Christian Wardlaw’s Advice about the 2006 Saab 9-7X:
Born from jets. That’s the latest Saab tagline, one designed to convey the company’s heritage and the performance of the fighter planes Saab has built. Unfortunately, the 2007 Saab 9-7X is the aeronautical equivalent of first-class on a 30-year-old Aeroflot Tupolev flown by a pilot who dipped into the vodka within 12 hours of departure time. I cannot recommend this SUV, unless the lease deal is zero down, $300 per month, 12,000 miles annually, for the duration of the three-year free maintenance period. And don’t ask about European Delivery – this Swede is assembled in Ohio by UAW workers concerned that their health-care benefits and pensions are about to get flushed down the toilet. Seriously, the 9-7X is a sorry excuse of a Saab, a vehicle that destroys what little brand integrity was left in this “luxury” marque. If you must own a Saab (and who does anymore, really?), spend your forty Gs on a 9-3 or 9-5 Wagon instead – you’ll be much happier.

Thom Blackett’s Advice about the 2006 Saab 9-7X:
Car buyers should be wary of a brand that has no real purpose. Within General Motors, Cadillac is focused on luxury and performance. Chevrolets are about practicality and value. Pontiac is the performance brand, Buick woos up-market shoppers, Saturn looks to grab import buyers, Hummer is all about off-roading, and nearly every nameplate covers the SUV/utility segment. So what is Saab about, especially within the GM lineup? Obviously, the company has all of the bases covered and then some, so there’s no place or need for Saab, especially a 9-7X that adds little to the GMC Envoy except for a few visual tweaks.

Ron Perry’s Advice about the 2006 Saab 9-7X:
Don’t walk, run from the dealer that tries to set you up in a 2006 Saab 9-7X. There are many superior SUVs on the market that get better fuel mileage and have a better build quality. Saab will suffer greatly from the 9-7X’s poor quality at a time when it least needs it. Brand image is everything, and the 9-7X isn’t a vehicle Saab should have representing it to the public.