Saab 9-5

     For decades, Saab produced some of the most interesting and just plain weird designs of the automotive world. Sadly, Saab went bankrupt in 2011, and despite rumors of a comeback, it doesn't appear that we will be seeing new cars from Saab anytime soon. However, its distinctive cars can still be occasionally spotted out on the street, and this quirky 9-5 sedan, while not common and certainly not normal, stands out among an increasingly sea of similar-looking cars.
     At the front, an upside-down, trapezoidal grille with chrome surround looks clean and sensible, and a silver cross-grille bar and headlight trim round out the look. The placement of the Saab logo on the hood with the word "Saab" in the grille is reminiscent of the hood ornament and logo placement used by luxurious companies like Mercedes-Benz. The headlights have a strange blueish hint to them, and feature a handsome arrangement with an upscale xenon unit. But what is most unique about the front of the Saab sedan are the vents connected to the inside of the headlights. The vents look a bit out of place, in a cool, kind of zany way. The lower front fascia, on the other hand, is a pretty standard affair: a nondescript trapezoidal grille and fog lamps in black plastic housings.
     The side of the car features chrome lining around the bottom half of the windows,  chrome door handles, and simple, smooth character lines. A thick C-pillar and a leaned back stances give the Saab an almost hatchback-like feel. The wide C-pillar flows into taillights that span the width of the vehicle. While the majority of the main taillamps on either end are composed of red units, a thin blue light strip runs across the top, continues the blue theme started with the headlights. Integrated into the taillight is a chrome bar, which acts as the housing for the license plate light. The bumper is extremely plain, so while not ugly, it is just a bit boring. Despite this bit of normality, the Saab 9-5 has one of the most unusual designs you can see on the street, from the unorthodox headlight vents to the odd blue tint on the head and taillights.

Grade
Front: A
Back:A
Overall: A