Junkyard Find: 2005 Saab 9-2X Linear
Weird examples of badge engineering! Who doesn’t love them? Bad people, that’s who, and so I do my best to find such vehicles while I’m exploring car graveyards. The badge-engineering world includes Isuzus badged as Hondas, Hondas badged as Isuzus, Mitsubishis badged as Dodges, Dodges badged as Mitsubishis, Chevrolets badged as Saabs, and — of course — Subarus badged as Saabs. Here’s an example of the notorious Saabaru, found in the Subiest region of the United States: Denver, Colorado.
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  • Zipper69 Why the choice of a four door shell.Packing this tech into Stinger would have been awesome.
  • Eric I have no desire to have an EV. Too expensive, no charging facilities within 50 miles are even planned, unproven technology, arguably even more environmentally harmful than ICE vehicles. Besides being a status symbol and to signal virtue, what's to like?
  • Zipper69 Alfa Romeo Europa
  • MGS1995 I wish my hybrid was a plug in hybrid but I’m not interested in an electric only vehicle. I’m in a rural area which probably will be late in getting the needed infrastructure.
  • FreedMike Um, OK. EVs are just cars, folks. I have no idea why they take up so much rent-free space in some folks' heads.