BMW to supply engines to Saab
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There is only so many naff products you can shift through marketing, mind.
Are Saab then going to offer a DLC for the additional 2 cylinders then ?
Lmao, or a expansion to give effient dynamics perhaps?
Isnt the 1.6 turbo a peugeot citroen engine anyways on a serious note
I don't think so. That engine which is/was in the Mini was going to be phased out with BMW's own one.
With a BMW engine and Saab build quality it will be a world beater
No, it would be pointless, as most of the time when we have a 'Why bother a 9-5' thread it comes down to the one thing a Saab does well - turbocharged shove. With a BMW engine in there thats gone you may as well just buy the BMW
[TW]Fox;17475989 said:No, it would be pointless, as most of the time when we have a 'Why bother a 9-5' thread it comes down to the one thing a Saab does well - turbocharged shove. With a BMW engine in there thats gone you may as well just buy the BMW
Yea but then you wont have the Saab jet fighter cockpit
But SAAB for some reason still have a fan base and are still considered "good cars" by the general public so I think with the extra marketing of "there's a bimmer engine inside" they could do quite well, especially if Spyker add some of their styling to SAAB aerodynamicness.
SAAB have never made their own engines from scratch. They have had speedboat engines, Lancia engines, Ford engines, Triumph/Ricardo engines, FIAT group engines and GM engines. BMW is just another engine supplier.
The genius in SAAB is that they appeal to a certain type of person. They want something different and they can afford to pay for it.
The genius in SAAB is that they appeal to a certain type of person. They want something different and they can afford to pay for it.
A Saab 9-3 is neither something different nor particularly expensive.