Saab Wagon

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So, I have been hoping (along with many other Saab lovers) that with the newest 9-5 that Saab will bring back the full-sized sedan hatchback.

However, they might not need to.

Because the wagon... well... the wagon just looks damn good.
2012 Saab 9-5 SportCombi

It will be available with both engines, and with FWD or AWD, but as is currently the case with the 9-5 sedan, and is annoying, only the base 2.0T can be had with a stick-shift. Not a bad engine (I have driven one, and I now have a Saab 9-3 2.0T, which is nearly the same engine), but not really enough power to go with this much sexy. And getting an automatic in your wagon immediately turns it from awesome to soccer-mom-mobile. Sorry, but them's the rules.

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