A collection of posts from the Inside Saab website I operated for Saab Automobile from April-Dec 2011
I’m sure most of you have heard of the Saab 90, Saab’s first automotive mashup from an era when we didn’t even know what a mashup was…… And I know that everyone would be familiar with the legendary Saab 900….. Many of you, including yours truly, would have owned a Saab 9000 at some time in your Saabing career….. But […]
SoundRacer is a Swedish company that makes a fun little device that plugs into your car’s 12V outlet, tunes to your radio and sends a V8, V10 or V12 soundtrack through your speakers according to your vehicle’s engine revs. The guy who runs Soundracer is Kenneth Palmestål. Kenneth is a Saab 9-5 owner and the company recently took part in
Saab are in the midst of a challenging time. We have our fair share of critics in the world of business commentary, people who are paid to have opinions and duly express them. Amidst all the doom and gloom, one of the main things that has kept me feeling very positive – as it did when Saab were being sold
As mentioned the other night, I was up in northern Sweden for a few hours over the weekend, a town called Skellefteå, just over 1,000kms from Trollhattan. I was there with a couple of friends, Rune and Anna. We drove up there on Sunday and drove back on Monday. The reason? Well, it all started back in the Swedish winter
I found some still images of some early crash tests back in April and published them here on Inside Saab at that time. Last week, we found the film from one of these tests. It’s from August 1967, and involves a frontal impact test performed on a Saab 96 at a speed of 50 km/h. It’s enjoyable both from a
It’s overcast here in Skellefteå so I can’t show you the midnight sun, but here are the five-minutes-to-midnight clouds and ambient light, photographed just fifteen minutes ago as I sit here writing this from the Scandic Hotel here in town. Our ride for this day-long drive of some 1,058km was a 2010 Saab 9-3 SportCombi rental from Avis, which got
Following on from our loose theme-o-the-month(s) on the 25th Anniversary of the Saab Convertible, I received these photos a few weeks ago from a technician at Just Saab in Dayton, Ohio. The photo was taken towards the end of summer, 2010, oustide the service department of their dealership. That particular day, they had at least one example of each model
I thought it might be good to bring back some Saab 9-4x review summaries on the front page of this website. The reason for this is a quote from Tim Colbeck, COO of Saab Cars North America, who appeared on Autoline After Hours last week. He stated the following during the interview: “Around 5:30 today, the first 9-4x’s were shipped
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I love it when Saab fans come up with creative ways to enjoy their love of the vehicles we make. Rolic is a Saab owner from Latvia and he recently posted a series of photos showing what he hopes to be his next car – a Saab 9-5 SportCombi – which he made from LEGO(tm) In Rolic’s own words….. This
The Saab 9-3 Griffin is the latest iteration of the Saab 9-3 range and offers fantastic performance and value. The Griffin range has four models – SportSedan, SportCombi, Convertible and 9-3x – and most body styles are available in both FWD and XWD. There’s also a huge engine range, including BioPower, low-emissions TTiD and Turbo4 models (depending on market). New
REMINDER – Those of you attending the New York Auto Show this weekend…… don’t forget to get your photo in so that you can WIN! —— A couple of notes about the New York Auto Show, which continues until its close on Sunday evening….. What is your view of Saab? If you’re attending the New York Auto Show, then make
