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3 new cars on the SAAB platforms in China

The Beijing Auto Senova brand is working on 5 new cars for the Chinese car market, all will have been launched by 2016, and 3 new cars will be based on the Saab platforms.

Senova D60
Senova D60

 

First up is the Senova D60, the final production version will debut on the Chengdu Auto Show in September. The D60 is based on the platform of the second generation Saab 9-3. Power will come from  a 1.5 turbo with about 150hp, a 1.8 turbo with about 180hp, and a Saab-developed 2.0 turbo with about 200hp. Price will range from about 80.000 to 140.000 yuan.

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Senova C51X
Senova C51X

Second car is a compact SUV Senova C51X, based on a reworked variant of the Saab 9-3 platform that also underpins the C60 sedan. Power will come from the same engines that propel the C60, possibly without the 1.5. The C51X will be launched in early 2015.

Next up is the Senova D80, a large SUV based on the same platform as the Senova B70 (pictured), formerly known as the Beijing Auto D-Series, and based on the first generation Saab 9-5.

 

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Senova B70
Senova B70

The Senova D80 will be launched in late 2015. Power will come from Saab-developed 2.0 turbo and 2.3 turbo four-cylinder petrol engines. Price will start around 150.000 yuan.

Goran Aničić
the authorGoran Aničić
For over 15 years, Goran Aničić has been passionately focused on Saab automobiles and everything related to them. His initial encounter with Saab cars took place back in 2003 when the first Saab 9-3 and sedan version were introduced. At that moment, he was captivated by the car's Scandinavian design logic and top-notch engineering, and everything that followed stemmed from that first encounter. Later on, through his work at the editorial team of the Serbian automotive magazines "Autostart" and later "AutoBild," he had the opportunity to engage more closely with Saab vehicles. In 2008, he tested the latest Saab cars of that time, such as the Saab 9-3 TTiD Aero and Saab 9-3 Turbo X. In 2010, as the sole blogger from the region, he participated in the Saab 9-5ng presentation in Trollhättan, Sweden. Alongside journalists from around the world, he got a firsthand experience of the pinnacle of technological offerings from Saab at that time. Currently, Goran owns two Saabs: a 2008 Saab 9-3 Vector Sportcombi with a manual transmission, and a Saab 9-3 Aero Griffin Sport Sedan from the last generation, which rolled off the production line in Trollhättan in December 2011.

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