Meet Saab's '07 9-3

[Bimmer325]

Meet Saab's '07 9-3

While the 9-3's exterior carries over largely unchanged, it's interior recieves a moderate facelift for the '07 model year. The initial interior image posted last month was met with almost universal disapproval here on C&G. Luckily, further examination of the below images reveals a much-less "GMified" interior than earlier photos suggested. The lower-dash no-longer resembles a Casio and that black-tie radio certainly isn't the one out of your Cobalt. Have a look for yourself (56k Warning).

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Aero

http://isaab.net/img/9-3/2007/001.jpg

http://isaab.net/img/9-3/2007/002.jpg

Vector

http://isaab.net/img/9-3/2007/003.jpg

Linear

http://isaab.net/img/9-3/2007/004.jpg

[rueben44]

Well now the one with the Navigation system is very nice indeed. The others are ok also but a little plain. I still miss the previous design because it looked like you had a lot of controls to work with. I like that sometimes and when a car seems like it lacks buttons you feel like you don't have extra features.

[Croc]

I told everyone to chill.

[Flybrian]

I told everyone to chill.

Anyway, look at it this way: you can now switch radio stations without running off the road.

[FAPTurbo]

Well there goes the 'cockpit'. SAAB drivers I know love their buttons, so it'll be interesting to see how this plays out. This kinda takes away the quirkiness.

[Cadillacfan]

It's starting to grow on me a little... just a little. I knew that the radio/HVAC controls were slightly different just by looking at that one photo a few months ago but I really wish they would use a different design. GM needs to get different suppliers for different brands or at least get them to produce different designs because they're too similar.

Edited June 30, 2006 by Cadillacfan

[Cory Wolfe]

Still quite the disaster if you ask me... Ugh.

[Croc]

Anyway, look at it this way: you can now switch radio stations without running off the road.

Well I did tell people to calm down in the previous thread and that it wouldn't be all that bad, but as usual on C&G the melodramatics had to have their little flip out on how GM is failing, Lutz sucks, SAAB is being castrated...etc.

[Cory Wolfe]

Saab is being castrated...

[aaaantoine]

I welcome the button reduction.

Though I'm starting to agree with Cadillacfan. The "black tie" radio is cool, but there needs to be more variety or it will die quickly and painfully. Crap, give us the same exact functionality out of something that looks completely different. Is that too difficult?

[ToniCipriani]

The Nav looks better, but the regular radio is still a no. It IS the one from the other GM cars, just that the power symbol replaced with ON OFF.

[pow]

It's truer to the Saab ergonomics of old...

[pow]

The Nav looks better, but the regular radio is still a no. It IS the one from the other GM cars, just that the power symbol replaced with ON OFF.

The fonts, lighting, accessory trim, and surround are different.

[Imaj]

As long as it improves SAAB's sales it's OK with me. In fact it does look better than the '06.

[sciguy_0504]

Everything appears to be fine to me.

[Spike]

It looks like the Linear looses it's boost gauge…

[Clownzilla]

It looks like the Linear looses it's boost gauge…

166589[/snapback]

Yeah, I noticed that. Is it because there is no turbo, or they just wanted to cut costs? First off, there needs to be a turbo in ALL SAABS. Second, if they are just cutting costs, with the volume SAAB brings, that is not a prosperous cost cutting strategy (it can't be that expensive).