Despite its affinity for front-wheel drive cars, especially in its legendary 99 and 900 badges, Swedish automaker Saab still managed to sell one of its properly cool cars as a wagon with all-wheel drive. The 9-2X Aero. But heres the thing: It wasnt a true Saab, but a mashup of GM DNA mixed with Subaru. And, it was entirely built by Subaru, too. But lets take a step back and try to get an idea of where it all started. When did Saab start slipping away? What did platform sharing and badge engineering mean for its legacy and survival? What happened at the end? And finally, will we ever see some form of Saab ever again? Today, on Past Gas: its the final part of our two-part series on Saab.

00:00 Intro
00:33 What Happened with SAAB? Pt 2
01:53 Justins WEIRD cars / Host intros
5:47 Catching up on Saab
8:06 Lets Talk Jets
14:53 Chime
16:02 Lectric E-Bikes
17:11The 9000
26:15Platform-Sharing Expands
32:19 Prize Picks
33:21 Shopify
34:31 Saab in NASCAR
39:50 Blatant Badge Engineering
53:17 Deep Financial Turmoil
58:54 Takeaways
1:00:02 Listener mail / Outro

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