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The Ghost of 2013 Saab 9-3 Is Back to Haunt Again

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It's been about a year since Saab went bankrupt and the 2013 9-3 project moved to the recycle bin, and the "what could have been car" keeps coming back to haunt us.
Though it won't get too see the inside of a production line, the 2013 Saab 9-3 is already famous thanks to a bunch of photos that have surfaced the web lately. After Saabsunited.com revealed the first pictures of the actual car, SaabForum.nl brought up a few rendering of the car, which makes us regret even more that the post GM-era design never got the chance to see the light of day.

We've already discussed the 9-3's intriguing design, which combines Saab's typical modern architecture with classic cues coming from the 1980s and 1990s, such as the sloping roofline, the blackened pillars or the horizontal-trimmed front grille.

The 2013 Saab 9-3 was initially scheduled to debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show and should have drawn its power from an assortment of BMW engines.
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Ask Ciprian about cars and he'll reveal an obsession with classics and an annoyance with modern design cues. Read his articles and you'll understand why his ideal SUV is the 1969 Chevrolet K5 Blazer.
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