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Combi coupé

Combi coupé is a marketing term used by Saab to describe cars with a sloping coupé-like rear hatchback. The term joins the European term "combi" (for an estate car / station wagon) with coupé.

The design combines the functionality of a hatchback with the appearance of a fastback (as in liftback). As per a hatchback, the combi coupé incorporates a shared passenger and cargo space.

Origin

The term was coined by Björn Envall and first introduced with the 1974 Saab 99. Saab also discussed making a hatchback available for the Saab 96/Saab 95 model range and Envall created the prototype Saab 98. The "Combi coupé" term was later applied to the Saab 900 model line-up.

Volvo also made a prototype combi coupé. Similar automobiles from other manufacturers were marketed as liftbacks.

File:1978 Saab 99 3-door (US), front right.jpg |Saab 99 - front File:1978 Saab 99 3 door, rear left.jpg |Saab 99 - rear

Modern examples

At the 2010 Paris Motor Show, Saab showed models that indicated that the Saab 9-3 would be available as a combi coupé. It was since then confirmed that the 9-3 would be available as a combi coupé, convertible and crossover.

References

References

  1. "History of Saab".
  2. (21 December 2011). "Saab: The Eulogy".
  3. TT-DN.se. "DN: ''Ny Saab kombikupé avslöjad?''". [[Dagens Nyheter]].
  4. (December 2023). "The Saab 99 Combi Coupe : 1974 – 1978".
  5. "Saab 99 3-door combi coupe 1st generation".
  6. "1993 Saab 900i 16V 2 1 3 Door Combi Coupe".
  7. [http://web.telia.com/~u31614244/Volvomuseet/pages/P3121794.htm ''Volvomuseet''] {{webarchive. link. (2007-09-29)
  8. (2010-09-30). "SvD: "''Nya 9-3:an blir en kombi-coupé''"". [[Svenska Dagbladet]].
  9. Valdemar Lönnroth valdemar.lonnroth@ttela.se. "ttela: ''Kommande 9-3 i tre huvudvarianter''". ttela.
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