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Seeing this makes me think about the risks associated with owning and driving such a rare vehicle. Given that they were headed for series production, but then they weren’t produced, I’d imagine that some pieces, […]

And black cables make the installation even more invisible.

I actually see more 96 than OG 900 in this design. Still, point taken vis-a-vis retro-ness of the design.

You know, the more I look at this design (and especially from the photos in Auto Motor & Sport), the more it looks like a Tatra, especially from the back.

Now I love Tatras, but I don’t see it as a compelling […]

Oh maanders, I don’t disagree about the practicality/usability of the 5-door. Heck, my 9-3 was a 5-door for all the same reasons. I’m simply saying that this particular example suffers from being a 5-door in the […]

I sense that some of the odd lines would have been cleaned up in a production ready model. That said, I think the rear doors visually hurt the line of the car. Much like the original NG900, I think a three-door […]

Truth is, most people have no idea where their cars’ engines are made. Heck, they don’t even know where their cars are made. And this isn’t just “average” folks, it’s “car people” too. I spent 2 (very long) months […]

If you want a true free marketplace where technologies, fuels, etc compete fairly and with minimal governmental influence, then you have to consider a tax that burdens all energy sources with their full, fair and […]

Actually, new 9-5 (and 9-4x) are pretty common around here. Of course, I live near Boulder, the Saab capital of the Western US, so I recognize that commonality is an anomaly.

Here in Colorado, the Tesla Model S is pretty common to see on the road now. (By “common”, I mean I’ve seen more than 5 in the last 3 months, which makes it a more common sight than Lamborghinis, Bentleys, or […]

I’ve done a little research into this.

Actually, the gas engined SCs should be registrable in the US (at least some states). The VIN number could be problematic, given that it’ll point to a 2012 (which was […]

The truth is, the world has had too many marques for too long. We live in a global automotive marketplace and we’re going to see some winners and losers.

In the US, we had a first “wave” of failures back in the […]

My recollection is that Canada has some very particular country of origin labeling requirements. Assuming my recollection is correct, it would make sense that a Chinese made bag would need to be […]

Truth is, there’s a global overcapacity issue. The whys and hows of that issue are mulch-faceted.

I believe that Volvo’s challenges, much like Saab’s were, are centered around the fact that they’re not a full […]

You also might want to check the Lacrosse backup camera parts and shop manual entries. For as much as we’d like to forget this, the vehicles are very similar under their skins and personalities.

The Lacrosse is […]

Some people will say “It’s got to have a 2-stroke to be a real Saab.”

Others will say “It’s not a real Saab if it doesn’t have a hatchback.”

If the new owners can make cars driven by engineering logic, […]

Actually, I was just thinking that it looks way more like an Infiniti than a V*lv*.

Looking at the gaps and alignment of the front bumper, it looks like it is, indeed, falling off. Perhaps the bumper itself, as […]

I was going to say it’s BAW C71, but it’s interior is here, http://saabworld.net/attachments/f85/1817d1286912387-beijing-automotive-works-c71-c60-1451044953_1233442_3.jpg

Is it just me that thinks it’s unusual that Saab’s longest lived, biggest and most loyal tuners are NOT Swedish? Yes, I know Maptun are Swedish, but Hirsch is Swiss and Abbot Racing is British.

Look at the rest […]

In case anyone wasn’t clear as to why GM has so vociferously rejected Saab’s Chinese suitors, please check this vehicle […]