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2010 Saab 9-4X CUV spied

By George Skentzos |

While most cold-weather testing is merely used to see if a car’s equipment survives in sub-zero temperatures, Saab has taken its testing one step further by pitting its new 9-4X CUV against the winter elements off-road style.

This latest prototype has shed much of its heavy camouflage in favour of a snow leopard-inspired print, revealing for the first time much of the final production model’s design.

It draws a significant resemblance to the Saab BioPower concept which debuted late last year at the 2008 Detroit NAIAS.

2010 Saab 9-4X CUV spied

This Saab will start production at the Ramos Arizpe plant in the United States in the latter half of 2009, based on GM’s new TE-chassis which it shares with the upcoming 2010 Cadillac SRX.

In addition to a series of petrol engines, the 9-4X range will also boast a new 186kW diesel unit developed by GM and VM Motori.

2010 Saab 9-4X CUV spied

To inject some off-road credentials, many models in the 9-4X range will feature Saab’s cross-wheel-drive (XWD) all-wheel-drive system.


 

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  • Sam

    Is it just me, or is that a really boring design for a brand new model?

  • Captain Mainwaring

    This is no more a Saab than I am a giraffe.
    Putting the Saab badge on an overweight American SUV merely confirms that the brand is dead.

  • Myke

    CM,
    I don’t think this is an overweight American SUV with a Saab badge, it is built on the same platform as a Cadillac SRX, but only the underpinnings are common with both. This SUV would be AudiQ5/Volvo XC60 size.

  • Captain Mainwaring

    Myke,
    Try XC90/almost Q7 size. A shrinking species to which the Saab brand should never have been attached to. But when you’re desperate for some heat you’ll put the floorboards in the fireplace.

  • c1ockwork

    Wow, no love for the Saabsuv… I think it’s quite good looking for an SUV. The Saab front translates well to a large fronted vehicle, unlike some other premium brands I can think of…

  • Eddy The Expert

    GM,
    Myke is right. This is not XC90/Q7 sized.

    Anyways I think this looks great. Saab is about to launch a lot of new models (at last) that could turn around their fortunes.