero X spotted filling up
Imagine filling up your
tank, complaining that gas prices have gone up yet again and cursing your choice to get the turbo engine with
a penchant for premium petrol, when all of a sudden, the Saab Aero X pulls up alongside your ride. The top swooshes up
and the doors rise slowly like a fighter jet opening up to allow its heroic pilot passage from the
vehicle, and you feel the drool start to trickle to the corner of your mouth... or at least that's how we, as mere
mortals, would feel if the Saab Aero X pulled up to the pump next to us. We can't quite decipher the text accompanying
the photos, so that's the story we're sticking with.
Enjoy the photos, and thanks to Dennis for the tip.
[Source: Bil.feber.se]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mike 2:14PM (3/28/2006)
the Aero X is street legal? Who was driving it? Magazine test drive/photo shoot gone bad?
oh, I probably would have soiled myself if it pulled up next to me at the local Conoco....
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Corey W. 2:14PM (3/28/2006)
Gawd!! That ride is SOOOOOOOOO Sweet.....
For the love of Pete, please build it!!! (production)
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franke 2:30PM (3/28/2006)
The person who photographed it says it is in Angelholm, in the south of Sweden. I think that Saab lets reporters drive the car there, and they keep it in a hangar or something. There is a airforce base there which is not used anymore. Koeniggsegg also have their factory there.
There are a few more pics here:
http://www.vettochetikett.info/SAAB_AERO_X/index.htm
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Joel 2:48PM (3/28/2006)
You know, its kinda hard to top that. Your chilling in your lambo and then a concept car pulls up.
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ctl 2:55PM (3/28/2006)
Yeah. I would like to see that swooshing up when it rains.
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Bob Schindler 3:01PM (3/28/2006)
Attractive but utterly impractable. Can you imagine getting in or out of it on a rainy day? And just consider what you would do if it sat through a snow storm and you had to use it to go to work.
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Slo-Mo-Shun 3:15PM (3/28/2006)
Won't be long until we see aftermarket "Aero-X" kits for Honda Civics.
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Dave in MI 4:09PM (3/28/2006)
And are you trapped if your battery dies?
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Amit Sahoo 4:20PM (3/28/2006)
>> And are you trapped if your battery dies?
It will come standard with a hammer in the glove compartment.
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jm 5:08PM (3/28/2006)
I wonder if Saab has considered making this a potential supercar, its design obviously has massive appeal.The roof poses some technical challenges but could easily be make practicle (at least in supercar standards). Some channels for rainwater, manual exit hatch, larger or higher boost engine- you would have one of the coolest, most memorable supercars on the market.
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Noah 7:18PM (3/28/2006)
I don't imagine rain is that big of a deal Even with the roof / doors open I don't think it's THAT exposed to the elements.
--Noah
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Noah 7:19PM (3/28/2006)
It looks like a horrible 1980s concept car.
--Noah
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pixis 1:27AM (3/29/2006)
Ohh. Does it make "Transformers" sounds when it opens up?
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Car-la 5:12AM (3/29/2006)
Hehe...must have saved this guy's day. A once-in-a-lifetime occasion. I'm a little jealous.
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Haje Jan Kamps 6:55AM (3/29/2006)
What I want to know, is what happens if you have an accident in this thing, and it rolls over, or ends up on its side? I imagine it doesn't exactly come with an escape hatch in the floor...
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Takeo 7:17PM (3/30/2006)
LOL Idiots, don't you know that jets come with canopy jettison handles?
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Ben Jammin 2:42AM (4/08/2006)
Lets be real her guys, anyone buying this car is probably gonna have more than one car and wouldn't be driving the Aero X on a rainy day or in a snow storm. This obviously isn't going to be made for the average person.
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