Kill Saab?? Screw You!

Screw you, Alex Taylor III.
While we’re here, screw you Alex Taylor II and Alex Taylor I as well!! And what’s with the “III” business, anyway. Don’t you know that apart from The Godfather II, Rocky II and The Empire Stikes Back there’s never been a sequel as good as the original?
Alex-the-third thinks GM [...]

What price for a .com vanity plate?

This one floated up on my Flickr feed.
I’m not sure if it’s the case for all states in Australia, but I know that in Victoria there’s actually a high price put on certain licence plates and they’re traded between people, for profit, within the law.
Try getting the Victorian plate with ‘monaro’ written on it and [...]

Swedish Road Safety

I’ve finally found something useful to read at Consumer Reports! I shouldn’t be so cruel, but until they stop, well, I won’t either.
Safety has been a hallmark of both Swedish brands since ‘day dot’ so it’s little wonder that this common thread is borne out of a national philosophy.
This article comes from the Consumer [...]

Branson BioPower interview online

The full interview with Sir Richard Branson about alternative fuels and his efforts to reduce his carbon footprint has now been published over at Saab Great Britian’s BioPower website.
Click here to read the interview in full.
Some interesting tidbits:

Clearly there will also have to be a positive approach to the taxation of the fuel at home [...]

Your Thoughts - Recommendations on Saab

I had a unique and somewhat rewarding experience today. I was chatting with one of my colleagues at work. He’s owned Toyotas for a long time now and enjoys the reliability that comes with owning the world’s foremost automotive appliance.
Recent events have put him in a position where he’s considering a change of [...]

Why Saab MUST get back into racing

From Jalopnik.
This isn’t a Saab video, but I’m posting it anyway for two reasons:
First of all, I’m still feeling quite Australian after Anzac Day yesterday, and this video features Australia’s best known race track - Mount Panorama at Bathurst in NSW.
Secondly, because of my belief that Saab would benefit greatly from a return to racing [...]

Automobile Mag looks to the future

Automobile.com asks….

Does anyone remember when Saab was truly a Swedish car company? Does anybody care?

More than you know. More than you know.
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I don’t know who their sources are, but Automobile’s made some quite tasty predictions about Saab’s future lineup. Hit the link above for the full bug, but the tastiest morsels are as [...]

1:43 scale Aero-X available

UPDATE:
I got an email from Elkparts this morning informing me that around 66% of their considerable stock of the 1:43 scale model Aero-X was pre-sold on Day 1. Outstanding!!
If you haven’t ordered yours then it might be a good idea to get in quick…..this one’s quite popular.
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The scale model we’ve all been waiting for [...]