UPDATED for Autoblog

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Eggs n Grits has done a masterful job of packing us all up in his overnight bag and bringing us to Boston with him to drive the Saab Turbo X. Check out his reports if you haven’t already:

Famous Saab driven by Yours Truly today
Driving The Turbo X
Haldex XWD in pictures
That famous Saab, pt II
The Turbo X fleet at Herb Chambers Saab
Celebrating 30 years of turbocharging
More pix from the Turbo X media drive

A gargantuan effort so far and in the true Trollhattan Saab tradition of bringing you everything from the trip. Great stuff, Eggs!

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But there were other people there too, and if you’d like a wider perspective on the event and the car, then check these out:

Dan Roth from Autoblog:

The TurboX is an all-weather performance sedan that’s able to run with the segment’s big dogs, and even pull them out of the ditch on the way to the ski resort. Saab’s calling it a future classic in the vein of the SPG and “Black Turbo” before it; time will tell, but we think the potential is there.

Over at Jalopnik:

drop either transmission down a cog or two and that gorgeous exhaust note fills the cabin, encouraging and calling out to you to engage in random acts of silliness…..we have to admit, our world has been gently rocked.

Mike Mello at the Boston Herald:

Today I got the chance to do something I’ve never, ever done. At a media event for the 2008 Saab Turbo X - of which only 600 will be built for 2008 - I felt the turbo-charged power of a 2.8L V6 harnessed by an all-wheel-drive system that made me want more. In fact, I still want more.

Carl Levine, the AudioTroll (iPod) guy, writing on behalf of Saab History:

The Turbo-X is nothing short of amazing in terms of handling, acceleration, material quality and pure sex.

Gradon at Design Boston:

On the roads and highways from Herb Chambers Saab in Allston to the test track in North Andover, it was powerful yet comfortable. The sport suspension and big wheels gave no hint of a jarring right like other performance setups can. Those leather seats are sooo comfortable, you feel like you could ride in that seat for hours without getting that we’ve-been-driving-for-hours-and-my-butt-is-sore feeling.

What’s it like on the track?

Wow.

And our good mate Gunnar Heinrich at Automobiles Deluxe has written a bevy of posts about the event and he’s only just arrived at the track!

The Turbo X did sport a better ride than any previous generation 9-3, even when riding on 18’s with Pirelli performance wear. Gone are the signature old 900 unpleasantries of gripping on tight to a shaking steering wheel when riding over rough tarmac…..

….Symbolizing just what GM is pitting Saab’s halo car against, Automobile plenipotentiary Ezra Dyer made a showy arrival in BMW’s latest M3 sedan.

I’ll be looking for Ezra’s work shortly. It’s always entertaining.