BONN Tef.Ni PREVIEW WHO HAS THEBEST SHOT AT STOPPING OV eed ‘laa "AUTOWEEK-LVING THE AUTOMOTIVE LIFE WORLD EXCLWSIVE FIRST OR IVE ASTON MARTIN « DRIVES Callaway Corvette All-new BMW 5-Series PSPYKER SAVES SAAB NOW WHAT? GENERAL MOTORS SAAB with a complete roster of Saabs division won't end up on the 1 Saab follows the product. postbankruptey scrap heap with rollout scripe written before the Pontiac and Saturn afterall. ‘company went on the block, Justas Saabs death appeared an all-new 9.5 sedan now begin. imminent, the Swedish auto ning production in Trollhattan, maker was scooped up by Dutch Sweden, will debut this spring supercar maker Spyker Cars ina The new 9.5 is based on a long. $74 million deal that is expected wheelhase version of the Insig to lose on Feb. 15, from GM's European Opel sub Iall goes as planned, the new sidiary Dutch company will be named Also heading into produc Saab Spyker Automobiles, with tion, in early 2011, isthe Saab Saab sales, service, pars and 9-4X, a crossover based on the production picking up where 2010 Cadillac SRX’s under. GM left off. Look fora higher Pinnings. In keeping with Saab volume of Spyker supercars(the tradition, a 300-hp furbocharged ‘company builds aboue 100 of 2,8iter V6 will provide power its $200,000 carsa year) along to the not-so-raditona Saab all-wheel-drive system, The biggest question sur rounds the 9-3, which is now with no replacement insight, GM had planned an Opel Astra-based 9-3, but that is likely out now in favor of an allnew 9.3 developed under Spyker’s auspices, The new Europe's design and engineering houses to help with the project. Also, look for Spyker to pursue premium diesel engines for Saab through German automak- xs with oil-bumer expertise Finally, given Spyker's sports car specialty, the company’s purchase of Saah renews the chances fora Sonett roadster hharking back to the sporty, ral bed two-seater that went out of production 36 years ago. Enthu: siasts hoped Saab would bring back a Sonett based on th oatiae Sostice/Satur Sky but the project never moved past the concept stage. Now that Saab is independent from GM, the Sonet likely will bea top priority. BOB GRFTZINGER