We’ve had a pretty good run with Saab 9-4x road tests. The 9-4x is an outstanding entry into the crossover segment for Saab and early 9-4x road tests confirmed what we thought about our new vehicle. There have been a couple of reports in the last week, however, that are a cause for concern. The one that I’d like to […]
Yesterday we had some brief notes from IntSaab 2011. Today I have access to my photos, so it’s time for some more elaborate postings….. —— If I had to pick one highlight from IntSaab this year, it was meeting this guy for the first time. If you don’t recognise him by sight, then you’re just like I was. If you
If you’re into classic cars and you don’t read Hemmings, you should. It’s that simple. It’s not just that it’s the bible when it comes to collectible automobiles, but some of the editors there have a real affection for Swedish metal, and Saabs in particular, so ‘our’ cars receive some very nice coverage every now and then. Last weekend, Hemmings
Saabs at the Hemmings Sports and Exotic Car Show Read Post »
The slow rate of entries from IntSaab was due to the vast amount of activity. Right now I’m sitting on a ship, heading away from Turku, Finland, towards Stockholm. The Saab 9-4x is tucked away safely in the belly of this ship and will enjoy another run from Stockholm to Trollhattan tomorrow (It’s averaging 11L per 100km for those who
Just a quick teaser for you all……. and yes, I was wearing my brown underpants…… 🙂 —
Quick Video – Saab Performance Team at IntSaab 2011 Read Post »
Part of today’s program saw us stop in at a warehouse for Nokian Tyres. The Finnish company has around 5,000,000 or so tyres come through this warehouse every year. It can hold up to 900,000 tyres at any one time. As well as storage for the summer and winter range of tyres, Nokian also has their studding machines at the
IntSaab 2011 video – making some winter tyres at Nokian Read Post »
Finland! What a place. The language is from another planet, but the countryside and the people are magnificent and I’m soooooo very happy that I’ve finally made it to an IntSaab event. IntSaab is the gathering of international Saab fans, hosted in a different country in Europe every year and organised by the various Saab clubs in the region. You
Yesterday, I published an editorial where I spoke about my belief in, and passion for this industry and in particular, for Saab. The following morning, I got this in the mail. Sam had written to me a few days before, seeking some purchase advice. He lives in the US and the 900 he was looking at will be his first
We had a poll recently, on Twitter and Facebook. It posed the Saab Catharina against the Saab 9x concept car. The voters wish was for detailed photos of Catharina. Here she is….. The story of Catharina is pretty well known, but for those who don’t know….. In the early 1960s, Saab’s legendary designer, Sixten Sason, penned his ideas for a
You’ve all most likely seen this image before. It’s one of the better known images of the Saab 900 Turbo. The photo was taken for Saab’s 50th Anniversary marketing campaign, back in 1997. A calendar was made featuring this image and a number of others like it. Remember the Saab 99 EMS in motion, or the Saab 92? All of
There was an interesting quote in one of the Swedish newspapers today. This is just a Google translation so you’ll have to forgive me if part of the context is lost, but I believe it should come through OK. Wickelgren says that [Saab employees’] loyalty is in a class by itself. – They have some kind of fist in the
