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Chris Bangle and Jason Castriota discuss the SAAB PhoeniX Concept

SAAB PhoeniX ConceptSAAB PhoeniX Concept by Jason Castriota

We should be reminded of an interesting conversation. This is very, very interesting discussion between Chris Bangle (controversial former chief of design for BMW group) and Jason Castriota (former  SAAB design director) about the SAAB PhoeniX Concept, on the Geneva Motor Show 2011.

Known for being an instigator, Bangle questions Castriota about what makes the swoopy coupe a Saab.  The ensuing “conversation” is filled with awkward fake-smiles and restraint. Chris Bangle asked Jason Castriota: “Why is this a SAAB?

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Jason Castriota provides a walk-around of Saab PhoeniX Concept

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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