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Concept cars: Saab Aero-X

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Saab, like Volvo, sometimes come under fire for making quality cars but with no character. Unveiled at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show the Saab Aero X concept showcased a new beginning for Saab’s design department.

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The sleek doorless Aero X has a carbonfibre body, a 400 horsepower twinturbo ethanol fueled V6 engine, all wheel drive, and a 0-60 time of just 4.9 seconds. The top speed is electronically limited to a ‘sensible’ 155 mph.

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A rather dramatic entry to the Aero X is gained by opening the forward sliding origami-like canopy. Inside, the driver and passenger have unimpeded 180 degree views due to the lack of any A-pillars. The interior of the Aero X comprises of clean Scandinavian design with no conventional gauges or buttons. Instead, the Aero X displays information to the driver on ‘Clear Zones’ with 3D images. Both exterior and interior lighting on the Aero X concept is done with LED technology, a development Saab says will begin to feature on Saab products.

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Although its highly unlikely the Aero X concept will go into production, Saab officials say many of its design features will influence future models.

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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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