Turbo-X Snippets

There’s a bunch of articles coming out about the Turbo X debut in the US. Most of them are re-hashes of the press release and don’t offer anything new. It’s good to see them there as the more coverage it receives, the better. But the good ones are from the people who [...]

It’s been a rough five years….

I’ve just been poking my head around the various tubes that make up this wonderful thing called the internet, and found an article that gives an insight into the Saab that we could have been looking at now.
I’m a firm believer that Saab does have a bright future ahead of it, but when you read [...]

Saab 9-5 Hirsch vs Volvo V70R

I could barely understand a word as this video is in Swedish, but I’ve already watched it twice and could watch it again, and again, and again.
I’m not sure who got the win in this comparison, but I have a feeling it was the Volvo. Doesn’t matter one iota to me because when I [...]

POO competition - North Carolina style

This latest entry came in last week and to be truthful, I’m not sure if it was intended as a POO entry or not. But it’s got some great shots of the car and some words to go with it, so I reckon it’s worth including.
Our writer is to be known as ‘Baah’ and [...]

Turbo X at the New England Auto Show

The press day for the New England Auto Show finished up earlier today and Johnny Del and Jeff P were there for Trollhattan Saab. Initial reports indicate that had an absolute cracker of a time and will report in with their full thoughts in a few days.
I have received a few initial photos, however, [...]

Turbo X in my Inbox

I got a promotional e-mail from Saab USA today touting the spring 2008 release of the Saab Turbo X. As per usual, I find the prose sprinkled with playful aviation references and the like. Certainly not my cup of tea.
I guess the real news here is that if you’re one of the first [...]

The Saab Smell. A personal tale of odour by Lance Cole

Moved back up to the top again as the Turbo-X stuff was mainly for the US, who are now heading off to bed….
I’m very pleased and priveleged to host this article, written for readers of TS by Lance Cole.
Lance is an automotive and aviation writer based in the UK and would be known by Saab [...]

Saab Turbo X vs Audi S4 and others….

Greg Abbott has done a little more digging into the very brief comparison posted on the Saab USA website between the Saab Turbo X and the Audi S4.
Saab’s comparison looks like this:

Greg’s added to the comparo with the following:

One note - I believe that 0-60 figure should be around 5.7 seconds.
Now the good news from [...]