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SaabUSA have posted a technology section to their website, aimed towards educating people abot two key Saab technologies, one old and one new: Turbocharging and XWD. Each of the pages involves multiple steps and takes the reader on a quick journey to learn about each of the new technologies.
This is a useful addition for those who arrive at SaabUSA’s website and don’t have much background with what are going to be Saab’s two core technologies for the next few years (along with hybrid technology when it comes).
Turbocharging isn’t new, of course, but there will still be some who find the graphics and the brief lessons useful in understanding how it works (and why their Saab moves so effortlessly up hills!).
XWD is new, so I’m sure some people are going to find that very useful as the word spreads around.
We’ve been calling on Saab to talk more about their capabilities and sell their credentials a bit more, so this is a definite step in the right direction.
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Thanks to Dan S from Racing Ready for passing this on.
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7 responses so far ↓
1 BaRa
// Jul 25, 2008 at 11:44 pm
What I’d like to see is more info on the crash tests they perform in house with moose dolls. That might be a nice way to make clear that Saab is about real safety, not just ncap or other standardized safety tests.
2 swade
// Jul 25, 2008 at 11:48 pm
Agreed, BaRa. A safety section would make a great addition.
3 ctm
// Jul 26, 2008 at 12:43 am
Yet another onething would be the way the driver “environment”. That is not all about design, but about how humans function when driving and what data the driver needs in certain situation. To me, that has one of the most tight connection with the airplane business.
4 saabyurk
// Jul 26, 2008 at 1:04 am
Swade and BaRa: Does Saab still do the Moose test? I haven’t seen anything about it except for the older models. If cost-cutting has eliminated that, it would be tragic; they should be advertising that.
Re: “why their Saab moves so effortlessly up hills!”
I just made a trip from Ohio to North Carolina and back (1,178 miles without sleeping) which took me through the mountainous regions of West Virginia and Virginia on I-77. On the way back, at night, I had the cruise control set at 75 (true 70) in my 04 Arc 9-3 (2.0T), and I was wondering why so many trucks had their 4-way flashers on, just crawling. I couldn’t see any problems, but most cars were running slower also. I thought maybe they were afraid of the many curves. I honestly didn’t realize I was on the upside portion of a mountain, I thought it was level terrain until I realized the trucks were in an extra truck lane placed on the mountain uphill portions of I-77. Took a look at my Turbo gauge, and it was only near midpoint, and I just smiled the rest of the way through the mountains.
Any Heather sightings?
That’s the fun of the Turbo, alright. – SW
5 saabyurk
// Jul 26, 2008 at 1:07 am
Forgot to mention, 35.1 mpg for the trip, including some local commuting. Average speed for the 1,178 miles, according to the SID, was 63 mph. Not Autobahn stuff, but not bad.
6 eggsngrits
// Jul 26, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Dang! I started this post yesterday!!
7 swade
// Jul 26, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Sorry mate. Didnt realise