The Saab shape and features are not unattractive, merely familiar. It has a solid and wedged look, low in front with a louvered air dam under the front bumper, raking back to high but not wide hips.The 17-inch alloy wheels with three spokes are distinctive in an original way-make that quirky (an oft-used adjective to describe Saab features). You can see the brake calipers through the big gaps in the wheels, and that makes you notice the low-profile 225/45 VR-17 Michelin Pilot tires, a tip-off that this is a high-performance car. But that's the only tip-off. The flared rocker panels and rear valance don't have a significant presence. There's not even a just-for-looks spoiler. That may be a disappointment for those who want the car to look sportier, a hot rod, not just another mundane sedan. But rear spoilers provide little or no function for front-wheel-drive cars that need more downforce up front, not in back. Our model was Midnight Mica Blue, but we think the Aero looks good in basic black.
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