“Our first vehicles are just hitting retailers and our first customer sale took place last weekend at Saab North Olmstead in Cleveland, Ohio,” said Tim Colbeck, President and COO SCNA. “This is an exciting product, with a true Saab crossover that gives us entry into a new segment.
It seems that the Swedish brand has managed to enter the rising crossover market with its 9-4X model. The new crossover has begun arriving at U.S. dealerships and Saab claims it has already received 100 orders for the 9-4x crossover modelalso the manufacturer has 199 dealerships across the U.S.
This model was recently awarded “Top Safety Pick” by IIHS. It brings car-like handling and ride qualities to the crossover segment. The secret behind its dynamic performance is a unique body structure, purpose-designed for a crossover application and free from compromises through adapting an existing sedan or wagon format.
Its advanced chassis offers car-like handling characteristics with sporty and responsive driving qualities. Available technologies include Saab’s DriveSense adaptive chassis, with real-time damping control, and Saab XWD, a cutting edge all wheel-drive system with an electronically-controlled rear limited-slip differential (eLSD)
The Saab 9-4X Crossover was engineered by GM based on the same platform with the Cadillac SRX. The American car maker has started the production of 9-4X in February at its Mexico based facility. Considering that Saab had problems with the suppliers pending payments, it was forced to postpone the output at its plant in Trollhattan, Sweden.
Finally, Saab managed to acquire new funding from various sources, including Chinese automakers, and expects to resume routine early August in Sweden.
The 9-4X crossover entry level price is $34,205 MSRP for front-wheel-drive and $48,835 MSRP for the 9-4X Aero XWD model.
Source: Saab
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Sweet and cheap.