Though I don't think it's necessary for me to say it whenever I see a new car, today I was absolutely outraged at the sight of the beautiful new 9-3.
It drove in front of me - 45-day tags from a local Saab dealer that expired in exactly 45 days. He was probably coming from the dealer after his exceptional purchase. This looks much better than the 3-series. There's only one problem with it ...
... it looks exactly (and I mean exactly) like the current Subaru Legacy. In all my years of being a car fan, I've never quite seen this much of a design rip-off. The car's front looks like a Legacy, it's Legacy height, it's rear is Legacy-like and its doors and wheel arches look stolen from Fuji Heavy Industries' parts bin.
As I said, the car's beautiful. If they make it in different versions, it'll definitely top the A4 in sales, and make a decent run for the 3-series, though it's a Saab so we know that won't happen.
The only way I can explain its total resemblance, though, to the Legacy is that both companies are at least partially owned by GM (though they hardly have ties to each other). If the GM link does not prove to be the defining reason the cars look so much alike, Subaru truthfully oughta sue Saab or demand (demand) a re-design, because this is a joke. The 9-3 is merely a Legacy with some extra exterior packaging. And I said some.
Pictures to follow.
It drove in front of me - 45-day tags from a local Saab dealer that expired in exactly 45 days. He was probably coming from the dealer after his exceptional purchase. This looks much better than the 3-series. There's only one problem with it ...
... it looks exactly (and I mean exactly) like the current Subaru Legacy. In all my years of being a car fan, I've never quite seen this much of a design rip-off. The car's front looks like a Legacy, it's Legacy height, it's rear is Legacy-like and its doors and wheel arches look stolen from Fuji Heavy Industries' parts bin.
As I said, the car's beautiful. If they make it in different versions, it'll definitely top the A4 in sales, and make a decent run for the 3-series, though it's a Saab so we know that won't happen.
The only way I can explain its total resemblance, though, to the Legacy is that both companies are at least partially owned by GM (though they hardly have ties to each other). If the GM link does not prove to be the defining reason the cars look so much alike, Subaru truthfully oughta sue Saab or demand (demand) a re-design, because this is a joke. The 9-3 is merely a Legacy with some extra exterior packaging. And I said some.
Pictures to follow.
