{"id":5640,"date":"2021-01-10T00:51:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T00:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.abuelsamid.com\/?p=5640"},"modified":"2021-01-10T18:25:53","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T18:25:53","slug":"rumormill-saab-to-enter-wrc-with-new-9-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.abuelsamid.com\/?p=5640","title":{"rendered":"Rumormill: Saab to enter WRC with new 9-2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saab 9-X Air BioHybrid Concept \u2013 Click above for high-res image gallery<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Saab<\/a> was quite successful in rally competition once upon a time, and it looks like the automaker's new management hopes to kick-start the brand's revival with a return its motorsports<\/a> roots.<\/p>\n

The word out of Europe is that Saab<\/a> has met with World Rally Championship officials and committed to a 2012 entry into the series with a machine based on its upcoming smaller car. Depending on who you talk to, the new model could be dubbed either the 9-1 or 9-2.<\/p>\n

The small car project originally began several years ago when Saab was still under the General Motors<\/a> umbrella with the car expected to be based on the Gamma platform that underpins the Opel<\/a> Corsa. As an independent, Saab doesn't have the resources to develop such a platform on its own and is currently talking to other potential partners including BMW<\/a> and some Chinese makers. Expect its design to be inspired heavily by the Saab 9-X Air BioHybrid concept (above).<\/p>\n

If Saab hooks up with BMW<\/a>, it could have a Mini-based 9-1\/9-2 competing against the new Mini<\/a> Countryman WRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/08\/09\/rumormill-saab-to-enter-wrc-with-new-9-2\/<\/p>\n

2010-08-09T13:59:00+00:00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Saab 9-X Air BioHybrid Concept \u2013 Click above for high-res image gallery
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