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Saab 9-4X crossover on track for early 2010 launch

 
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Saab’s split from General Motors and pending sale to supercar company Koenigsegg will apparently have no major affect on the Swedish automaker’s future model launches, such as that of the upcoming 9-4X crossover. The new crossover will share much in common with the recently-revealed Cadillac SRX and is to be manufactured by GM at the same Ramos Arizpe facility in Mexico as the Cadillac later this year.

This close association and GM’s precarious financial state had many worried that the 9-4X could be delayed, but according to GM's executive director of product and marketing for Cadillac, Hummer and Saab, Steve Shannon, the new model will be launched next year as a 2011 model. Speaking with Automotive News, Shannon explained that the 9-4X will be positioned as the replacement for the poor selling 9-7X.

Shannon also revealed that GM has sent new dealership agreements to owners of Saab's 220 U.S. dealerships. Under the agreement, the dealerships would continue selling vehicles under the new owner, a consortium led by tiny Koenigsegg.

The 9-4X will be similar in size to BMW’s X5 but pricing should be closer to that of the X3 and Volvo XC60 – two of the Saab crossover’s prime targets.

According to previous reports, the 9-4X will run a 284hp (209kW) petrol V6 engine mated to a six-speed automatic gearbox. It will also get 18in alloys shod with 255mm tires and a Haldex-sourced AWD system with an electronic differential. For European markets GM is also expected to offer a turbodiesel unit delivering 250hp (184kW) and 550Nm (406 lb-ft) of torque.

While development work on the 9-4X appears to be almost complete, Saab will be introducing two models before the arrival of the new crossover - the smaller 9-3X crossover and the all-important 2010 9-5.
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  1. ma_NoNameDenton avatar NoNameDenton Posted: 10/8/2008 11:14am PDT

    Bring on the 9-1 with awd and turbo engines, no more crossovers please
     
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  2. ma_HECTOR avatar HECTOR Posted: 10/8/2008 4:47pm PDT

    There are some cars that you see them down the street and one of the first things that come to mind is the question *who the hell would buy that car?!*

    BMW 1 series, the Aztek, the Scion xB... And pretty much the entire Saab line up.

    What are they thinking?
     
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  3. By Gerald Posted: 11/5/2010 11:25pm PDT

    This is one of the best looking crossover vehicles that I have seen. My current Nissan lease is up in March 2012 and you can best believe that I will be checking the saab 9-4x out. I just hope they have some great lease deals on them. That saab 9-4x is sharp as heck!!!
     
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