Saab Phoenix Concept para Genebra

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Estamos a dias da apresentação do 1º concept a ser apresentado pela Saab na era Spyker. Fica no ar uma enorme curiosidade!

Saab hatchback concept teased ahead of Geneva

It looks like Saab is planning a party for this year's Geneva Motor Show. The Scandinavian automaker has just rolled out its invitations to the shindig, and the cards feature a whopping total of four cars covered by sheets. According to the company, the public at large will get its first look an all-new concept car from the automaker, and judging by the inset image below, it looks like it could be a return-to-form hatchback that presages the next 9-3. In addition to the show car, there will likely be special edition versions of the 9-3 and 9-3 Cabriolet. Of course, the 9-4X crossover will be on the show stand, and the freshly teased 9-5 SportCombi is also set to make an appearance.

Saab Concept CarAccording to enthusiast site Saabs United, both the tweaked 9-3 and 9-3 Cabriolet are said to be getting a pre-Geneva unveil on February 23. Expect to see full photos and greater detail on what those models will have to offer as we get closer to that date.

Hopefully, these new models will help drum up some interest in Saab. Last year, the Swedish automaker struggled to find traction after being released from General Motors' shackles, selling a mere 5,445 units in the States. Officials have earmarked a goal of triple that figure for 2011.

Saab hatchback concept teased ahead of Geneva — Autoblog

Salon de l'auto Genève - Saab Suisse






Foto com contraste:

Fonte: SaabsUnited

[Sweden]

O teu "clone" aqui no forum (o xeLa) antecipou-se e já referiu esta notícia do Tópico SAAB (está na 2ª página do Geral).

[ALuisRS]

Não tem mal estar repetido, pelo menos por mim, assim fica com um tópico só este concept.

Participações assim nunca são a mais.

Voltando ao assunto: estou muito curioso com o futuro da Saab.

[rantamplan]

Deve ser uma versão hatchback do Saab 9-3 que será, finalmente, a implementação do sempre prometido mas nunca implementado Saab 9-1.

Faz falta concorrência no sector dos hatchbacks! Só faltava a Lancia lançar um para termos um sector super-competitivo!

[Lagarto]

Deve ser uma versão hatchback do Saab 9-3 que será, finalmente, a implementação do sempre prometido mas nunca implementado Saab 9-1.

Faz falta concorrência no sector dos hatchbacks! Só faltava a Lancia lançar um para termos um sector super-competitivo!

Então e o Delta?

[BLADERUNNER]

Achei que deveria ter um tópico à parte, pois poderá dar origem ao futuro Saab 9-3, 9-2 ou 9-1(?)
Mediante aquilo que vier, tenho alguma infomação a acrescentar posteriormente.

A SaabsUnited já fez um render com base na foto que aparece no 1ºpost. Vejam:
(teaser + complemento):


(efeito final):


Poderá sair algo assim?
E será a forma embrionária do futuro 9-3 ou 9-1 (ou 9-2)?

PS: O xeLa está a fazer um excelente trabalho.

[Movyk]

Eu acho que vai ser algo assim:





EDIT: Ups parece que meti água. Não é a Saab que pertence à Geely mas sim a Volvo As minhas desculpas.

[xeLa]

O teu "clone" aqui no forum (o xeLa) antecipou-se e já referiu esta notícia do Tópico SAAB (está na 2ª página do Geral).

Confesso que só o pus lá porque achei que já tinha criado demasiados tópicos num curto espaço de tempo

Achei que deveria ter um tópico à parte, pois poderá dar origem ao futuro Saab 9-3, 9-2 ou 9-1(?)
Mediante aquilo que vier, tenho alguma infomação a acrescentar posteriormente.

Realmente, também acho que pode ter um tópico à parte.

PS: O xeLa está a fazer um excelente trabalho.

Obrigado

[BLADERUNNER]

Design controverso como se quer naquele que poderá ser o concept que ditará a nova linguagem estilística que veremos na próxima geração do 9-3 já sob a tutela da Spyker (e com o seu dedinho na criação).

Saab PhoeniX concept – embargo broken

by SWADE on MARCH 1, 2011

Car and Driver have seemingly broken Saab’s embargo. These images are now out there, so I’m bringing them here to Saabs United.
Of course, these are just the first two images and they’re CGI images, at that. The real thing will be seen later today at the Geneva Motor Show and I’m sure there will be more words, as well as many more photos.
As mentioned earlier, this will be seen as a controversial design. That’s the way all new designs should be.





