Saab 9-3x Cross-Combi Spy Photos From Kiruna, Sweden!

Posted on 05. Feb, 2009 by Ryan in 2000-2009, 9-3xc

Photo Credits: The Motor Authority

The Saab 9-3x Cross-Combi is now appearing in spy photos again, this time by the motoring press who have been evidently camping out up in Kiruna, Sweden, where Saab Automobile is testing and filming.

Both Motor Trend & The Motor Authority are showing these photos they have taken, and they look really good, although they were taken at night. If you want to see their gallery,there a lot more, so I would suggest clicking on both of these two links.

It looks like by the photos, that the 9-3x Cross-Combi is driving with steels with directional snows and Saab wheel covers (ironically only available in Sweden, just ask me how hard they were to get for a friend in the U.S.) Also, with the snow, I don’t really tell that it is actually raised 30mm more than the normal 9-3 SportCombi, so this would be interesting to compare both vehicles in a test drive in the snow.

I am now looking forward to seeing the video of this car in action now that we’ve gotten to see some photos. These “spy” photos make me wonder, once again, because the faces and license plates are all blurred, so I guess this is out of respect, because I bet that the paparazzi wouldn’t extend that kind of professional courtesy.

This marks a triple in the spy photo realm, given that we’re now seeing the next generation 9-5 and 9-4x, all at the same time! This surely sounds like exciting times ahead, here’s hoping for positive news for the future of Saab Automobile’s independence on February 17th!

Tags: Kiruna, Motor Authority, Motor Trend, spy, Sweden, United States