Saab 9-3X concept, circa 2002. Never made.
The fact that the Saab 9X was an even bigger shame, but I digress.
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Hyundai aren’t going to make this vehicle, either, or so they say.
But they will unveil this small SUV, called the Curb, as a concept vehicle in Detroit next week. It’s not the first time I’ve seen a Hyundai that looks a bit like another car. It’s not the first time I’ve seen one that looks like a Saab, either.
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I’m not contending that Hyundai stole this design language from Saab, no matter how derivative I find their work. I simply saw this Hyundai in a news article today and that duo of Saab concepts was the first thing I thought of. The 9X still makes me drool.
I’m just lamenting that one of my favourite concept families of all time, the 9X and 93X didn’t get to see the light of day. They could have been so good.
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httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zP0T5A93K0
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