Another Manufacturer Announces Premium Hatchback

Posted on 27. Oct, 2009 by Ryan in 2000-2009

As the silence continues to be deafening from Saab as to whether they will be producing premium hatchbacks in the future, Jaguar has recently announced that they will be launching a premium hatchback in the next few years.

This news continues with a long line of high end up market manufacturers planning on launching premium hatchback models in the next year or so. The lack of a response from Saab Automobile about their position on hatchbacks since they ended them back in 2002 continues to surprise many as they had a long 28-year history of building them (1974-2002).

The question is, will Saab ever consider re-entering this segment as other premium manufacturers plan on launching them on a global scale in the next few years?

Here is the list of eight of those manufacturers that we can only hope that Saab will join.

Skoda 2010 Superb W/Twin Back
Opel Insignia 2010 5-door hatch (same platform as all new Saab 9-5)
BMW 2010 3-Series & 5-Series Hatchbacks W/Twin Back
Audi 2010 A5 Sportback
Porsche – 2010 Panamera
Jaguar – 2014 XF Hatchback
Aston Martin – 2010 Rapide 5-Door Hatch
Bugatti 2013 Bugatti C16 Galibier 3-Door & 5-Door Hatch

Tags: Automotive Component Group, Bugatti C16 Galibier, Opel Insignia, saab 9-5, Saab Automobile