Saab planning to enter the World Rally Championship (WRC) in 2012

According to the latest reports, it appears that Saab wants to enter the World Rally Championship with its upcoming 9-2 supermini.

The debut is rumored to take place in 2012 and the new car is expected to use the same engine as the Mini Countryman, which will also make its debut in the WRC in 2011. The Countryman uses a 1.6-litre turbo four-cylinder turbo-charged engine from BMW Motorsport. Regarding Saab
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B7FAN - 8/6/2010 4:41:34 PM

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whats up with this so-called new partnership with BMW and SAAB...I never heard of it....I must of been outta the loop on that one.

tango - 8/6/2010 7:39:35 PM

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The 9-2 will be based on a Mini chassis that will be shared with other manufacturers as well. The article is here on Autospies a few pages back from this.

OBSERVER1984 - 8/7/2010 9:35:59 AM

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I love SAAB