Hans Krondahl, vice president of marketing at Saab, notes the Swedish car company that's known for safety and safety engineering doesn't sell a single car with all- or four-wheel drive—even in its wintry home country of Sweden. In fact, company officials say Saabs, which operate with power going only to the front wheels, do quite well without four-wheel power, even on snowy roads.

Not anymore. Saab 9-2 :banana: