Is it just me or...
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...does the 5er lead the way for all other manufacturers to copy? I just saw the Saab and it is a almost exact match.
http://www.worldcarfans.com/109082721320/m...ab-9-5-revealed
http://www.worldcarfans.com/109082721320/m...ab-9-5-revealed
The Pontiac I believe G8 looks just like the Bangle as well! Dan
http://www.worldcarfans.com/109082721320/m...ab-9-5-revealed
http://www.worldcarfans.com/109082721320/m...ab-9-5-revealed
The Pontiac I believe G8 looks just like the Bangle as well! Dan
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I think it is simple. Other car makers have been trying to beat the M3 for 20 years and failed miserably. The next (and easier) target is therefore the 5 er - see Hyundai Genesis et al. The other car makers are always trying to get their cars to be like the BMW's but they will never match the "feel" of the BMW or the handling and performance. They may come close as each generation of the 5 series gets older but then the new one comes out and blows their feeble attempts out of the water.
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Originally Posted by DTD' post='994053' date='Aug 31 2009, 01:20 PM
...does the 5er lead the way for all other manufacturers to copy? I just saw the Saab and it is a almost exact match.
http://www.worldcarfans.com/109082721320/m...ab-9-5-revealed
http://www.worldcarfans.com/109082721320/m...ab-9-5-revealed
The Pontiac I believe G8 looks just like the Bangle as well! Dan
http://www.worldcarfans.com/109082721320/m...ab-9-5-revealed
http://www.worldcarfans.com/109082721320/m...ab-9-5-revealed
The Pontiac I believe G8 looks just like the Bangle as well! Dan
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i dont seem much if any resemblance to a bmw. the rear looks like a jag xf, but that's it.
i owned a 2002 saab 9-5 aero that i bought over an e39.
one of the best cars i have ever owned... in fact, i know they are very different, but my e60 reminds me of how i felt when i drove the saab. minus the torque steer, of course.
i owned a 2002 saab 9-5 aero that i bought over an e39.
one of the best cars i have ever owned... in fact, i know they are very different, but my e60 reminds me of how i felt when i drove the saab. minus the torque steer, of course.
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Originally Posted by swajames' post='994063' date='Aug 31 2009, 01:28 PM
Firstly, it's good to see the newly independent Saab come out with a new 9-5, albeit one that will have been designed under GM ownership, but this one really doesn't look anything like an E60...
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Originally Posted by swajames' post='994063' date='Aug 31 2009, 11:28 PM
Firstly, it's good to see the newly independent Saab come out with a new 9-5, albeit one that will have been designed under GM ownership, but this one really doesn't look anything like an E60...
What is independent about the Saab or GM?
US state owned GM (just nationalized) is not independent and they have not sold the Saab yet.
The buyer would be the Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg that has some 50 employees now.
But still, the Swedes may put in the $$$$$$$$$...
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The rims look like BMW, the front aero are a direct bite from lamborghini/Audi w those trapizoidal air intakes, the back is an early TL mixed w the new RL for sure
