SAABSUNITED

I remember the hope that SAAB would be like Apple. Maybe they were trying. […]

Well, if next-gen LFTR reactors come online soon, with their ability to synthesize methanol from atmospheric carbon, etc (carbon neutral), your beloved turbo ICEs may be around for a long, long time.

Touching story, thanks for sharing.

Hope above posters are correct, but are the numbers correct, 2.6 million Euro for 50 engines? That’s 52,000 Euro per engine, a bit much.

I’m happy for all involved, but why did they want a right-hand-drive car for Sweden? Are LHD convertibles that hard to find?

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Even so, if they could at least break even or come close, I would think the volume would help buffer against downturns elsewhere to help keep the factories running. And the higher volume would help reduce costs by […]

Weren’t they also planning on expanding to other brands as part of their business plan? And, I really can’t believe the 3-4 year scenario.

Guess I’ll throw my opinion out here too. I now like the Castriota design. It might deviate from the clean smooth Scandinavian look of prior Saabs but I like the strong and firmly planted look. The ridges are […]

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Thanks. There’s a nice downloadable English language pdf at the above-mentioned KvD link with photos and descriptions of the cars, 81 pages.

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Very nice, reminds me of better times. Thank you.

I wish I could claim even a quarter of that number of Saabs, however, about the only things I can claim that might match Daniel are my age and haircut, and an understanding wife. I hope Daniel and wife enjoy that […]

Thank you Tim for the many new insights. I especially appreciated the new info regarding development of the BMW engines.
I am hoping, however, that NEVS finds a remarkable new body language for Saab, rather than […]

In the past, I took great pride in telling people about the engines designed and built by SAAB, but I realize times have changed and that is no longer possible. I agree with the comments by Troels and Red J. […]

Question: If swegov officials were so involved and doing amazing work in 2009, why did Koenigsegg have to pull out? Seems to me, they said it was government foot dragging that caused the process to drag on too […]

Darn. I read the first page and thought “How great would it be to have one of these. I could live in my SAAB!” Then, I read the next page and found they’re only 1:43 scale. Oh well, still got to have one!

I’m happy to see that Saab Automobile Parts AB is featured on the web site. Hopefully, it will be part of NEVS in the not-too-distant future.

If you could get by the looks and the horrible reliability, it was a great utilitarian vehicle with over 90 cu ft of cargo space. Could haul a 4X8 sheet of plywood laying flat. We hauled alpacas in it (almost got […]