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October kicked off with the Saab 9-4x seen practically in the nude and looking good in testing.

We also had some awesome fun bringing the 9-X Air to life with some color samples. I’ll take mine in black, please!

Jan-Ake Jonsson spoke about the Saab 9-1, which Saab still want to build, but concede that they still need to figure out a platform for. Build it on a skateboard chassis for all I care – just build it!!

I learned a lesson today: I really have to publicise and market this blog a bit more. Autoblog are featuring an article on Hirsch and Aerodynamics today, based on an article that Turbonines did a few days ago and notified them of. I covered all this Hirsch aerodynamics stuff back in October and made the mistake of assuming that a site like Autoblog wouldn’t be interested. Lesson learned.

Whilst the Saab 9-X Air was shown via press release in September, it wasn’t shown to the public until the Paris Motor Show in October.

Eggs n Grits celebrated the Autumnal months with a look at how it helps the boost levels in your turbocharged Saab.

Lance Cole took us into the other world of Saab, with a look over the classical Saab 91 Safir aircraft.

One of my Saab mates here in Australia, Joe Lobo, provided us with a review of his new car – a Saab Turbo X.

Until I’m convinced otherwise, this car will be regarded as the best maintained Saab Sonett III on the road. Absolutely amazing and a credit to the owner.

Mac-Mini your Saab!

There was some good news for Saab Sweden with the consolidation of the powertrain and turbocharging groups. At least it seemed like good news at the time. Now, I wonder….

Car photography tips!!

I re-published one of my favourite entries from the Spirit of Saab blog – Yellow Saabs, anything but mellow. It seems even more relevant for me this week

Under pressure, away from home, I came up with a Saab wish list in just 22 minutes in an internet cafe. Turned out pretty good, I think. Yours were good, too.

Djup Strupe opined that the Saab 9-3 would lose it’s V6 option, something that hasn’t happened for 2009 but with the 9-5 coming for MY2010……

Pat Moss, a formidable rally driver in her own right and the wife of Saab legend, Erik Carlsson, and the sister of British racing legend, Sir Sterling Moss, passed away in October 2008.

SaabUSA floored most people when they announced reasonable price increases for 2009 during a period of savagely declining sales. Americans still get their cars incredibly cheap, but this wasn’t the news the US market wanted to hear.

Swedish Car Day #9 was held in Brookline, Massechusetts.

Anyone after a Turbo X coupe?? If only we could.

How many halloween pumpkins can you fit in the back of a Saab hatch???

Drew B did some great sleuthing, with the discovery of an advertisement selling a car in Adelaide that turned out to be a Saab Lightburn prototype vehicle. Unfortunately the vehicle sold before he could consider a price. The car remains in Adelaide and we’re still hoping to get some more photos of it some time.

I launched a defence of the Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan.

After it’s debut at the Paris Motor Show, the sensational Saab 9-X Air made it’s first appearance at the Saab Museum in Trollhattan, Sweden.

The state of Saab declined further in the US, with unofficially official confirmation via some emails to enquiring customers that the European Delivery Program was dead, with no plans for a resurrection. People wonder why I get mad sometimes, but this is a classic case in point. I’d been on this story for almost a year, with promises being made that the program would be back, that it was being integrated into GM’s electronic systems, etc etc. I think they killed it a year ago and treated us all like mushrooms until this staffer finally spelled the story out clear and simple.

It was near the end of October that GM’s current crisis relly began to crystallise and capture the public’s attention. It all started with a proposal to merge GM and Chrysler, which fell aart due to a lack of government support.