Spy Shots: Oh-So-Good Saab 9-5 rear end and interior spotted
Rumor has it that the next 9-5 is so good, General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson doesn't want to get rid of Saab. We suspect that's more of a ploy to draw in big dollars, but a top notch Saab 9-5 will help improve the value of the perennially struggling Swedish automaker regardless. Judging from these new spy photos of the interior and rear end, the 9-5 appears to be shaping up nicely, at least.The completely naked though somewhat impeded view of the 9-5's rump shows off smooth, rounded proportions and a chrome strip that runs clear across the deck lid. Also visible is Audi-like LED accent lighting around the tail lamps. Visible from a separate photo is a rakish, four door coupe-like rear window. The A-pillar looks oddly steep, though, giving it a family resemblance to the outgoing 9-5.
Shots of the interior show what appears to be high-end materials with double stitching and chrome appliques. The scribes at CARSCOOP point out that the interior looks a whole lot like that of the Saab 9-4x concept from the 2008 Detroit Auto Show. The 9-5 prototype even has a similar-looking thee-point steering wheel.
[Source: CARSCOOP]
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Jon B 10:39AM (5/15/2009)
Unfortunately for GM, one SAAB car no matter how good won't turn it around. It takes time to bring back customers and their money, and time is one thing GM doesn't have...
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Gary 11:19AM (5/15/2009)
Hey, more cliché.
Ben 10:40AM (5/15/2009)
Those huge vents make for a lot of black plastic on the dash. Rear looks like an Audi. I doubt this car will be enough to save Saab.
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gabriel 10:44AM (5/15/2009)
I really like it...
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Quattroporte 10:46AM (5/15/2009)
@Spammingidiot
It's worth posting this a second time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Gt8DUmaD-A
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Scott 10:57AM (5/15/2009)
So far, so good...it's a good platform, and it looks like Saab is going a bit more upscale with the 9-5.
The Saab design queues are coming through nicely too - the waffle vents look good here, I think, and the push-button start in the center where the key used to go it at least stylistically consistent. I'm really interested to see how it turns out.
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ehisforadam 10:56AM (5/15/2009)
No hatch = Not actually a Saab.
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C.W. 11:19AM (5/15/2009)
olivia...
dont ever post here again...
ever.
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artso06 12:14PM (5/15/2009)
I like it minus the parts pin interior stuff...GM doesn't learn do they. Im sorry, could saab have gotten there own steering wheel designed for them? Slapping a Chevy wheel is not the way to go. Maybe it is all new. However i wish it was more unique.
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Spiel 12:40PM (5/15/2009)
This looks very, very promising, love the rear-end and the interior. Still need to see the full front and sides to judge the entire car.
Had GM not screwed up the 95 with the 2006 design, I would still love this car. However, the nasty, worst than a Kia design, simply made me go from loving it, to hating it. This is soooooo typical of American manufacturers, they simply can't f----ing properly evolve a car's design. They have something nice, then they come up with something completely hideous, realize their mistake, and try to correct it. When was the last time a European maker done that with a car? Each generation looks better than the before, and you can still tell that it evolved from the previous.
Just hope the new 95 isn't as much of a POS (mechanically & build quality) as the first year 93 that came out in 2003.
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Art 1:09PM (5/15/2009)
um, can anyone else smell the impreza rear from here?
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BigWill 3:26PM (5/15/2009)
+1. I guess Subaru got to keep the front end they designed for the defunct Tribeca-based Saab, and in return Saab got the rear end off the Impreza Sedan.
BTW, in almost every aspect that thing isn't particularly Saab-ey.
Other Man 4:26PM (5/15/2009)
Looking good thus far. Sheesh it's taking them forever to make this car.
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P.V. 9:00PM (5/15/2009)
That rear end does look quite nice. It is one of the best I have seen in a WHILE.
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P.V. 9:01PM (5/15/2009)
Aargh! My comment disappeared!
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P.V. 9:01PM (5/15/2009)
Never mind.
dydy 10:56PM (5/15/2009)
Looking good... did anyone else notice the interior is very VERY Panamera-like?
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