Back in July, I shared a story from Spain about one of our Saab Spain employees participating in – and dominating – a fuel economy challenge with the Saab 9-5. Ramon Cano and his co-driver, a local journalist from magazine Autofacil, employed some efficient driving techniques and guided their Saab 9-5 to a 17% improvement over the official fuel economy […]
Saab 9-5 succeeds in fuel economy challenge (again) Read Post »
If you’ve not been to an IntSaab meeting, 2012 is a great opportunity to consider going for the first time. The Belgians are certifiably Saab crazy being so centrally located within Europe, IntSaab 2012 is sure to have a great turnout. And if you need another reason, the event is being held at Spa, the town that is home to
On Saturday, October 1st, I attended the inaugural Octoberfest organised by Saab enthusiast website, Saabs United. The event was based at ANA, the Saab dealership here in Trollhattan. Scheduled events in the daytime programme included a Saab 9-4x vehicle demonstration, a Saab 9-3 ePower demonstration, a spare parts sale for older Saabs, as well as presentations by Saab authorised tuners
Not so much a Saab event, but a Trollhattan event….. Last night I popped up to the Saab Museum, which was the start and finish point for the Grense Rallyt, a smaller regularity rally. There were only 18 vehicles in the field, but it was nice to see them come back to the museum and cross the finish line. I
Before I give you the details on the October 1st events happening in Italy, let me recap the Flying Saabs event that was recently held at an airfield in Verona. It looks like they put a lot of effort into preparing for this event and got a good attendance as a result – so congratulations to the Saab Club Italia
Saab events in Italy – incl OctoberFest coming up! Read Post »
One of our Saab Cars North America staffers, Stephanie Moore, attended the 2011 Saab Owners Convention in Parsippany, New Jersey. Steph shot a little film there, and we put together a few bits to commemorate the occasion. Thanks to all who said hello and made Steph and the rest of the SCNA crew feel so welcome. We’ll see you next
Video – Steph at the 2011 Saab Owners Convention Read Post »
These are the first images that have come through to me from Swedish Car Day 2011, hosted by Charles River Saab in Boston, MA. I was so sad to miss this event and I’m really pleased to see that it went ahead after Hurricane Irene stopped the event being held on it’s intended date a week earlier. My thanks to
How do you make a cinema pop up in the middle of…… anywhere? —— This is the Nomad. A roaming cinema, the first of its type in Great Britain and it’s playing at locations around London and the South East. Thanks to Saab Great Britain, you can enjoy a 2-for-1 ticket offer for selected screenings. The Nomad driven by Saab
Events (GB) – Nomad roaming cinema, driven by Saab Read Post »
Here in Trollhattan (and in San Francisco, and in Minnesota), October 1st will see the Saabs United Octoberfest events happening. Coincidentally, there will also be a significant gathering happening in China, with some attendees driving around 1,000km from Beijing to attend. China is becoming a very important market for Saab so it’s great to recognise this event and I look
The Saab Club of Austria is celebrating its 25th birthday this year! They have invited the Saab Club of Slovakia along for the celebrations and together, they will take in what sounds like a fantastic meet-n-drive event in the region. The event is taking place on September 10th. From Alexander K: We’ll meet at the Marchegg Castle close to the
Saab Club Austria – 25th Anniversary Fall Meeting Read Post »
It’s great to see the guys over at Saabs United organising an event to bring together Saab fans from around Europe right here at the company’s home in Trollhattan. (disclosure – I seem to recall having some connections to the site back in a former life 🙂 ) The Saabs United Octoberfest will take place on October 1st, though for
