Saab 9-2X with Buddy Club Racing Spec Seats
The Saab 9-2X is an automobile that was sold by Saab in the mid-2000s, but assembled in Japan at the Ota-Gunma plant by Fuji Heavy Industries and based on the Subaru Impreza with a modified body, suspension, and interior. Because of this, the 9-2X earned the nickname "Saabaru" before it was released.
Since 2000, Saab Automobile has been a fully-owned subsidiary of General Motors. GM was a 20% shareholder of Fuji Heavy Industries (parent company of Subaru) at the time the 9-2X was conceived. In October 2005, however, GM decided that it would sell 8.4% of the company to Toyota and will dispose of its remaining 11.4% share back to Fuji in a share buy-back deal. The 9-2X will thus be the only remaining joint effort between Fuji and GM.
The 9-2X is not particularly popular with brand loyalists although all 8,000 cars produced for the 2005 year were sold. The suspension changes were such an improvement that Subaru 'demanded' to be able to place this suspension in their Impreza model. Subaru, meanwhile, is not happy about its image-building "halo car" being used to help prop up the sales of another brand - although officially both companies support the idea, and stress their common background in aviation and rallying. Many Subaru owners especially liked the idea since they hoped to be able to use Saab parts to style their Subaru's - notably the Subaru interior, which is often described as spartan. Initial reviews praised the car for its more refined handling and higher-quality interior.
If you are truly looking to style up your Saab 9-2X, then good custom seats are a logical upgrade. There are many aftermarket companies out there that produce quality bucket racing seats for either road or track use. Prices can vary from a few hundred dollars to several thousand dollars for top of the line seats depending on your taste and the size of your bankroll.
Beside the bling effect of having some sweet looking Racing Spec seats in your vehicle there are some performance benefits. Because racing s seats are made out of lighter materials than your factory seats they reduce the overall weight of your vehicle which is always a positive for tuning.
Racing Spec Seats are universal for all vehicles; however, all Racing Spec seats will need to latch to a seats rail, which is car specific. Make sure there is a rail available for your vehicle, or otherwise you can customize your stock one to fit your aftermarket seats.
Buddy Club Seats, the maker of the popular Racing Spec seats is one of the heavy hitters in the aftermarket racing seats industry. Many others try to match the quality of craftsmanship of the Racing Spec seats but few succeed.
Buddy Club's original racing bucket seat frame is designed to give full support for any driving condition. It is light weight and yet super strong. Racing Spec seats are made with only the finest materials. Suede is used on key areas of the seat to avoid premature wear and tear caused by the factory 3 point seat belt. A high quality fiber mesh material is used on the racing seat surfaces and wool mat is used on the back side surface for better air circulation.
Buddy Club Racing Spec seats provide body support for reduced fatigue and best driving position. The weight of these seats is only 11 pounds. A unique buckle frame technology was used to produce one of the strongest bucket seats available.
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