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Absolutely stunning cars. I think they’d both have done very well over here, if priced right. That 9-5 looks amazing with that paint. Wow. Very, very sad they didn’t make it here.

Sorry to see no comments on this yet! I absolutely love it, great work – what a beauty!

You can check your VIN. There are plenty of sites out there with the decoding info. Perhaps SU could add them to resources?

Are you guys going to build a full exhaust system (turboback) or just a tip in that style? Sounds good either way. I guess Ferrita can just adapt their existing 2.5″ and 3″ with a new tip?

I currently have a […]

Very interesting! I wonder what the reason was for rerouting/swapping the positions if the airbox/intake and the delivery pipe?

Great story, shame Saab didn’t have more opportunity to get back some racing […]

I think Tim was right. This is really starting to grow on me the more I see of it.

That rear view is very sexy, although I’m unconvinced by the window shape, and it seems like the rear end terminates in an […]

From my POV, Saab needed a real “Aero X” hero model to give the brand the boost it needed from being perceived as quirky but essentially dull, to something more exciting. The TT gave Audi a real boost (not to […]

This would be awesome if done right as a continuously scrolling interactive timeline. The 2011 brochure I have has a list of Saab innovations over the years, couple that with model launches, major events… it’d be very good.

Agree with Zippy, I’m very glad this is an early deisgn that didn’t make it to production in this form. Excited to see the “real” design soon, but this one is a generic (bar a few design features) and bland sedan […]

I expect you may want to think about a few more things than that!
- bigger intercooler to combat heat soak
- bigger exhaust system to improve airflow and lower EGT
- higher capacity fuel pump and […]

I’d be interested in a book, particularly if it’s designed to match Saab’s brochures etc – lots of white space, set in Gill Sans , full bleed images.. happy to help or offer my opinion as an art director, just […]

I run Torque on an old-ish android phone, works reasonably well but certainly no replacement for a proper boost gauge. There is a major cost difference between setting this sort of thing up on iPhone and Android, […]

If I were you I’d spring for a decent aftermarket kit of matched springs/dampers rather than trying to find OEM, or just replacing the springs. Depends on your budget, but here’s an example: 9000 92′-98′ Koni […]

I have a 1999 9-3 with 210,000km. It’s been at stage 3 for almost 1 year and was stage 1 for over 1 year before this, and it drives better than ever. Stage 1 is just taking the car to the power output it should […]

That looks absolutely awful. All the best for a quick and full recovery to those injured, and my sympathy to those who have lost loved ones.

I think that’s just what an uppercase A looks like. The Saab word mark is nice, but really it’s just well-kerned Helvetica Black Extended, a staple of 1960s design (and ubiquitous since).

Loved your post, Toby. Thanks for getting me excited by some possibilities and directions i hadn’t considered. Too bad Saab couldn’t have implemented some of these 5 years ago.

It’ll be a while before we know very much at all, that’s for certain. Unless NEVS are planning a nice surprise of some kind over the course of the Detroit Motor Show (nice way to kick sand in GM’s face), we can […]