Rumormill: Next-gen Saab 9-3 to see lapse of five-door bodystyle?
Hopefully, and whilst Spyker’s during it they’ll bring behind the 900 name. Don’t count upon which last bit, though according to a inform by the Dutch site Auto Internationaal, Saab will be bringing behind a five-door (as in hatchback) 9-3. To even the most infrequent Saab fan, this creates a ton of clarity. In fact, Saab’s preference (even though it was really General Motors’ decision) to end prolongation of the 9-3 induce in preference of the 9-3 sedan is still both baffling as well as painful, all these many years later.
The thing is, Saab has regularly been, as well as will substantially always remain the niche code. A idea that by dropping a peculiar five-door (and three-door) physique character in favor of a more conventional sedan body, sta y the high-dollar front-dollar as well as poach sales divided from BMW is as diverting rightaway as it was back in 2002 when Saab/GM made the switch. Bringing behind the five-door is many likely the brand’s most appropriate shot during salvation.
Besides, five-door, luxury/performance niche vehicles appear to be all a rage. Demeanour no further than a BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo and arriving Audi A5 Sportback. Let’s not dont think about about a Caddy CTS Sportwagon, possibly. Not usually which, you have a lot of people getting older and richer who spent their infirm years in Subaru WRXs, Volkswagen GTIs and MazdaSpeed3s rightaway looking for something a small more grown up as well as sophisticated. We unequivocally can’t see any downside to hatch’d 9-3. Rightaway if Saab would usually bring back a longitudinal, backwards engine… though substantially not, as the next 9-3 will likely be Opel Astra-based.
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[Source: Euro Automobile Blog via Automobile Internationnal]
