Saab 9-4x To Debut In Detroit

[drew770]

It would have been logical for Saab to debut in LA or NY. Since, Saab is a better seller on the West Coast and in New England.
Caddy is a true "All American" brand that would fit right in Detriot.

[ChevroletRevived]

Originally Posted by drew770

Hopefully, Detriot slim resources would go to improving schools and lowering crime instead of the Cobo Center.

Yes, but Detroit would have even less resources if people were to be turned away from the show because of the facilities or if it lost it's position as the leading show in North America.

[boblutzfan]

I hope Cadillac shows the BRX in NYC - to go on sale next fall. I hate it that the 9-4X is going to be shown nearly two years prior to its on sale date. GM should take a note from Honda - introduce the vehicle just a couple months before sales begin. Hell - even Chrysler didn't introduce their vans until less than a year from their on sale date. That makes more sense than this 18-24 month lead time. People will forget abou it by then...

[jzchev28]

i go to the detroit show every year. its nice on the inside and thats where the cars are so who cares about the rest of the city, it is worth it.

[TurboSAAB]

Not a single person mentioned that we have a diesel engine for the first time in the USA for SAAB!


This is HUGE news!!!!


Mark @ SAAB of Memphis

saabofmemphis.com

[mgescuro]

Originally Posted by TurboSAAB

Not a single person mentioned that we have a diesel engine for the first time in the USA for SAAB!


This is HUGE news!!!!


Mark @ SAAB of Memphis

saabofmemphis.com

Really???

[coaster.n3rd]

Originally Posted by FStephenMasek

There are only three problems:

1) It is in Detroit

2) It is in winter in a place with bad winters

3) All of the trouble-makers who come to the show, damage the cars, and make it a place to avoid

Originally Posted by usa1

I don't see it holding up its place for long. The Detroit facilities suck compared to NYC, Chicago, and LA. More and more product launches are skipping Detroit. Like someone else said, it is Detroit and no one wants to visit it.

Mark

Way to add the "un" to educated guess.

NYC and Chicago both get the same weather, LA has a higher rate of gang activity and Detroit is home to the big three.

Kudos to the stupid answer.

[BigAls87Z28]

Originally Posted by drew770

It would have been logical for Saab to debut in LA or NY. Since, Saab is a better seller on the West Coast and in New England.
Caddy is a true "All American" brand that would fit right in Detriot.

New England and New York City, while being next to eachother, are almost 2 different parts of the world.
New York is the financial capital of the US, where else would you release a high end luxury car? NYIAS should be Caddy's, and they need to work on making a better presentation. Last years kinda sucked.

[chaseabryant]

So, apart from the discussion about showplaces and facilities....

This seems to be one of the first vehicles from saab that will be completely new; Unless a new 9-5 or a 9-5 sized concept is also released during the same show, I would like to know if this production model or concept 9-4X will be utilizing the new design language that will be Saab. I would doubt (thinking logically here) that even the styling of the most recent 9-3 refresh will make it onto the 9-4X, and instead we will be seeing design cues that will be carried over to the new 9-5.

It will be very interesting to see how this all plays out....

-Chase