Jeff P did a good job of summarising some points from the C&D article.

• eXWD
• 200hp, 184 lb-ft (199 lb-ft temporary boost available) transversely mounted, turbocharged and direct-injected 1.6-liter four-cylinder BMW engine
• 34-hp electric motor and a 1.1-kWh lithium-ion battery pack with a “touch” of torque-vectoring, sort of like a new Re-Axs
• Gullwing doors
• The arches over the body are “vestigial aircraft wings” according to JC, and these were clearly not depicted in the teaser photograph. This makes me wonder if they’re removable or not. I’d be curious to see the car without them (and will be rendering as such overnight)
• All LED lighting, with Red instead of green inside which is supposed to remind people of the beating heart. I like it for the concept, I’m not sure if that’s intended for production.

Comments are open, but remember, the real thing will be showing, and will be photographed from all angles later today.
saabsunited

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This concept’s front-end styling and eXWD all-wheel-drive system will grace future production models.

For the better part of the last decade, Saab cranked out attractive—even occasionally sexy—concept cars with styling, features, layouts, and tech the company just couldn’t apply to production cars. So while the company is celebrating its liberation from General Motors with anIndependence Edition 9-3 convertible—woo!—it also is putting a flag in the ground with a new concept sports coupe called the PhoeniX. (Don’t blame Saab’s bosses for the generic moniker—pickings were slim that Sunday at the Metaphors Galore outlet store.) The name, of course, refers to the mythical firebird that turns to ashes and reinvents itself every millennium or so, and that’s the company’s intended message with this hybrid-electric, turbocharged all-wheel-drive concept. It debuts at this year’s Geneva auto show.
Saabnitive Dissonance
First things first: The PhoeniX ain’t headed for production. But like any good lingonberry-tart-in-the-sky concept, it does two very important things. First, the PhoeniX represents the stylistic debut of new Saab pen-maestro Jason Castriota, whose name is attached to such stunners as the Ferrari 599GTB Fiorano and the Maserati GranTurismo. Yes, Saab’s honchos actually went and hired the former head of Ferrari’s special projects division—that’s the office responsible for building anything the world’s oligarch car fans want—to design the cars headed to a university parking lot near you.
Castriota calls the styling theme seen on the PhoeniX “Aeromotional Design.” Outside of that nonsensical jargon, you should know that this car’s schnoz previews the schnozes of future Saabs, and that not much else of the design will reach production. Take note of the big Saab logo on the grille, centered in a body-colored wing—one of a never-ending group of design tributes to the company’s aviation history. That grille is flanked with gun-slit LED headlamps, which have a fair chance of appearing on roadgoing models. Also contending for a shot at production is an active air shutter, which helps this concept achieve a claimed 0.25 coefficient of drag. Most definitely remaining on Mr. Castriota’s drafting table, however, are the “vestigial wings of an aircraft” atop each door, which are said to direct air onto the rear deck for high-speed stability, or, perhaps, to make the PhoeniX easier to carry. The doors are of the gullwing variety, and will join the Saab Aero X concept’s fighter jet canopy in the Swedish company’s Museum of Concept-Only Apertures.
At the rear, the PhoeniX features a Kamm tail—an alleged homage to the company’s old Sonett coupe. Unfortunately, with its matrix of red lighting, we think it’s more a reminder of Saab’s former sibling Pontiac, and its 1990s-era Firebird.
Indoors, the 2+2 PhoeniX gets the full concept treatment, with exposed metallic accents mimicking a roll cage, an afterburner-inspired gauge pod (don’t singe your eyebrows, please), and red LED accent lighting that “reminds occupants that a fiery heart lies at the center of the PhoeniX.” In the event that line fails to entertain passengers, there’s also a Google Android–powered, touch-screen-driven infotainment system, called IQon, which is a safe bet to make it into future production Saabs and infuriate linguists.
Buzzword Bingo: Hybrid-Electric, Turbo, Direct Injection
It would be unfair to criticize Saab for ticking every box on the buzzword bingo board, but when you’re cramming your concept with cutting-edge, production-ready tech, it’s inevitable.
Saab’s new all-wheel-drive system, which is dubbed eXWD—and which explains the capitalized X in the car’s name—was developed jointly with American Axle. Power for the front wheels comes from a transversely mounted, turbocharged and direct-injected 1.6-liter four-banger from the BMW/Mini cache. (This engine is the first fruit of the two firms’ agreement to exchange BMW’s mills for Saab’s money.) In this application, the little motor makes 200 hp, thanks to the aforementioned technologies, along with variable valve timing and lift control. It hooks to a six-speed manual. Torque is rated at 184 lb-ft, with another 15 lb-ft available with a temporary overboost function. But the rear wheels also put power to pavement, courtesy of a 34-hp electric motor and a 1.1-kWh lithium-ion battery pack; Saab claims this setup enables “a touch” of torque vectoring.

