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2008 Saab 9-3 Cabriolet Facelift Snapped NakedThis is a discussion on 2008 Saab 9-3 Cabriolet Facelift Snapped Naked within the Saab forums, part of the More European Cars category; Looks like Saab folks have been pretty careless lately as the upcoming 2008 9-3 (has been caught unguarded and unmasked ... |
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04-21-2007, 11:45 PM
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  | 2008 Saab 9-3 Cabriolet Facelift Snapped Naked  Looks like Saab folks have been pretty careless lately as the upcoming 2008 9-3 (has been caught unguarded and unmasked for the second time this month not by pros but by a random reader. Following the revealing 2008 9-3 SW snap shots an AMS reader managed to catch an unmasked facelifted 9-3 Convertible parked at a petrol station just begging to be immortalized by his cell phone camera.  In comparison with the facelifted SW we showed you a couple of weeks ago the Convertible gets the same 9-5 inspired front end with the “Aero-X” type grille and eyelash-headlights. The difference is that the Convertible features a different bumper and heaps of chrome accents that make it look very busy. In the rear-end the facelift Convertible gets a set of clear tail lamps and a chrome insert while the bumper looses its protective pads. Unlike the sedan and SW versions, the redesigned soft-top 9-3 doesn’t get the Cadillac BLS door handles.  The 2008 9-3 Sedan, Cabriolet and SW versions will go on sale this fall but there’s a good chance that we'll see the first official pictures quite sooner as according to inside info, GM's planning to reveal initial info in mid May. From:CARSCOOP
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| Re: 2008 Saab 9-3 Cabriolet Facelift Snapped Naked SAAB Design has always been my cup of tee  and this looks more than great! way to go SAAB. 
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04-22-2007, 04:43 AM
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| Re: 2008 Saab 9-3 Cabriolet Facelift Snapped Naked The front looks pretty good, the same can't be said for the rear though! It's unusual that car companies would let there new cars out 'naked'! |
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| Re: 2008 Saab 9-3 Cabriolet Facelift Snapped Naked The front of the car looks better than expected, but the rear looks really bad. Not sure if this is the final finished new tailight design, but my main issue is the new rear bumper. The car now appears to have a massive swollen arse. Saab probably thought nobody cares about their cars anyway so they didn't bother to put on any disguise.
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|  Re: 2008 Saab 9-3 Cabriolet Facelift Snapped Naked Well done GM. It looks like your plans to kill Saab once and for all it will finally work.
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| Re: 2008 Saab 9-3 Cabriolet Facelift Snapped Naked Well really Saab stop being "Saab" years ago. The Opel inbreeding has been going on for years, this is just the final part of the plan. Saab is nothing more than a poodle in GM's 3-ring circus. M
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