Start with what the Saab 9-1X is: a 3-door coupe, from Saab Automobile. What it meant takes a little longer.
The story
The Saab 9-2 (sometimes referred to as Saab 9-1) was a small family car that was proposed in February 2010 to have been added to Saab's production line by 2014, under its then new ownership, Spyker Cars though some commentators considered the project a pipe dream. The 9-2 was thought to have been developed in a joint venture with another automaker, probably European.
Although little is known about the design, those who have seen it report it is the same teardrop shape as the 1949 to 1956 Saab 92, but also futuristic with the front similar to the new Saab 9-5. Saab Managing Director Jan-Åke Jonsson said the model would likely not be on the global GM Gamma platform. Speculation in August 2009 suggested that the new small Saab would be based on the Saab 9-X Biohybrid concept car, which was shown at the 2008 Geneva Auto Show, and expected to compete with other premium small cars such as the Mini.
Under the skin
The record carries the shape — a 3-door coupe — and the layout: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. The engine, output and weight have not yet reached the open record, and MotorJury does not guess at them.
Its place in the line
In the Saab Automobile line-up the Saab 9-1X has a clear place: it replaced the Saab 9-2X. Nearby in the Saab Automobile catalogue sit the Saab 60 and the Saab 600.