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Saab Aero X








This car simply doesn't work for me. I wasn't that taken with the Shelby GR-1 and I think this car takes a lot of inspiration from the Shelby. The "cockpit canopy" is just pure show car and I would have rather that time been spent honing the overall design. Now, envisioning the next 9-5. Elongate the car, add an extra set of doors and voila a 9-5 hatchback (VW's next Phaeton might be a premium hatch and look at the Aston Martin Rapide). That might even be more fetching, no? You can read the full GM press release here and watch the introduction that includes interpretive dancing here. At the bottom I've thrown in a picture of the GR-1 and an old 9-5 concept drawing from Auto Express to illustrate.