U.S. motorists cutting back a bit Jan 29, 2007
"I started to reexamine my life overall," said Chen, 35, who loves muscle cars and drives a Saab 9-2x sports wagon. "I summed up how much I spent on gas and I started having this idea of moving inland." So last summer, he settled into a Corona apartment and cut his commute to seven miles. (SunSpot.net)
Consumer Reports Cars: Year-End Incentives Not Always a Good Deal Dec 22, 2006
of MSRP) 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis ($6,500/24%) Dodge Durango ($7,000/21%) Saab 9-2X ($5,000/20%) WORST DEALS (Total Incentives/Pct. of MSRP) Nissan Armada ($3,000/8%) Dodge Charger ($3,000/10%) Nissan Quest ($3,000/11%) New-car shoppers will also find helpful Consumer Reports' exclusive Bottom Line Price information, the starting point from which price negotiations should move up. (PR Newswire)
Group names safest cars for '07 Nov 28, 2006
For that reason, five vehicles - the Ford Five Hundred, Mercury Montego, Subaru Impreza, Saab 9-2X and Honda Civic - that won the top award last year were dropped from the list this year. ESC is available on one version of the Honda Civic, the Civic Si, but that version did not do well enough in whiplash protection to earn top marks. (CNN)
Smaller cars gain from gas-price rise Nov 15, 2006
We say goodbye for '07 to the long-wheelbase versions of the Chevy Trailblazer and GMC Envoy, Suzuki Verona, Honda Insight hybrid, Acura RSX, Dodge Stratus, Hummer H1 (civilian version), Mazda MPV, Lincoln LS, Saab 9-2X, Mercury Monterey and the Mitsubishi Montero. We say goodbye temporarily to the Audi TT, which goes out of production to return for the 2008 model year. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Car rebates abound Nov 2, 2006
David Zalubowski/The Associated Press. The chrome-encrusted grille of a 2006 GMC Envoy sports utility vehicle glimmers as the vehicle sits with a long line of other unsold Envoys at a General Motors dealership in Lone Tree, Colo. (The Clarion-Ledger)
'Econoboxes' no more Sep 27, 2006
The Subaru Impreza, Saab 9-2X and Honda Civic all get top "gold" crash ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Even cheaper small cars now have front and side air bags. (USA Today -- Money)
BMW V10 named best engine, Toyota wins best fuel economy Jun 22, 2006
The engine is used in the Subaru Forester, Subaru Impreza and Saab 9-2X 2. 5-3 liter: BMW 3-liter twin-turbo diesel used in the BMW 535d 3-4 liter: BMW 3. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Side air bags make new cars much safer May 8, 2006
" The same goes for the Saab 9-2X, which is built by Subaru and based on the Impreza design, the institute noted. "Subaru was one of the manufacturers that last year asked us to delay side testing because of vehicle design changes that were in progress," Lund said. "It's not uncommon for us to grant such requests as long as the design changes will be made in production models within a reasonable time. The goal of our crash test program is to encourage these kinds of improvements to reduce injury... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Platform sharing lets automakers shave costs on different models Apr 27, 2006
"You have the Saab 9-2x, based on a Subaru, and a Saab 9-7x based on the Chevy TrailBlazer. Both of these two are basically what they appear to be. You can't fool consumers and customers.". The problem in Saab's case, however, he added, "is that I don't know if Saab itself would have had a viable future anyway as a small independent company if GM had not come along.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Crash tests: Toyota Prius, small cars and minivans Apr 18, 2006
Among small cars the Subaru Impreza, the closely-related Saab 9-2X and the Honda Civic were the best-performing small cars. Those cars also earned "Gold Top Safety Pick" awards. (CNN)
Kia Sedona Earns Top Safety Marks Apr 18, 2006
Its results also apply to the Saab 9-2X, which is based on the Impreza design. "Subaru was one of the manufacturers that last year asked us to delay side testing because of vehicle design changes that were in progress," Lund says. (BusinessWeek)
GM: Cashing In on Suzuki Mar 7, 2006
Subaru built the Saab 9-2X sedan and wagon for a few years, but GM could never really mate the Japanese company's all-wheel drive system with its own cars (see BW Online, 3/3/06, ). GM also lost $719 million when it sold its stake in Fuji Heavy last fall. (BusinessWeek)
