2005 Saab 9-2X Linear Road Test

The Swedes have taken a page from Japan's book on auto manufacturing - literally. The new Saab 9-2X is a reworked all-wheel drive Subaru Impreza. Saab, whose parent company is General Motors, saved themselves massive R&D expenses by arranging with Subaru, another company in the GM "family," to use the Impreza body shell with its proven all-wheel drive running gear and gutsy flat-four engine.