There were several articles online a few weeks ago about the Swedish police placing an order for 50 Volkswagens to be used as police cars. Several of them emphasised the fact that the police had not bought Saabs and used this as a judgement against Saab, as if the police didn’t find a current Saab suitable. That’s some considerable distance […]
What the Swedish police really thought of the Saab 9-5 Read Post »
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
Forgive the lack of postings here over the weekend but it was a BIG three days on the road, travelling 1,140kms in a Saab 9-4x between Friday and Sunday afternoon. I’ll be writing about it all in the coming days, but we took in the Midnight Sun Rally in Västerås on Saturday and then some time in Stockholm on Sunday.
Saabosphere – links we like this week (big weekend edition) Read Post »
There’s an event on Facebook called Save Saab. We didn’t create it, but I’m sure all Saab employees and fans appreciate the fact that it’s there. The event is tomorrow and the location – the whole world. It’s a non-geographic event. A show of support. Go to the event page and click “I’m attending” to show your support. We really
Inside Saab now has a video page where you can watch all the groovy videos we produce. We also have a playlist on Youtube. —— Saab participated in a fuel economy challenge in Spain just over a week ago and ended up winning a comparative test during the event. The ALD Ecomotion Tour was hosted by ALD Automotive Company, a
Saab are hosting automotive journalists from around the world this week, for a test drive of the all new Saab 9-4x. I brought you a few images from the first day of the event, yesterday. Today, we’ll take a look at how things are going, as well as giving you a peek behind the curtain as to what actually goes
An update from the Saab 9-4x test drive in Washington DC Read Post »
The Saab 9-4x did its first round of press testing for long-lead press back in March. That event was pretty quiet at the time and the resulting road tests only just came out last week. Today was Day 1 of a week long press event for short-lead journalists and I guess you could say it’s a ‘bigger’ event for the
It’s very exciting for us here at Saab to see test drive reports of the Saab 9-4x now appearing online. Long-lead publications had an opportunity to drive the Saab 9-4x at an event in the United States back in March. Reports from that event are now appearing online. Automobile Magazine (US) On the drive’s scenic parkways, feverishly expanding freeways, and
