The two times I visited Koenigsegg’s facility in Angelholm, I came away thinking “this is car-making on a completely different level”. Very few people – not companies, but people – can do what Christian von Koenigsegg can do to optimise a car. This video extends that idea. It extends the whole idea of 3D printing, too. They’re not just doing […]
I got this via Ted S in the United States overnight. It relates back to 2006, which is just a year after I started writing about Saab. I have to say, I don’t recall hearing about any particular problems with airbags in the Saab 9-5 around that time, but maybe such subjects simply weren’t on my radar. Here’s the quote.
I’ve copped plenty of flack over my desire to V8-ifiy a 1970’s/80’s Jaguar XJ6. I don’t mind. I still think there’s some merit to adding a bit of grunt to compliment the smoothness and make it a big British bruiser (and by the way, Jaguar seem to agree – the company’s latest offerings are hardly what you’d call understated, and
Victoria is Tasmania’s big-brother neighbour state and even though there’s another state called South Australia, Victoria’s actually the southern-most state on the Australian mainland. Go figure. Anyway, members of the Porsche Club of Victoria are touring Tasmania and Saturday morning saw them gather their cars for a display on the lawns out front of Parliament House, in Hobart. The Porsche
The absolutely awesome Inside Koenigsegg video series continues and today you get an introduction to the One:1’s active rear wing – another first for Koenigsegg. The wing is the lightest of its type and it’s innovative mounting system overcomes some of the turbulence drawbacks suffered by competing units from other manufacturers. As always, Keonigsegg think hard about their solutions to
I had cause to wander around a Swedish Saab forum yesterday and saw some interesting info posted there about Saab’s EV program. It’s unconfirmed, which is why I didn’t share it here and by referring to it today, I’m not saying it’s news in any way at all. I’m not on the Saab news train. I’m mentioning it here because
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Everyone has their favourite form of motor sport, right? Some prefer Nascar. Others prefer their touring cars. Some prefer Indy and here in Australia, it’s the V8 Supercars. The good thing is that we don’t have choose between one or the other. We can watch it all. If we did have to choose, though, I’m sure it’d be Formula 1
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Last weekend saw the April 2014 instalment of Classics By The Beach. I have to apologise for the scant coverage as I was busy talking for most of the morning and didn’t get to take too many photos. I did get to catch some interesting vehicles, however, with a bonus rarity from another car show on Saturday!! —— The white
I didn’t see it coming, I have to admit. I was going to drive Gavin’s Alfa into work today but because I left a bit early, I had time to prepare the driveway and take the 968. And the unusual part is that I felt motivated to take the 968. Why? Well, it wasn’t because the 968 has a fantastic
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Greetings all. Let’s kick things of with a pleasant view, shall we? I hope to produce some video soon, but here are some photos of Hobart from the air. PJ and I had the good fortune to take a scenic flight recently, thanks to a friend of ours who’s a student pilot – Captain Sarah, we call her. Hobart has
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So the votes are cast, the verdict is in. Sort of. I hope no-one’s looking for some momentous enlightenment here. I had a theory and wanted to see if other people agreed. That’s all. My theory was this: That’s it. The theory started as I pondered the Saab 9-5. I’ve long said that we’ll look at getting a Saab 9-5
