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Wed, Nov 11 | from carsguide.com.au
Price: $535,350 Engine: 6-litre, V12 Power: 380kW @ 6500rpm Torque: 570Nm @ 5750rpm Perfomance: 0-100km/h: 4.3 seconds, top speed: 307km/h Economy (official): 16.4 litres/100km, (tested): 21.5 litres/100km Transmission: 6-speed automatic, sequential; rear-drive

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The Perils of Koenigsegg Ownership [Super Cars]

It’s not that the Swedes—who have this summer picked up Saab from General Motors—failed to try. The Koenigsegg’s door system, designed by company founder Christian von Koenigsegg, even has a wonderfully pretentious name. Refer to it by anything other than a dihedral synchro-helix actu...
Thu, Nov 19 | from Jalopnik

No New Saabs Until 2010

When the 9-5 was originally introduced, GM said it would go on sale in late 2010 in the U.S. Bloomberg is reporting that Saab is currently retrofitting its factory and production will begin this winter with deliveries starting in early 2010, but that’s to Swedish buyers only.
Mon, Nov 16 | from KickingTires

Poll: Will the Saab 9-5 Save the Company?

We just heard that Saab will cull its dealer base in the U.S. because of slow sales. Its new product lineup kicks off with the 2010 9-5 sedan — check out dozens of pictures of it below — and the last we heard a new 9-4X crossover will follow it.
Fri, Nov 13 | from KickingTires

Saab Closing 37% of Dealers

GM had already canceled franchise agreements with all 218 U.S. Saab dealers earlier this year, but word from Sweden is the new owner of Saab will only renew 137 branches. That leaves 81 stores out in the cold. The new company, which will be owned by Koenigsegg, made the move after sales took a div...
Fri, Nov 13 | from KickingTires

New Saab Owners Slash 81 U.S. Dealers

As GM's sale of Saab to Swedish sportscar maker Koenigsegg draws to a close, details are beginning to leak out on the conditions imposed by the new owners. A report in Automotive News says Koenigsegg has decided to reduce... As GM's sale of Saab to Swedish sportscar maker Koenigsegg draws to a c...
Thu, Nov 12 | from blogs.insideline.com

How A Daewoo Became A Buick Became An Opel Became A Buick Became A Daewoo [New Cars]

Currently, Buick is selling the Daewoo Lacetti-based Buick Excelle in China. Yes, this is the same car the Suzuki Forenza was based on. But this is getting replaced! Not by a Daewoo product, but rather by the Buick Ying Lang, which is going to be a rebadged Opel Astra likely built on the Delta I...
Tue, Nov 10 | from Jalopnik

Swedish Sleepers, Part Two: The 500 HP Amazon [Custom Cars]

There is something incredibly delicious about this Swedish school or performance tuning. It makes you shudder just to think what these people could do to yet another Swedish car: the mighty Koenigsegg! Christian von Koenigsegg’s earthbound fighter jets would probably reach for the sk...
Thu, Nov 5 | from Jalopnik

700 HP Saab 99 Is The Best Sleeper Ever [Custom Cars]

By all outward appearances, this Saab 99 is a nicely maintained Grandma car. Underneath, it's an all-wheel-drive, turbocharged, 700 HP terror machine capable of 9.8 second quarter miles. This Swede-built creation is likely the most ridiculous sleeper ever created.
Fri, Oct 30 | from Jalopnik

Saab in Expansionist Mood

Replacement for 9-3, Compact Car on Short ListAfter years struggling under the slow, dead hand of GM management, Saab is in an expansionist mood once again. Not just to build the cars planned under GM management (9-5 sedan and Sportcombi, and 9-4X crossover), but to do its own replacement...
Fri, Oct 30 | from MotorTrend Magazine

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