Archive for November, 2007
Epsilon II coming - Opel Insignia
The next Saab 9-3 and 9-5 models are both going to be on variations of the Gm Epsilon II platform.
It’s interesting, therefore, that the first car to come on this platform has been named today. Everyone knew it was going to be the Vectra replacement, but the actual name wasn’t released until today, I [...]
The Anti-Bluetooth Monster is growing!
GM have just announced that OnStar is coming to China.
It’s the first move outside of North America since the service started 11 years ago.
Shanghai OnStar Telematics expects to begin rolling out its services in 2009, initially for vehicles manufactured and distributed in China by Shanghai GM.
“We are pleased to bring OnStar to Asia for the [...]
Saab Pride of Ownership competition update
As promised, there’s been an upgrade to the Saab Pride of Ownership competition. I’m now adding a third prize to the existing prize pool. Small in size, but very, very useful and very, very Saab.
But first, a quick review. The full details are here.
What you need to do:
Take a photo of your [...]
More of that 900 SPG from Boston
Johnny Del was at the New England Auto Show earlier this week representing Trollhattan Saab and aside from the Turbo X, the other big attraction was the restored 1985 Saab 900 SPG that they had on show there.
I’ve shown some in-progress shots of this car (here and here) and now it’s time for the finished [...]
2008 Saab Turbo X - everything you need to know
UPDATE - Click here to view a comparison between the Saab Turbo X and the Saab 9-3 Aero with XWD.
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I’ve got a lot of information about the 2008 Saab Turbo X scattered in various posts on this website. I think it’s high time that all the important stuff is combined into one big article [...]
Working…..
Hey everyone,
Things are slow here as I’m currently putting together a mega-Turbo X entry. I have 65 posts in the Turbo X category of this website and the object is to put all the important information from them in to one summary article. A one-stop shop for Turbo X information.
While you’re waiting, consider [...]
EnG Saab Shopping: Driving the hippy lady’s 9-3
Well, she’s not really a true hippy, I don’t think. However, she does live in a small community just outside Austin, Texas and had a bit of a Bohemian vibe. For those of you that aren’t aware, even though Texas has the reputation for cowboys, rednecks, oilmen and big steel-and-glass architecture, Austin isn’t [...]
Ted puts his Saab winter shoes on
One of the regular commenters here, Tedjs, is a prefoessorial-mechanical-type-guy with a Saab 9-3 SportCombi that he likes to show off to students and colleagues alike.
Given that the northern winter is now just starting to bite, Ted’s just changed his SportCombi into it’s winter “attire”.
This will be nothing new to you northerners, but for we [...]
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