Saab preps Aero-X-based compact sports car

Newswheel staff :: 20 April 2006 :: Filed under Roadster, Saab, Saab Aero-X, Europe & UK, US

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Life line for ailing Swede?

Not exactly a new story. And hardly our favourite source for rock solid new model reportage. So, what to make of news from UK rag AutoExpress that Saab is working on a small sportster with Aero-X-aping styling to take on Audi’s all-conquering TT? Well, rumours of a sporty Saab built on GM’s compact Kappa rear-drive platform (as used by the Saturn Sky, Pontiac Solstice and Opel GT roadster trio) have been circulating for some time. And given the rapturous reception the Aero-X concept received at the Geneva, Saab’s suits must be desperate to put something similar into production…

Put the two together and you have a very plausible and extremely enticing prospect: a rear-drive Saab roadster with Aero-X lines. It’s exactly the sort of project Saab should be pursuing. Question is, does Saab’s desiccated sugar daddy, the ailing General Motors, have the presence of mind – or resources – to make it happen?

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