Don’t lose your reverence

When you drive Saabs all the time, it’s easy to figure that it’s “normal”. It’s not. Go spend a week or two in what really is a “normal” car. A garden variety car from one of the garden variety brands. When you get back in your Saab you’ll realise again how well thought out it is. How good it feels when the turbo kicks in.

Saabs were never normal cars for me, nor will they ever be. Here’s why.

Automotive News Europe: Sell Saab (and Volvo)

Automotive News Europe editor, Arjen Bongard, has sounded off about the possible sales of Swedish carmakers Saab and Volvo. This has been a long-time debate and with Automotive News weighing in, it seems it’s gathering some momentum. This is a pretty authoritative publication that’s highly respected in the industry and I don’t think they’d add their voice to the discussion in an editorial fashion without cause.

My idea for GM Europe and the Saab 900

There were a lot of great things Saab did over the early years. The unique design of Sixten Sason’s cars, the aircraft links. Safety before it seemed important. And then there’s the whole rally thing. But the car that really embodied everything that Saab came to stand for, the car that piqued everyone’s interest and is still a point of both reference and reverence today is the Saab 900.