Despite its affinity for front-wheel drive cars, especially in its legendary 99 and 900 badges, Swedish automaker Saab still managed to sell one of its properly cool cars as a wagon with all-wheel drive. The 9-2X Aero. But heres the thing: It wasnt a true Saab, but a mashup of GM DNA mixed with Subaru. And, it was entirely built by Subaru, too. But lets take a step back and try to get an idea of where it all started. When did Saab start slipping away? What did platform sharing and badge engineering mean for its legacy and survival? What happened at the end? And finally, will we ever see some form of Saab ever again? Today, on Past Gas: its the final part of our two-part series on Saab.
00:00 Intro 00:33 What Happened with SAAB? Pt 2 01:53 Justins WEIRD cars / Host intros 5:47 Catching up on Saab 8:06 Lets Talk Jets 14:53 Chime 16:02 Lectric E-Bikes 17:11The 9000 26:15Platform-Sharing Expands 32:19 Prize Picks 33:21 Shopify 34:31 Saab in NASCAR 39:50 Blatant Badge Engineering 53:17 Deep Financial Turmoil 58:54 Takeaways 1:00:02 Listener mail / Outro
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