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Long, Lean Swede; What does Aero-X mean for a beleaguered scandinavian second fiddle?(News)
Byline: MATT DAVIS
When we caught word of the Aero-X in the pre-Geneva show shuffle, we assumed it was Saab's Kappa architecture effort. A Pontiac Solstice/Opel GT/Saturn Sky with a Saab-ish face, rear end and ignition keyhole for which Saab would crack open the Sonett archive. Our first ogle showed us otherwise.
Granted, the Aero-X, as we have described over the past several weeks, is not so much about the chassis or powertrain as it is about exploring many Saab design themes that have gotten lost of late. Aero-X won our Best in Show award at Geneva on a few levels-daring design, surprising signs of life and a simple shortage of true concept cars at this year's show. Saab topped 'em all.
Aero-X is so far away from being a production car that the chassis bears little similarity to any GM architecture. And the future vision for Aero-X includes a bio-ethanol-burning 2.8-liter, 400-hp twin-turbo V6. Channeling power through a seven-speed dual-clutch sequential manual gearbox feeding torque to both axles, it supposedly is good for a 4.8-second dash to 60 mph. None of this is yet in place. But so what?
Aero-X is a dream car. The Saab/GM advanced design center in Pixbo, Sweden, got the ax in 2005, and Aero-X is, in a sense, Pixbo's final, heroic episode. The design team-David Leary and Erik Rokke for the interior, and Alex Daniel for the exterior and oversight of construction in Italy at G-Studio-decided to stretch the brand cues to the limit. The result is equal parts serious two-seater GT and cool Scandinavian spirit.
Sitting in the driver's seat is conducive to nodding off in a happy cocoon. First you need to hold off hopping in until the spectacular canopy assembly (inspired by jets of course) arises on its aluminum billet front hinges. The wait is about that of the industry standard for power tops: 20-ish ...
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