February Wrap

No new stuff. Apart from this entry, I’m taking the night off.
Here’s what happened here at Trollhattan Saab in February 2007. If you ever wonder how someone could write so much about a little company like Saab, then check out all that happened in the course of one little 28-day month.
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Saab 9-5 Anniversary Review

Redesigning the 9-5 was a divisive move by Saab. That much is a given. Some like the new look and some don’t. Personally, whilst I still prefer the classy aggression of the 05 model, I’ve become much fonder of the Dame Edna 9-5 as time has progressed.

Our host at About.com, Aaron Gold, [...]

Wednesday Snippets

It’s the 28th of February and given that it’s 2007 and not 2008 that means it’s the last day of the month.
So we’ll be looking forward to reviewing Saab sales numbers for February in the next few days.
Can the US market maintain its momentum and post a seventh consecutive month of year-on-year growth? They [...]

All help welcome: mirror buttons

This question arrived via email and I’m kind of curious myself.
Anyone know what these buttons on the rear-view mirror of the BioPower100 concept vehicle are for?
Replies welcome in comments….

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Next Gen 9-5 news

News came through a few days ago that Scania would be taking over Saab’s Sodertajle engine plant, with Saab ceasing engine production there in 2009.
Saab builds its 2.3 engine for the Saab 9-5 at Sodertajle so it was taken as further confirmation that the next new 9-5 would be sighted in 2009 as a 2010 [...]

Geneva’s gonna be Saab BioPower crazy!!!

Time for a little recap of what I believe we can expect at the Geneva Motor Show next month. The list just keeps on growing as the event gets closer.
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It started with the car with the coolest tail lamps EVER, the Saab BioPower100 concept vehicle, which features an engine that will run on E100.
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After [...]

Saab BioPower100 - more pics

I would have shown these earlier today but for fogetting that my office firewall doesn’t allow zip files.
Still, they’re worth the wait. Previously we’d only seen the coolest tail lamps EVER, but now we get to look over the whole BioPower100 concept car that will debut at Geneva next week.
It looks pretty close to [...]

9-5 BioPower by Rinspeed - Hubba Hubba!!

To all those who think the 9-5 is looking a little long in the tooth, hmph! This baby scrubs up pretty nicely if you ask me.

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The Saab 9-5 by Rinspeed has just been covered in a Saab Switzerland press release. Here’s my slightly liberal translation along with a truckload of pictures after the [...]