Archive for July, 2007
Hirsch Carbon Leather
File this under “Things the US market can’t get that their customers probably wish they could”.
I first wrote about the Hirsch carbon leather dash kit a little while ago. I’ve just now arrived home and found an email from Hirsch in my inbox with this detail picture of the dash.
One of [...]
More Saab HDR
This picture popped up on my Flickr feed today and I thought it’d be an intereting follow-up to Richo’s HDR Viggen photos.
This one is from a portfolio of HDR Documenta photos. Documenta is an arts festival in Germany that’s being sposored by Saab, hence the presence of the Aero-X there. The full set [...]
Sorting out the Black Turbo
Various bits of info have come to hand in the last few weeks and I think it’s time to sort out what the Black Turbo IS and then deal with the various comments and speculation in the Black Turbo News post from last night.
So - what it is.
It appears that the Turbo X will be [...]
2008 Saab leasing question….
“Ajb” left his first comment on the site earlier today (my time) and it’s one with a question that I’m sure one of the dealers that lurks around these pages could answer. Here’s the comment in full:
The lease on my 06 A4 2.0TQ Avant is up soon, and I went today to look [...]
JL Racing get a win at Calabogie
Great news in from the team at JL Racing:
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With a thrilling last lap, last corner overtaking move, Len Clue took secured a first place finish at Calabogie this past weekend.
Friday’s testing began with some major suspension changes to the car. The shocks were stiffened, camber adjusted and the compression and rebound changes helped tighten [...]
Black Turbo News
This is a bittersweet post to have to write.
Any post on the Black Turbo is a good one, but this one’s got a somewhat sad element to it.
Just over a month ago I stood in Trollhattan talking to a guy about the software that would govern the Black Turbo. I asked if the horsepower [...]
GM are listening! BLS to go.
Ding Dong, the witch is dead!!
It’s a win for common sense, of sorts. There’s a story in Auto Motor and Sport today stating that GM will make it’s future Eurocaddies based on a rear wheel drive platform. Basically, they’re challenging themselves to make Caddies that will appeal to both Americans and Europeans.
Good luck.
This [...]
Rich HDR Viggen
Richo’s been experimenting with HDR photography again.
HDR stands for High Dynamic Range and put (very) simply, it combines several photos of the one object taken at different exposures. The end result can often be quite stunning, especially with high-contrast landscapes etc.
Here’s the latest HDR efforts from Sydney, with Richo’s Viggen shining like a diamond. [...]
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