At least the wheels are stylishComme c'est bizarre! In honor of Swade, the Saab guru over at Trollhattan Saab - a terrific site for Saab fans (of whom I include myself) - I hereby award Automobiles de Luxe's most ignominious monthly award to none other than the Saab 9-7x.
So, why did GM do it?
Did you suspect that it was anything else but Money?
Money was, as it is in many cases, the bastardizing drive behind creating the GMC Jimmy based Saab SUV.
Hell, if Volvo and Porsche can sell trucks- why not hip Saab as well? According to GM, most American Saab owners were looking elsewhere to get their second vehicle which was, of course, an SUV.
But, a Jimmy with a Saab badge selling at $40K is still a Jimmy. I could make the crass pig in a dress reference, well, I just alluded to it.
Oops.
The 9-7x is clumsy. The 9-7x is a work by Mary Shelley. It's GM robbing the graves of poor, deceased, arcane truck designs of the gas guzzling past.
True, according to GM's design man Bob Lutz, the Detroit giant went through painstaking and costly lengths to Saab-ify the Jimmy. The highlight was GM's moving the ignition to the center console where it seems intended that you should spill your coffee.
Funnily enough, I like the start-up there because it's cool and different - just like Saabs are supposed to be.
The changes from the Jimmy, aside from revamping the suspension, amount to mere window dressing.
So, alas, a model of Saab's must dwell under this blanket of disdain until a suitable replacement is crafted. Noting the previous award winners of Bizarre Car of the Month, at least this Saab's in prestigious company.
So, why did GM do it?
Did you suspect that it was anything else but Money?
Money was, as it is in many cases, the bastardizing drive behind creating the GMC Jimmy based Saab SUV.
Hell, if Volvo and Porsche can sell trucks- why not hip Saab as well? According to GM, most American Saab owners were looking elsewhere to get their second vehicle which was, of course, an SUV.
But, a Jimmy with a Saab badge selling at $40K is still a Jimmy. I could make the crass pig in a dress reference, well, I just alluded to it.
Oops.
The 9-7x is clumsy. The 9-7x is a work by Mary Shelley. It's GM robbing the graves of poor, deceased, arcane truck designs of the gas guzzling past.
True, according to GM's design man Bob Lutz, the Detroit giant went through painstaking and costly lengths to Saab-ify the Jimmy. The highlight was GM's moving the ignition to the center console where it seems intended that you should spill your coffee.
Funnily enough, I like the start-up there because it's cool and different - just like Saabs are supposed to be.
The changes from the Jimmy, aside from revamping the suspension, amount to mere window dressing.
So, alas, a model of Saab's must dwell under this blanket of disdain until a suitable replacement is crafted. Noting the previous award winners of Bizarre Car of the Month, at least this Saab's in prestigious company.
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