Spotted in England a few days ago and it’s right hand drive.
Spotted in England a few days ago and it’s right hand drive.
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Wow, looks good! Maybe the printed 1 under the windshield means it is actually the first car delivered in the UK ?
I want mine now, but have to wait two years đ
Nice looking car đ me like, but it is maybe more likely to be a test vehicle ?? It got Swedish plates at least.
/Christofer
I know it is a pre-productoin model being shown to a few people.
My comment was intended as a reply to Jos but I missed to hit the reply button đ .
Anyway It is really great that they have at least one 9-5 sportcombi running around in the UK. Are they showing this car for the dealers or is it only for test purposes ?
/Christofer
That’s a swedish plate. My guess is its just a visitor.
Swedish plates. Maybe they’re testing the SC on the British roads so it will be really to take on the local press.
This car just looks so good in ‘too many’ colors đ Can’t make up my mind.
Now THAT would be a good idea, given the previous experience. Someone should call Graeme Lambert, maybe? It would be a nice scoop for a friend, the first UK driving impression of the 9-5 SC.
Ivo
No need to call – Auto Express have been asked to drive this (or another SC) tomorrow at Saab GB’s cranfield base and give opinion and suggestions about our thoughts on the car, its competitors and its position in the market place.
Sadly it won’t be me behind the wheel, but my boss will be there instead.
From the VIN and the rest of the data. It is a TTiD Manual XWD Aero already build on the “normal” assembly plant.
Thought the same when i was for the prototype Assembly code.
I missed to write the word “looking” in my sentence above. Sorry đ
Yes,
prototype assembly line is 9; regular assembly line is 4 for the 9-5.
reason number one for survival and future success plus renault ups the ante in Australia http://www.themotorreport.com.au/51672/renault-five-year-passenger-car-warranty-announced-for-australia
I believe Saab are intending to bring across some early right hand drive estates for chassis testing by journalists on UK roads so they can get the ride/handling right, and avoid the criticism the saloon took. This must be one of them.
Sorry, but is quite boring at the office right now.
The car is on the Wavendon Rd., the crossing road is the Broughton Rd. in Salford, near by Milton Keynes.
About 2 miles from Saab UK in Cranfield.
Newport Pagnell…? Isn’t there something (else) interesting located there? Aston Martin, perhaps?
I think the whole JLR group is also in the vicinity of Milton Keynes.
I think that SAAB decided that the ultimate test for the new 9-5SC would be if it survives 100 miles of UK roads which are now 3rd world status.
Our family with 4 cars and only 1 has survived unscathed in the past 2 months (mine) from potholes that would make the Grand Canyon look like a minor road depression.
The car does look good though!
So maybe Saab should think about a tracked version of the 9-5SC for your neck of the woods?
đ
Ivo
There’re only 2 reason possible regarding this car:
– homologation for the UK market, wich make no sence because of EU homologation
– Test drives for journos and dealers/ VIPs
or maybe a third reason: Test drives for chassis adjustments and feedback from test customers.
That car is so damn hot.
Yeah, it is, Jos. Too bad you and I and a few others here will have to be patient for a number of years… This may well end up to be the one Saab to get me out of my good old 9000. How about you?
Ivo
I say two of them at Nacka strand last weekend and I am really surprised how tall and chunky it looks on the images if you compare it to the IRL impression. At the spring saloon it looked really sleak, low and sporty.
Maybe the camera adds 500 pounds?
I can’t help my self staring at this car, it has such a great presence!
There is a larger photo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/trollpowersaab/5616145276/in/photostream
Im a dealer and can say that we have not seen sight of this car, so must be some sort of test car! Lets hope Saab get through there recent issues and get this car out to market ASAP!
Hi Craig
yes it was a test car. testing our roads etc.
My dealer here in Germany (near Frankfurt) told me, that the first 9-5 Estate will come to Germany till Summer (July)
Saab Germany has given their dealers september as the official launch date and not july.
…just beautiful..!
Dannii,
nice pictures,
and btw your town is easy to find, although it is in the middle of nowhere. đ
I was in Stoke Goldington (a few miles north of Milton Keynes on Monday and there was a convoy of 5 9-5s car two of which were SC estates heading north. Typical, I had not seen a new 9-5 on the road then I see 5 in one go. They all Swedish registered and right hand drive.
Wow, looks great!
The color reminds me of a steel gray viggen.
She does look great. I think I’m gonna see if the wife will sell her Volvo (I said VOLVO) then I can afford my 5th Saab-it would be this 9-5 S/C AWD-black/black
Back to the future
if you click on the picture and download it, them blowit up in windows picture gallery, you will see it is a RHD version
Now this pic of this beautiful car is as my wallpaper on my MBP.
I noticed that this car was taken into use on April 4th (I trafik första gĂ„ngen i Sverige: 2011-04-04). This was after the factory was halted. My thoughts are that things are still moving forward despite of the production being in a standstill. Marketing and product development probably work “as usual”…
These are encouraging pictures to see when the financial news are dominating the Saab-scene…
It was a test drive for the UK press:
http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/saab-9-5-sport-tourer-driven/256566