AMG
21-02-2006, 02:11 PM
The engine in the Aero-X will be actually be a 3 litre engine. Previous reports were of a twin turbo V6 but as the displacement wasn't mentioned it was assumed by all and sundry that it would be the 2.8 now used in the 9-3 Aero models. The engine, as previously reported, will be a Biopower engine.
The car will feature "sliding forward" front doors that will never see production.
Let's tally up all the info we have so far:
Vehicle name: Aero-X
Unveiling: Feb 27 at 5pm in a special event prior to the Geneva Motor Show
The car is purely a design concept, intended to give focus to Saab's future design direction. It's said to point towards the Sonett of the past and Saab's aviation heritage in general and is based on a unique platform not currently in production.
The car will feature a 3 litre V6 (unverified) fitted with Biopower bits and twin turbo. The Saab press release mentions 400hp.
The 'X' designation, combined with the hefty horsepower indicates that AWD will be fitted.
The 2-door coupe body is reported to be around the size of an Aston Martin DB9 and features either upward tilting or sliding doors. A journo from Popular Mechanics who saw the sketches said "The front doors and the cockpit glass are connected and tilt forward in one big unit."
The concept may possibly go into production on a shortened Epsilon II platform depending on public reaction.
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/9420/16bu.jpg
The car will feature "sliding forward" front doors that will never see production.
Let's tally up all the info we have so far:
Vehicle name: Aero-X
Unveiling: Feb 27 at 5pm in a special event prior to the Geneva Motor Show
The car is purely a design concept, intended to give focus to Saab's future design direction. It's said to point towards the Sonett of the past and Saab's aviation heritage in general and is based on a unique platform not currently in production.
The car will feature a 3 litre V6 (unverified) fitted with Biopower bits and twin turbo. The Saab press release mentions 400hp.
The 'X' designation, combined with the hefty horsepower indicates that AWD will be fitted.
The 2-door coupe body is reported to be around the size of an Aston Martin DB9 and features either upward tilting or sliding doors. A journo from Popular Mechanics who saw the sketches said "The front doors and the cockpit glass are connected and tilt forward in one big unit."
The concept may possibly go into production on a shortened Epsilon II platform depending on public reaction.
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/9420/16bu.jpg