New small Saab for LA debut

21 October 2003: A new small Saab, the 9-2X, will debut at Los Angeles in December.

The car, which expands the Saab car range to below the 9-3, is the result of cooperation between Subaru and Saab, both GM-affiliated companies.

Two versions will be available, both with five-door bodystyles and all-wheel-drive as standard. The entry level Saab 9-2X will be powered by a naturally-aspirated 2.5-litre engine and the top Aero model will feature a 227 bhp, 2.0-litre turbo unit.

The Saab 9-2X is scheduled to go on sale early next summer in the USA and Canada, with other markets still under consideration. It will be sold in Japan through Subaru dealerships.

General Motors owns Saab Automobile AB and holds a 20 percent stake in Fuji Heavy Industries, owners of Subaru. The new Saab 9-2X will be produced in Fuji Heavy Industries’ facilities in Japan, beginning in the spring of 2004.

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