Marcel went and visited the Geneva Motor Show yesterday and provided these fantastic shots of the two company stands.
Looking at these shots, you can’t help but feel they’re companies “on the up”. All the cars look sensational and the word from who’ve visited the the Saab stand, at least, is that interest has been steady all the way through.
My thanks to Marcel for these. Please click to enlarge.
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That Hirshed SAAB looks awsome, yes the Spyker aren`t too shabby either.
Hirsch always manage to put somthing on top of a great car. And those Spykers are quite nice, too.
Pardon a novice, but what is really the point of those extralights (that is what they are, right?) down at the bottom of the front of the 9-3? (Second to last picture shows them best.) I know that very many brands have something similar, but I’ve never had a car with them myself, so I hadn’t really thought about them until just now. And the black area between them, does that serve a purpose, or is it just decorative?
Is it all perhaps just a way to try to make the very high front end look more interesting, as you have to have it anyway because of pedestrian safety regulations?
Pardon a novice, but what is really the point of those extralights (that is what they are, right?) down at the bottom of the front of the 9-3? (Second to last picture shows them best.) I know that very many brands have something similar, but I’ve never had a car with them myself, so I hadn’t really thought about them until just now. And the black area between them, does that serve a purpose, or is it just decorative?
Is it all perhaps just a way to try to make the very high front end look more interesting, as you have to have it anyway because of pedestrian safety regulations?
Pardon a novice, but what is really the point of those extralights (that is what they are, right?) down at the bottom of the front of the 9-3? (Second to last picture shows them best.) I know that very many brands have something similar, but I’ve never had a car with them myself, so I hadn’t really thought about them until just now. And the black area between them, does that serve a purpose, or is it just decorative?
Is it all perhaps just a way to try to make the very high front end look more interesting, as you have to have it anyway because of pedestrian safety regulations?
Pardon a novice, but what is really the point of those extralights (that is what they are, right?) down at the bottom of the front of the 9-3? (Second to last picture shows them best.) I know that very many brands have something similar, but I’ve never had a car with them myself, so I hadn’t really thought about them until just now. And the black area between them, does that serve a purpose, or is it just decorative?
Is it all perhaps just a way to try to make the very high front end look more interesting, as you have to have it anyway because of pedestrian safety regulations?
Pardon a novice, but what is really the point of those extralights (that is what they are, right?) down at the bottom of the front of the 9-3? (Second to last picture shows them best.) I know that very many brands have something similar, but I’ve never had a car with them myself, so I hadn’t really thought about them until just now. And the black area between them, does that serve a purpose, or is it just decorative?
Is it all perhaps just a way to try to make the very high front end look more interesting, as you have to have it anyway because of pedestrian safety regulations?
They’re daytime running lights (I think that’s what you mean) and they are either for safety or fashion, depending who you talk to. Not my cup of tea.
I think you find they are a spoiler or splitter.
Fantastic looking car that Hirsch have put together
They’re the fog lights, if I’m looking at the right ones. Increased short range lighting for when it’s foggy and the longer range headlamps light up a white curtain way ahead but leave you somewhat blinded in the short range.
The black horizontal bit below the bumper is the splitter. Creates downforce by creating a high pressure area above and directing air below away from the car.
Some splitters and diffusers (on the rear) are purely cosmetic but I believe the Hirsch ones (as above) are aerodynamically designed and tested and are functional.
Thanks, Swade! OK, fog lights, that makes some sense then. And aerodynamics are of course always important.
To me, this very high front end that cars have nowadays isn’t very attractive. I think the 9-3 above would look better if you just cut off everything below the license plate (and lowered the car accordingly). But it’s easier to live with it knowing that it actually serves a purpose and isn’t just a design feature.
Thanks, Swade! OK, fog lights, that makes some sense then. And aerodynamics are of course always important.
To me, this very high front end that cars have nowadays isn’t very attractive. I think the 9-3 above would look better if you just cut off everything below the license plate (and lowered the car accordingly). But it’s easier to live with it knowing that it actually serves a purpose and isn’t just a design feature.
Thanks, Swade! OK, fog lights, that makes some sense then. And aerodynamics are of course always important.
To me, this very high front end that cars have nowadays isn’t very attractive. I think the 9-3 above would look better if you just cut off everything below the license plate (and lowered the car accordingly). But it’s easier to live with it knowing that it actually serves a purpose and isn’t just a design feature.
Thanks, Swade! OK, fog lights, that makes some sense then. And aerodynamics are of course always important.
To me, this very high front end that cars have nowadays isn’t very attractive. I think the 9-3 above would look better if you just cut off everything below the license plate (and lowered the car accordingly). But it’s easier to live with it knowing that it actually serves a purpose and isn’t just a design feature.
Thanks, Swade! OK, fog lights, that makes some sense then. And aerodynamics are of course always important.
To me, this very high front end that cars have nowadays isn’t very attractive. I think the 9-3 above would look better if you just cut off everything below the license plate (and lowered the car accordingly). But it’s easier to live with it knowing that it actually serves a purpose and isn’t just a design feature.
Behind the black opening is the intercooler, I believe. Very important, allows us to acccccccelerrrrrrate…
The height of the front end is part of safety testing and is meant protect a pedestrian in an accident. The concept is that the person will get thrown up in a collision rather than going under the car. The same rules have eliminated most hood ornaments since they are essentially death to a pedestrian in an accident.
I agree with you on the design – it makes most cars look fairly odd with a very blunt nose.
I agree, the high front ends now adays are basically mandated by stupid safety regulations. I say let the car companies design the car and let the idiot pedestrians figure out how to look both ways before crossing… Soon we’ll have templates to match like stock car racing!
WOW! They all look great.
What Saabs were on the display floor with these?
That white Aero convertible gets me EVERYTIME. I’m not a fan of white, at all. Until I got up close and personal with a white Aero convertible with black interior. Gorgeous and I instantly wanted one. It has changed my interior view on white cars and I’m now considering a white 9-5, coming from a black 9-3.
DROOOL
beautiful 9-3. now that’s a car that will bring people over to the stand. Those dark wheels may just look even better on the white car than on the TurboX.
Great looking cars! It will be even better once Saab and Spyker share the same stand/space.
I’m loving the Aero-X wheels on the vert. Are those 18s because they look pretty big. Good to see Saab putting on a show again.
Yes,great cars!!!!!….as a romanian, the first picture looks funny to me: above saab it’s DUSTER!!!!…hahaha
Sooo… shall I assume that Aero vert is the 2.0T?
“I’m loving the Aero-X wheels on the vert. ”
I think you meant Turbo X
Been there on saturday. Impressed by the 9-5, this could really be the turnaround car for new Saab. Unfortunately it was impossible to take pictures of the car because doors were always (!!) open with people sitting in the cars. Incredible interest by the audience.
Let’s hope some of them will be buyers… so Saab can build my next-generation 9-3 convertible
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