Archive for the ‘Saab’ Category

The good news for Saab keeps on rolling: last month, we mentioned that the company's sale to Koenigsegg was looking like a done deal (thanks to a €400 million loan from the European Investment Bank), and now comes word that Saab is developing a new, small concept vehicle to presage the company's future lineup.

The concept vehicle is set to debut within the next 12 months. Saab's Director of Global Operations, Knut Simonsson, says, "It's going to be very important and will indicate what the Saab message is going to be." In short, it will "define the new Saab".

Although Simonsson declined to elaborate on the vehicle's particulars, he did say...

The good news for Saab keeps on rolling: last month, we mentioned that the company's sale to Koenigsegg was looking like a done deal (thanks to a €400 million loan from the European Investment Bank), and now comes word that Saab is developing a new, small concept vehicle to presage the company's future lineup. The concept vehicle is set to debut within the next 12 months. Saab's Director of Global Operations, Knut Simonsson, says, "It's going to be very important and will indicate what the Saab message is going to be." In short, it will "define the new Saab". Although Simonsson declined to elaborate on the vehicle's particulars, he did say... Read More

•    What is it: A long, long overdue replacement for the Saab 9-5 luxury sedan and wagon •    The basics: Built from GM's Buick LaCrosse/Chevrolet Malibu platform; V-6 and turbo V-6 engines; all-wheel drive option •    On sale: Late 2009 in Europe •    Price: $40,000 (est.)

Has the Saab 9-5 has been with us forever, at least in car years? Here's a sample of the life-changing events that have taken place since the 9-5 first emerged. The iPhone. September 11. The Clinton impeachment hearings. And, we should add, TheCarConnection.com.

Even when it bowed in 1998, the 9-5 struggled for attention against the backdrop of Acuras, Lexuses and ...

•    What is it: A long, long overdue replacement for the Saab 9-5 luxury sedan and wagon •    The basics: Built from GM's Buick LaCrosse/Chevrolet Malibu platform; V-6 and turbo V-6 engines; all-wheel drive option •    On sale: Late 2009 in Europe •    Price: $40,000 (est.) Has the Saab 9-5 has been with us forever, at least in car years? Here's a sample of the life-changing events that have taken place since the 9-5 first emerged. The iPhone. September 11. The Clinton impeachment hearings. And, we should add, TheCarConnection.com. Even when it bowed in 1998, the 9-5 struggled for attention against the backdrop of Acuras, Lexuses and ... Read More

Another gift shop for you -- James Bond fans have reason to celebrate: a collector in Cumbria, England has just opened a James Bond Museum, featuring Bond's Mustang from Diamonds Are Forever and his Lotus Esprit Turbo from The Spy Who Loved Me. Also on display: the Octopus from Octopussy. Let the James Bond Museum in Sweden try to top that. [BBC] Saab may be loved after all -- GM's red-headed stepchild, Saab, is due to be orphaned at the beginning of next year, but according to the New York Times, almost two dozen prospective parents have been filling out adoption paperwork. Still unanswered: how many of those folks have cashola to pay for... Another gift shop for you -- James Bond fans have reason to celebrate: a collector in Cumbria, England has just opened a James Bond Museum, featuring Bond's Mustang from Diamonds Are Forever and his Lotus Esprit Turbo from The Spy Who Loved Me. Also on display: the Octopus from Octopussy. Let the James Bond Museum in Sweden try to top that. [BBC] Saab may be loved after all -- GM's red-headed stepchild, Saab, is due to be orphaned at the beginning of next year, but according to the New York Times, almost two dozen prospective parents have been filling out adoption paperwork. Still unanswered: how many of those folks have cashola to pay for... Read More