Spy Shots: Saab 9-5 still coming despite brand's hardship
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedans/Saloons</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchbacks</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/saab/" rel="tag">Saab</a></p><a href="http://www.worldcarfans.com/9090507.026/saab-9-5-spied-with-undisguised-front-rear-lights"><img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/saab_95_spy.jpg" alt="" /></a>An eagle-eyed spy shooter hiding behind the bushes somewhere in Europe managed to capture a trio of next-gen Saab 9-5 hatchbacks wearing a bit less camouflage than we've seen in the past. For the first time, we can see the new Swedish beauty's front and rear light clusters, along with what appears to be a gently sloping rear hatchback shape.<br /><br />Besides getting an idea of the car's general shape, these shots seem to indicate the next 9-5 will be much larger than the car it replaces. We also <a href="http://www.saabsunited.com/2009/05/">hear</a>, though you can't see it in any of these shots, that the ignition switch will be replaced by a push-button starter located in the console between the two front seats - just as Thor himself intended.<br /><br />There's not much else of interest to be gleaned from these shots unless you <em>really </em>have a thing for LED light clusters, so the real important bit of information to take away is that Saab is indeed at work testing its next-gen range-topper model for a release <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/21/gm-confirms-launch-of-saab-9-3x-and-9-5-in-2009/">sometime before the end of the year</a>, despite the uncertainty surrounding the brand's future.<br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.worldcarfans.com/9090507.026/saab-9-5-spied-with-undisguised-front-rear-lights">World Car Fans</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/09/spy-shots-saab-9-5-still-coming-despite-brands-hardship/">Spy Shots: Saab 9-5 still coming despite brand's hardship</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Sat, 09 May 2009 14:06:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.worldcarfans.com/9090507.026/saab-9-5-spied-with-undisguised-front-rear-lights>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/09/spy-shots-saab-9-5-still-coming-despite-brands-hardship/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1540548/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/09/spy-shots-saab-9-5-still-coming-despite-brands-hardship/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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