The PhoeniX rides on the platform that will underpin the next-gen 9-3 (perhaps called 93), although the company hasn’t disclosed whether it’s an evolution of the car’s current structure, a loaner from the BMW bin, or something else altogether.
Saab may not yet have risen from the ashes—January’s sales were dismal enough to make Jaguar look like a success story—but the PhoeniX shows us that with a passionate designer and smart tie-ups for powertrains, it could be on the right track. We’re just glad the Firebird cues and sippy-cup handles will stay on the shelf.

caranddriver

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Mais Genebra com as máquinas "ao vivo":

Geneva 2011: Saab PhoeniX Concept previews a new Swedish shape

It's been about one year since Saab and General Motors parted ways, and the automaker is hellbent on showing the world what it's capable of creating on its own means. In addition to an Independence Edition of the 9-3 Convertible, Saab is showing off a major concept for the brand at this year's Geneva show – a design that will preview the future face of the automaker, penned by famed designer Jason Castriota. In case you haven't been paying attention, Castriota has created such pretty creations as the Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarinaand Bertone Mantide.

Castriota's latest creation, the Saab PhoeniX, is a sleek hatchback concept that uses the automaker's new 'aeromotional' design language. Saab describes this as "a visual evocation of the aerodynamic design principles and passion for innovation that inspired the creators of Saab's first car, the iconic Ursaab." Long story short – absolute gorgeousness. The concept uses butterfly doors that reveal a two-plus-two seating arrangement, and the modern interpretation of the Saab teardrop shape is seriously attractive.

Under the shapely metal is Saab's 200-horsepower 1.6-liter turbocharged inline-four mated to the automaker's XWD all-wheel-drive system. Inside, the PhoeniX uses the new Saab IQon infotainment platform that uses the Google Android operating system. The car itself may be totally conceptual, but we'll see IQon make its way into Saab products in the coming years (stay tuned for more details).

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/01/saab-phoenix-concept-geneva-2011/

[BLADERUNNER]

Foto-galeria em pose artística.

[budidi]

só faltam agora os retro-visores

mt engraçado, mas aquela ideia de aileron flutuante... é um bocado "arriscada"

[FredSimoes]

Está de facto diferente! Algo futurista.

[caditonuno]

muito original, completamente diferente do normal da saab! e aquelas jantes "maciças"...

[BLADERUNNER]

Ao vivo, mas com os interiores à mostra. Será que está aqui a ser mostrada a nova tendência com mão Spyker?! Pelo menos o novo director de design da Saab, Jason Castriota, parece estar a colocar um novo rumo na linguagem de estilo da marca.

[bg2]

eu aguardo com alguma expectativa do trabalho do Castriota.

até porque não faz mal nenhum uma rotura em termos de estilo à SAAB

[jomaso]

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Graças a Deus as caixas manuais ainda não morreram.

[Oktober]

Gosto do facto de continuar a parecer imediatamente um Saab, talvez pela reinterpretação de elementos de design de Saab's antigos, nomeadamente na forma como toda a traseira foi pensada.

Mas quando vejo estas fotos, o carro parece-me estranho. Olhando de perfil, por exemplo, a traseira parece-me estar "de rabo levantado" face à dianteira.
E não sou fã do monofarolim traseito à anos 80, estilo "Kit"...

[BLADERUNNER]

Agora os vídeos (muito interessantes)
Vídeo: Jason Castriota e o Saab Phoenix:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAJyHLll9sw&feature=player_embedded

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Chris Bangle and Jason Castriota discuss the SAAB PhoeniX Concept.mov:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fNg9jP66JU&feature=related


Vídeos da criação/construção do modelo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibkRWoV241c&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWOwtrC4wQM&feature=channel