# A Saab Astra?

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-saab-astra/11312>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [April 26, 2006, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-saab-astra/11312 "2006-04-26T18:55:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2006, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-saab-astra/11312/1 "2006-04-26T18:55:49Z")

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_Saab hopes to make a new compact model at its plant in Trollhattan, Sweden, Reuters reported last week._

Saab’s managing director, Jan-Ake Jonsson, told the Swedish news agency TT that the compact car would compete in the same segment as the BMW 3 Series and Audi A3 and be built on a platform similar to that of the next-generation Opel Astra. He did not say when the car would go into production.

The Trollhattan plant currently produces versions of its Saab 9-3 and 9-5 models and the new Cadillac BLS.

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Maybe this’ll replace the 9-2X since GM sold its stake in Subaru to Toyota? Who knows. The Astra VXR has a pretty nice 240 hp turbo Ecotec under the hood.

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**Author:** ![psphinx81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@psphinx81](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psphinx81)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-saab-astra/11312/2 "2006-04-26T19:15:13Z")

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undecided

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**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 4:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-saab-astra/11312/3 "2006-04-27T04:46:51Z")

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my god, i hope saab restyles that monstrosity

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**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-saab-astra/11312/4 "2006-04-27T06:05:14Z")

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I think the Volvo S…30? Is much spiffier. And I think that the Mazda 3/S40 is a better starting point than the Delta platform. (Delta=Cobalt, Astra)

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**Author:** ![Chriskozzi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/chriskozzi/32/7331_2.png) [@Chriskozzi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Chriskozzi)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-saab-astra/11312/5 "2006-04-27T20:53:59Z")

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they need to bring back the oldschool(79-93) 900’s, nothing that saab has now is attractive anymore…

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**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-saab-astra/11312/6 "2006-04-27T21:04:24Z")

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its got VW wheels, a mazda 3 hatch, 06 wrx tails, 06 civic windows, a harry potter badge, and chrysler pacificia panels

interesting