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New Saab 9-5 – 6 years anniversary

New Saab 9-5 by Thomas doerferNew Saab 9-5 by Thomas doerfer

Today is 6 years anniversary of Saab 9-5 NG!

Asha Ali performs “The time is now” during the World premiere at the 63rd Frankfurt IAA motor show – 15 september 2009. A next (New) generation Saab 9-5 (NG) built on the Global Epsilon platform.

Excellent live performance by Asha Ali!

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Recorded at the World premiere of the all new Saab 9-5 at Frankfurt IAA Motor Show, September 15, 2009.

New Saab 9-5 - photo by Thomas Doerfer
September 15, 2009. – New Saab 9-5 – photo by Thomas Doerfer

 

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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.

2 Comments

  • Its a shame this beautiful car never received its mid-cycle refresh. I’ve owned one since the launch in 2010 and although its an excellent car in many regards – I can see everyday where they rushed production. Lots of rattles, and the powertrain could have used some more sorting. Victor promised a twin-turbo “Viggen” which would have eliminated all the turbo lag. The transmission – especially between gears 1-3 needed to be reprogrammed.

    Still, even today it looks better than anything in GM’s line-up – just imaging what this car could have been with the CTS V-sport engine?

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