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Saab Aero-X Debuts in Transformers Sequel - 2009
April 1st, 2008 by Ryan - 2 Comments
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According to a highly credible source as of late that ties into a mention by Eric Geers during an interview at the North American International Auto Show in January, the Saab Aero-X Concept car will be debuting in the second Transformers film which apparently will be on or near June 24th 2009. With General Motors the main sponsor for the first Transformers movie in 2007, it gives even more credibility to this news as of late as the Saab brand under GM ownership making an appropriate debut like this.
I understand that the Saab Aero-X will be a new version of the transformer character called “WheelJack”. Wheeljack has many similiar design elements, especially the notable wrap-around windscreen and white body color.
The irony if this character is chosen to embody the Aero-X concept car, is that “wheeljack”, was apparently a LANCIA vehicle, harkening back to Saab’s past history collaborating with Lancia (Fiat) on both the Saab 600 and 9000 projects.
I wonder if the Saab Aero-X will take on a new transforming routine by converting into a jet, hence the “Born From Jets” tagline or will it turn into the same character as Wheeljack, just a robot or both a robot and an airplane?
It will be interesting as time moves on where and when this Aero-X will be depicted in this film.
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Posted: April 1st, 2008 under 2000-2009, Aero-X.
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Comment from Ryan
Time: June 12, 2008, 12:48 am
Dear “Wheeljack”,
Thanks for your concern. For the record, I’m not Saab, I’m an independent blogger that runs this website, Saabhistory.com
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Time: July 29, 2008, 11:49 pm
[…] Saab History are reporting that the Saab Aero-X concept car will be used in the Transformers sequel as the alt version of Wheeljack. Given that General Motors are providing the cars for the movie it is highly probable that this rumor shall unfold to be true. […]
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