Q and A: Taras Czornyj

Q and A: Taras Czornyj (11)

December 1, 2008 • Category: Featured, Saabology

I always find it interesting to find out what car company executives spend their own money on. Even more interesting is finding out what car designers drive as they’re often the most idealistic people in the car game.

Today we get to meet one. He’s a former Saab designer and his cars are absolute crackers!

Q and A: Taras Czornyj

Saab in Second Life (7)

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Saab in Second Life

I don’t know if Saab have taken up an officially backed presence in Second Life, but these screenshots would tend to suggest that someone has taken the trouble to set up a Saab-ish presence there.

News imminent from Saab? (40)

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News imminent from Saab?

Just a quickie…..and this is third hand or thereabouts.
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I’ve just from a news source in Sweden that there may be some news coming from Trollhattan in the very near term.

To hell in a handbasket: why the Swedish government should not assume ownership of Saab (38)

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To hell in a handbasket: why the Swedish government should not assume ownership of Saab

The Local, a Swedish newspaper published in English, has featured an editorial today, the basic premise of which is that the Swedish government should nationalise Saab Automobile if it’s jettisoned by its corporate parent, General Motors.
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I disagree.

What side is my gas tank on? (32)

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What side is my gas tank on?

The cars in my own driveway would suggest that this might be a bit of an urban myth, but I thought it might be interesting to see just how much of a myth.

Have you bought a Saab in 2008? (70)

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Have you bought a Saab in 2008?

As we enter the final month of what’s been, let’s face it, a pretty ordinary year for Saab sales, I’d like to know how many of you have purchased a Saab this year.

Germany: Saab 9-3 convertible by Hirsch kept to 280hp (5)

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Germany: Saab 9-3 convertible by Hirsch kept to 280hp

Unfortunate news for the German market from Hirsch. The 2009 Hirsch convertible will still be available there, but the 300hp upgrade will not be included. It’s now restricted to XWD vehicles only.

Bloomberg: GM mulling Saab sale (23)

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Bloomberg: GM mulling Saab sale

UPDATE: This Bloomberg story’s now all over the web. So I asked Saab for a response.

There’s many mixed signals in the GM Crisis Media (TM) today. Here’s the daily precis from around the web….

–> Bloomberg: Saab for sale
–> Yahoo: Gm’s a “buy”
–> Automotive News: GM shares way up

Saab O The Week: Low-miler Saab 96 (4)

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Saab O The Week: Low-miler Saab 96

We haven’t had a Saab O The Week entry for a while. Time for that to change.
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How about an original Saab 96 V4 with less then 50,000 miles.

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