C’mon Jay……

It’s funny, you know. Jay Spenchian’s job description has him as the head honcho for Saab in the USA. And I think he actually believes it! Perhaps what he needs to realise a little more (or maybe it’s Rick Wagoner’s duty to get this) is that when he speaks, there is a [...]

Crashed Saab, Smashed Volvo

Oops!
Driving instructor Drew Barnholtz is being sued for crashing a former student’s 2001 Saab 93 Turbo during a lap around Gateway International Raceway in Collinsville.
In a suit filed Aug. 23 in Madison County Circuit Court, Robert Volpe is seeking in excess of $50,000 for serious injuries he sustained in a crash on Aug. 30, [...]

Trollhattan Tee 2

Update: thanks to Greg, it’s been slightly tweaked.
Apologies in advance to an occasional readership from NASIOC.
Following hot on the heels of the Convertible T-shirt, there’s this new concoction. I’m having fun with these. I can give no assurances as to the quality of the products as my convertible shirt hasn’t arrived yet, [...]

Frankfurt 05

The Frankfurt Motor Show is just over 2 weeks away. With a hat tip to Autoblog, there’s a sneaky-peek over at Car Design News. They have collated some of the teaser shots that have been released by manufacturers into a nice little preview article. What’s better still, they’re a car design site [...]

9-2x project returns

A long while back, I featured an article from European Car magazine. They were looking at tricking up a 9-2x. The first instalment of the series was interesting, but after that it was just tumbleweeds and the whistling wind.
Nothing.
Until now. They’ve obviously been publishing updates in the paper edition of the magazine, [...]

Saab Media Online

This one’s bound to get you in trouble at the office…..

I’ve featured a few video clips here at Trollhattan from time to time. All of these were generously supplied to me by Ryan from DC.
Ryan’s now managed to get all his clips onto a website.
All 158 of them!!
All 23GB of them!!!!
The site is called [...]

Saab Snippets

There’s a smallish review of the 2.5L 9-2x Linear here at Investor’s Business Daily. Nothing in there to say if it’s a 2005 or 2006 spec, but my house would be on the 2005.
With insight like this…..
This is a delightful little runabout for people who appreciate the benefits of all-wheel drive and like the [...]

Why the chicken crossed the road

Occasionally I get something via email that I just can’t resist.
Here goes…..
Q: Why did the chicken cross the autobahn?
A: To get a closer look at the 220 kmh Porsche!!

More pictures follow……….