[chico_85]

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FirstDrives/articleId=106352#4

They liked it but unlike typical Edmunds' reviews of Saab, this review sounds too good to me. Maybe they got paid by Saab.

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[johnc_22]

Hopefully the car's really that good. I've got the 210hp 4-cylinder Aero but the V6 one with dual exhaust will be even better. I really think the wagon will be just as good for those that need the space.

 

[Cayman1]

Can't wait to test drive this one! I almost bought an A4 avant cause i love wagons and this one looks good!

 

[Viscouse]

We also like the way the standard Saab hockey stick swoosh is smoothly incorporated into the D-pillar.

Sorry to be thick, but what is Saab's standard hockey stick?

 

[LinearSLT]

Viscouse,

Surely you jest ? Take a look at the 99 or C900. Follow the beltline (lower window sheet metal interface) from the front to the rear as is curves back around the rear vent window. Looks just like a Nike swoosh or hockey stick. Other than the 9000, that design signature has been on all Saabs including OG and NG 900 and the 9-3 to a certain extent.

LinearSLT

 

[Rob in Atlanta]

Sorry to be thick, but what is Saab's standard hockey stick?

SAAB's have a "hockey stick." BMW's have a "Hoffmeister kink."

The designer, Wilhelm Hoffmeister, is credited with first penning the little forward wedge at the base of the C-pillar that has become a BMW design hallmark known as the "Hoffmeister kink." Apparently, it only seemed kinky the first time, because the same styling cue has not only adorned nearly every BMW since but also many a would-be Bimmer from other manufacturers.

Leave it to the Germans to be kinky. :lol:

 

[Viscouse]

Viscouse,

Surely you jest ? Take a look at the 99 or C900. Follow the beltline (lower window sheet metal interface) from the front to the rear as is curves back around the rear vent window. Looks just like a Nike swoosh or hockey stick. Other than the 9000, that design signature has been on all Saabs including OG and NG 900 and the 9-3 to a certain extent.

LinearSLT

OK, that's what I thought. I grew up with the SS, which is a bit lacking of that feature, but you're right, it is very clear on every other hatchback. Besides, I'm an engineer, not a designer. Tell me what it's supposed to look like & I'll make it. Don't ask me to design what it's supposed to look like. :cheesy: