Have you guys talked about Saab's possible return to WRC?

[danon]

Pics and more -> http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2010/07...-brand_23.html

[Motorsportfun]

There are enough rallycar builders in Sweden to pull this off, if SAAB said they would support homologation of it.

1) SAAB is a dead brand in the car market, they sell few cars against many competitors.

2) SAAB needs a new 'image', and a sporting activity could be the ideal way to do it.

3) Spyker, although is a small manufacturer, was involved also in F.1 a couple of years ago, but an involvement in WRC could be much cheaper.

4) BMW and SAAB are developing two cars in joint-venture.

Who knows...

[A.F.F.]

Interesting article in the newest Veikkaaja magazine... more hype the hype of Saab's return. The model they're planning to use is indeed 9-2 and the head of Saab-Spyker Victor Muller has shown green light for the project. BMW has a contract of delivering 1.6l turboengines for Saab 2012. That also would support the possibility.

Well, fingers crossed I guess....

[OldF]

Well, IMO the world engine was not a bad idea because it makes it easier for new manufacturers entering WRC. Saab would be the second make using the same engine in rallying. The rest is “only” to have a good suspension with good setups and good drivers.

I would really welcome Saab back to the rally because in my point of view Saab is one of the pioneers.

[Rallyblog]

First target for Saab: making profit.

Read Spyker's latest Press release about Saab results Q3 2010.
34% sales increase in Q3 compared to Q2.

If Victor Muller pulls off this trick I see Saab returning to WRC, no doubt about it.

[AndyRAC]

Well it would be great if they came back - one of the names from the 'Golden era' of the sport!!
The more the merrier - more cars, more drivers, more interest, etc

[J.Lindstroem]

Saab is not going very well at the moment so i dont see them competing in the Wrc anytime soon... Maybe with some help from the russian maffia!

[Sulland]

SAAB was down with a back broken at least in two places, but it has grown back together, and it can move again !

But it will take some time more, and 1 or 2 completely new cars to see if it is completely healed.

SAAB need to wake up from their wet premium dream, and to produce new volume sellers, and by that they can make a rally car from one of those, getting rally fans to buy it.
It does of course help that the top brass, and the big rich bear from the east are passionate rally lovers, so it might go quicker.

Trollhettan has a lot of splendid engineers that could match anyone, if given the chance !

[Gard]

Saab is not going very well at the moment so i dont see them competing in the Wrc anytime soon... Maybe with some help from the russian maffia!

So you are just saying that WRC is not a good place for marketing? to go well, they need to sell more cars. To sell more car, they need good marketing.

[DonJippo]

Maybe with some help from the russian maffia!

Well there is some Russian money behind Saab's WRC project but don't think it's from maffia ... mokin: