Posts Tagged ‘Saab’
Saab 9-3 Convertible Independence Edition
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 13:22 by Arman Barari No Comments
A few days after some info about the new limited edition Saab 9-3 leaked out, the Swedish car maker released further details and images of the car which is called the Independence Edition, celebrating Saab’s first anniversary of its independence. Read More… They say independence, but as far as we know they are now owned [...]
2011 Saab 9-3 Independence Edition
Monday, February 21, 2011 9:38 by Arman Barari No Comments
Last year Saab went through some horrible days and even got dangerously close to be consigned to the history books forever. But they’re now back on their feet and at this year’s Geneva Motor Show they mark their rebirth with the Saab 9-3 Independence Edition. Read More… Here’s a teaser picture of the 9-3 Convertible [...]
Saab 9-5 SportWagon Set For Geneva Debut
Thursday, January 20, 2011 8:07 by Arman Barari 2 Comments
Saab confirmed debut of the long-awaited 9-5 SportWagon at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show in March, releasing the initial details of the car. The estate version of the 9-5 sedan looks pretty much the same as that, apart from the rear compartment obviously. It makes a good looking station wagon overall. Read More… Saab realized [...]
Saab 9-5 UK Upgrades
Monday, December 13, 2010 17:24 by Arman Barari No Comments
Britain is one of the key markets in Europe for Saab, which is why they are treating the customers there with a specially upgraded version of the new 9-5 sedan with no change in pricing. The model is based on the Vector SE trim level and features leather trimmed seats as standard, replacing the previous [...]
2012 Saab 9-4X Revealed
Monday, October 18, 2010 16:43 by Arman Barari No Comments
Saab, loaded with Spyker money, is now confident enough to finally bring out its crossover as a production model. The Saab 9-4X is being prepared to hit the market in May and August (depending on the market) next year as a 2012 model, entering one of the most fierce segments in business. The 9-4X looks [...]
Official: BMW To Supply Saab With Engines
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 13:58 by Arman Barari No Comments
Apparently Spyker is very determined to make up the money they spend on buying Saab. And they’re still investing in the company in hope to arrive at great results. So when they needed some engines for the new models, they chose one of the best names in business, BMW. Based on their agreement, the Bavarian [...]
Saab 9-3 ePower Concept
Friday, September 17, 2010 16:28 by Arman Barari 1 Comment
Like all the other manufacturers, Saab too is trying to develop their own all-electric platform. And they are taking the first steps with this, the ePower concept based on the Saab 9-3 estate. To be revealed at the upcoming Paris Motor Show, the ePower is the prototype for a test fleet of 70 vehicles which [...]
2011 SAAB 9-3 Gets New Diesel Engines
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 16:45 by Arman Barari No Comments
The latest edition of Saab 9-3 get new highly efficient diesel engines with different power levels and astonishing Co2 emission ratings. all 9-3 diesel engines have more advanced twin turbocharged engines and, in the saloon, all three engines give CO2 emissions of just 119 g/km and great fuel consumption of 62.8 mpg. Read More… Even [...]
Next Gen Corvette To Be Mid-Engined?
Friday, August 6, 2010 14:40 by Arman Barari No Comments
Well, according to Autocar yes! Apparently sources at SAAB have confirmed that when they were under GM’s watch they had developed a mid-engine layout for the Corvette to be used in the C8 model. Worse still they are saying that it’ll be powered by a turbocharged V6 rather than the usual V8, feature a fancy [...]
Video: 2011 Saab 9-5 On Track
Friday, June 11, 2010 11:55 by Arman Barari No CommentsThe new Saab 9-5 sedan is the car that marks the Swedish company’s fresh new start with Sypker money, so they want it to be good. And based on the facts we’ve learned about the car so far, such as the engines, quality, equipments and price, it has all the bases covered to become a [...]
2011 Saab 9-5 – Technical Specs And Pricing
Saturday, June 5, 2010 15:39 by Arman Barari No Comments
Now that Saab, or Spyker Saab we should say, has a bit of certainty about its existence they are releasing the official data and pricing of the new 9-5 sedan as it prepares to hit the UK market. They say it’s a modern interpretation of the Swedish car, even though it looks pretty much the [...]
Video: Meet The New SAAB 9-5
Friday, June 4, 2010 18:49 by Arman Barari No CommentsSaab has become loaded again with Spyker money and is thinking about a bright future! They recently released this video introducing the new 9-5, as this car is going to mark the company’s new fresh start. At launch the car will be available with a 1.6-liter engine developing 180 hp, and a 300 hp 2.8 [...]
2010 SAAB 9-5 Specs And Pricing Confirmed
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 13:55 by Arman Barari No Comments
After being saved by Spyker, the new SAAB company is restarting all production lines and confirms the details and pricing of their all-new 9-5 model which will go on sale this summer starting from £26,495. This exquisite luxury salon comes with two trim levels and seven different editions with petrol or diesel engines. It is [...]
Spyker Acquires Saab for $74 Million
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 6:24 by Arman Barari No Comments
General Motors and Dutch supercar maker, Spyker Cars NV finally reached an agreement on the Saab deal after any ups and downs! Apparently, Spyker will pay GM $74 million in cash in two installments, yet GM retains $326 million worth of redeemable preference shares in the Swedish company. So the actual worth of the deal [...]
General Motors kills SAAB to save the hassle
Friday, December 18, 2009 17:51 by Arman Barari No Comments
About a month ago things were looking good for Saab. Their fellow citizens from Koenigsegg Group AB were really interested in buying them from General Motors, and they had big plans for the brand. But then, out of the blue, Koenigsegg terminated the deal altogether! GM acted quickly by looking for other buyers, and although [...]



